Letter From the Producer IX.

[Griss]

The one thing that really caught my attention was the beast tribe hub. Interaction with the best tribes sounds pretty cool to me. Perhaps the beast currency will finally have a use?

[Xenor]

Why are certain people talking like WoW invented instances? XI had them before WoW and other games had them before XI.

[viion]

You sure?, I've never seen it in screens before and its actually this icon.

Meaning they have yet to make an icon for the function, could be anything though.

Yes im 100% sure, its been like that since Alpha. Look on old release pictures.

[viion]

Why are certain people talking like WoW invented instances? XI had them before WoW and other games had them before XI.

XI doesnt have them. Its just the same map copy/pasted out in 1 map several times giving the illusion. Its like how GM Jail had 9 cells. in 1 map.

[Zacko]

The one thing that really caught my attention was the beast tribe hub. Interaction with the best tribes sounds pretty cool to me. Perhaps the beast currency will finally have a use?

The only interaction they'll have with me will go through my sword/axe/bow/lance

[AdvancedWind]

Man, these next 40 days are gonna suck in these forums..

Also, you people never cease to amaze me with your near limitless ability when it comes to complaining about stuff that isn't even out yet, AND to ask about things then complain when we get.


Time for some reality check

1 - "Instanced content sucks"

According to a poll answered by the COMMUNITY, the majority wants instanced content. Sorry if you happen to have answered "no", but that's democracy for ya.

2 - "WOW CLONE WOW CLONE WOW CLONE111"

a) - We do not know exactly how any of these will work and

b) - If being a "Wow Clone" means having CONTENT, then sure, "Wow clone wow clone weeeee"

3 - SE is so slow! I could program "X" in "SE - 30 days time!".

Rushing stuff over was one of the main reasons why we are even having this discussion now.

4 - But they just expect us to wait and wait and wait?

Yes. Deal with it or go play something else while you wait. SE could care less, we aren't paying monthly fees and eventually the post-PS3-release players will. They are ensuring that THESE players will want to pay.

5 - WHERE'S MY ULTRA UBER ELITIST CONTENT?

Somewhere down the line, when SE is sure that new players will not have to suffer the same things we had to, ie the absolute lack of content.

6 - Casual crap!

I'm sorry if everyone isn't like you and have god knows how many hours to play each day. SE is catering first to people with 2-3 hours to play each day and THEN to the lucky souls with more free time in their hands. As someone who recently got a new job AND have to go to college as well, I hope they keep this philosophy when it comes to high level content, but of course with added difficulty, because YES, it - IS - possible to do easily accessible stuff that's actually hard.

[DurtiMonkeyToe]

XI doesnt have them. Its just the same map copy/pasted out in 1 map several times giving the illusion. Its like how GM Jail had 9 cells. in 1 map.

Are you saying that Dynamis was not an instance? Prmyvions weren't instanced? That means I could go into anyone's current session, right?

[Firon]

I have to say all this crying over instance dungeons I don't get. XI had plenty of them Dyna BCNM's Nyzul Isle Assult and other stuff. You keep saying Yes you Shiyo that grinding in instance dungeons is stupid you did the same thing in XI in Nyzul isle getting to an certain floor to fight an boss to get drops. You grind them for the items you wanted wtf are you talking about same thing with assault you grind that shit till you had points for gear don't give me that crap XI didn't do a lot of instance stuff. People grind for gear in dyna also for money get your facts straight. A lot of the best things to do in XI was instance.

[Elexia]

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,"

No, it's more like it was missing everything FFXI had. Even XI's search system was 100x better than this.

[snowstriker]

This letter is good and all, I appreciate the screenshots, but every day we go without knowing about even the concepts of the battle system or the new job system, it really feels painful!