I feel bad for Tanaka. (Tanaka appreciation thread)

[Gramul]

First of all, I want to thank you for taking the time to discuss this with me. Your input on my views has been very insightful to how I feel about how this game is progressing. I only want to point out the reasoning behind a few of my opinions and then I think it would be best if we agree to disagree and stop the argument.
Firstly:

True but you agree that if i want to Tank and so do you, we would both use the same abilities right? As opposed to a game like WOW where Death knights, warriors, paladins, druids can all tank using their UNIQUE abilities and strategies.

What if I'm a tank that wants to heal himself and you're a tank that wants to strike paralyzing hits? There's only so much action points that we can use and we won't necessarily grow into the same thing, because we have different preferences. It allows for many routes of growth and I appreciate the originality of the vision behind it. However, if it goes to be replaced by a more traditional set up, I will not be upset.

Of course he is not the only one to blame. But a big part of the blame is on him because he was the man in charge. Don't think for a second that the team in charge of the battle system did whatever they wanted and Tanaka was like "Well i don't have any say in it...". Same goes for all the other teams. They all worked to bring his visions to life. He was the one in charge of the direction the game would take. This right here is what he is to blame for.

Just because Tanaka was the man in charge did not mean his word was absolute. It is understood that there has been a communication problem withing Square for years now and that could easily have resulted in the overall lack of completion and content presented in the past 5 years.

I appreciate his vision behind and I see the reasoning behind it. It does not mean I necessarily think it was the best direction to go, I just don't think he deserves the massive hate he gets here.

In the end, he's gone. Complaints against him hold no value and really only serve to heat up spite and perpetuate negativity where it is not needed or helpful to the growth and development of the game.

Again, thank you for taking the time to read and discuss this with me.

[Zenaku]

i wonder how this topic is still not lock this does not even help out ffxiv

[Starlord]

i wonder how this topic is still not lock this does not even help out ffxiv

I been trying to say that in alot of these burn threads they talk about =(

[Joeking]

I been trying to say that in alot of these burn threads they talk about =(

Say Whaaaaaaat?

[Neptune]

Dont care much for Tanaka, he got what he deserved. Made a game for himself ignoring everyone elses opinion.

Amen. He did make the game for himself and for his own personal gratification of stopping people from selling their time to other players. Of course if the game had been fun there would be no need for anyone to buy anyone else's time. And of course he ignored everyone else's opinion including the alpha and beta tester's warnings. Right in the middle of beta amidst a sea of complaints he announced the release date.

[Zenaku]

You people are full of it you don't even know main reason tanaka left or for the matter who to really blame. You praise Yoshi-p when he have done noting the forums was going to come one way or other. Look at FFXI forums Tanaka have been talking to all the ffxi players and made a lot of post yoshi-p only does a letter once a blue moon.

If both work together this game would have been x3 better by patch 1.19 with two type of people working on making it half and half this game would have turn out way better.

[Xmbei]

If both work together this game would have been x3 better by patch 1.19 with two type of people working on making it half and half this game would have turn out way better.

ROFL dude we haven't even gotten 1.18 yet how can you say it will or it will not... we don't even know contents of patch 1.18 or 1.19 just that it will have a dungeon, battle system changes, and grand company things, I am sure there is more to these patches than those 3 things. Of course time will tell but again, you are further proving that you are full of it as well... LOL!!!!! get a hold of yourself and wait till you see what they have in store for 1.18 and 1.19 before you start saying this crap.... Also apparently you are forgetting the fact that Tanaka is still helping Yoshi with the FFXIV construction HE IS JUST NOT THE PRODUCER... he is more of an advisor at this point....

[Vesperia]

1.) Surplus is only a problem for people who only want to play one or two classes all the time in order to rush to max rank.

2.) The market wards in their current form work very well.

3.) The goal of the system (in my opinion) is for you to make your own class, not have the game define it for you.

4.) DoL/DoHs participating in the main story? See #2. We're not defined by our classes or discipline.

5.) Agreed, to a point. I've played games that were much worse in this regard.

6.) I've never had an issue with the controls.

7.) Agreed 100%.

Also, they RAN OUT OF TIME!

[Neptune]

You people are full of it you don't even know main reason tanaka left or for the matter who to really blame. You praise Yoshi-p when he have done noting the forums was going to come one way or other. Look at FFXI forums Tanaka have been talking to all the ffxi players and made a lot of post yoshi-p only does a letter once a blue moon.

If both work together this game would have been x3 better by patch 1.19 with two type of people working on making it half and half this game would have turn out way better.

You're smokin crack! Tanaka hasn't posted diddily squat. On top of that, you don't know the main reason either. I'll bet he doesn't either, or he'd still be around.

[Vesperia]

I been trying to say that in alot of these burn threads they talk about =(

Gee, sorry for trying to thank someone. I'll know better next time.