Letter From the Producer IX.

[Jinko]

I have to say that Shiyo's meltdown has been the most amusing thing so far, keep it up.

*walks away blabbering about WoW Clones and stuff*

I find it really funny that when this game first came out people were crying foul because it was missing "everything that any MMO should have in it at launch," well now they're adding all that stuff, and we're crying foul again because we think they're copying other MMOs. All I gotta say is wtf?! The devs must think we are all whiny, insane idiots that don't know what we want, and they would be right in thinking so. I feel sorry for them, they ask us what we want, we tell them (polls) and then they start giving it to us, and then we rip them a new hole for it and say they're trying to make it like WoW and accuse them of copying other MMOs. THIS IS WHAT WE WANTED! Right?! They've been being so incredibly awesome by telling us what they're doing with the game and communicating with us about it and asking for feedback which is something SE never does, and we're taking that gift and smashing it on the floor and stomping on it for good measure like whiny little 5 year old brats. Can't we just be happy that they're even adding stuff? Let's not ruin the game by not letting them implement things that are fun and have been proven to work! You can be original while still adhering to a working formula!

Couldn't agree more, the thing is people who protest will always make sure they are heard *points to Shiyo*, It seems a lot of people when they came to this game were hoping for FF11-2 even though they were clearly informed it wasn't going to be.

Take Shiyo for example, she comes from FF11 wants FF11 and wants this game to pretty much emulate it in every sense, they clearly said the FFXIV was going to be heavily orientated towards casual players and casual play style and yet she/he still sticks around and whines like a child.

Quest hubs make so much sense, instead of traipsing all the way to a city and then all the way back to a quest point, hopefully now the quest objectives will be fairly close to the issuing site.

Instanced dungeons are also great, I don't want some dickhead strolling into my boss encounter uninvited thanks very much.

[Laiferr]

I'm really looking forward to this! I'm not sure what it will involve exactly but some changes in landscape is definitely a step in the right direction, and more content DEFINITELY has me excited. Desperate for something to do in-game. ^^

if you played this game since release and don't have a 50, you have no excuse really.

:/ *points at sig* no not really, I've been playing since alpha, beta, and release, I haven't hit 50 yet and I'm not desperate to do so. I'm trying to enjoy the game; and grinding the same leves over and over is not enjoyable. I am playing as I go along and yes, hoping for some interesting mid-level and low level content. Then I might actually be interested in trying to hit 50. I hope we're not now looking down on people who aren't level 50 as if we aren't 'real' players or something. I want the game to be enjoyable as I play it, not have to have it boring until I hit max rank, I think that's a terrible idea and also very close to how WoW works, if we're on the topic of 'wow-cloning.'

I cannot understand this logic of 'wanting it to be different' and then basically saying you want it just like FFXI. That's not different, that's the same as FFXI. Besides, we have no idea what form these 'dungeons' could take - couldn't nyzul and assault be a type of dungeon too? Is it just because they are calling them 'dungeons' everyone is assuming they will be just like WoW? Really, I am going to spend my time judging this once I see it implemented, and not get frustrated over what it 'might' or 'might not' be like.

[Misha]

So... no patch this month

Looks that way :S w8ing 1.5 months for a patch isn't a good thing... game still needs steady low wait stream of updates currently. I know they want battle changes and instances in same patch but they should really split this one up if its going to take 3 times longer than normal :P

[Sonic_the_Hedgehog]

I don't know if this has been stated yet, like 4am and doen't feel like reading all 15 pages haha Anyways if you look at the camp screenies there's a new ui marker beside the 4 in the bottom right hand corner, its using the red X which is a filler tag in UI for things that don't have pics yet. What do you all think this new menu/option is?^^

Considering the Active/Passive mode icon isn't there, I assume it has something to do with the new battle system.

Edit: Oh wait never mind, the Active/Passive icon is still there, I couldn't see it that well because of the low resolution of the pictures.

[Misha]

..And wow someone actually stated if u don't have a 50 there's no excuse lmfao... NA players I tell you... esp in a game where horizontal lv'in is best, people still rush to cap, thats gotta be the sadest comment I've seen on these forums yet haha Could create such a huge rant from this so easy but its super early and laughing too much and wouldn't waste anymore time on you Shiyo xD

[Maxi_Irving]

I don't know if this has been stated yet, like 4am and doen't feel like reading all 15 pages haha Anyways if you look at the camp screenies there's a new ui marker beside the 4 in the bottom right hand corner, its using the red X which is a filler tag in UI for things that don't have pics yet. What do you all think this new menu/option is?^^

This was mentioned but unfortunately nobody discussed on it. Too much crying over WoW-like quest hubs.

[Jinko]

Looks that way :S w8ing 1.5 months for a patch isn't a good thing... game still needs steady low wait stream of updates currently. I know they want battle changes and instances in same patch but they should really split this one up if its going to take 3 times longer than normal :P

I'm guessing they don't have the choice, it could be that the dungeon system is so heavily integrated into some of the updated battle mechanics that they have to release all at once.

As for that icon, well maybe its the dungeon finder icon.

[Seif]

And all of this for the diciture "quest hub". You know city like selbina and mhaura could be defined like quest hubs right ?

Ugh, when you put it that way. XI has entire working non-main-nation-towns with quests in them and we're getting 3 huts in XIV. Well at least I hope they'll have a lot of NPCs in them. Though looking at the current screenshots (which I hope are w.i.p.) I don't see a soul in those locations. I hope that will change and maybe these huts will grow into a full-blown towns in the middle of fields of blandness. That would be cool growth to see.

[Munba]

Though looking at the current screenshots (which I hope are w.i.p.) I don't see a soul in those locations.

Not still added npcs probably. I don't think the quest givers will be a plant or the door of those huts. Btw i like your idea of a possibile growth of those.

[Felis]

So... no patch this month

Even if we break off some of the content and release it ahead of time in a 1.17b patch (which me might!), 1.18 will still go live sometime in mid-June at the earliest. Sorry for that.

You see, there is a good chance for a may update