Quote Originally Posted by Zenaku View Post
interview they ask him how did he get the role and he said because i play a lot of mmo and they think i would do a good job.
I'm sorry, but someone with MMO experience is exactly what this game needs. SE is completely out of touch with the market.

When FFXIV was released, we all thought, fantastic! They've gotten 8 years of experience with FFXI to take everything that just didn't work, learn from their mistakes, and make it better.

And then when you actually played it, it was like they hadn't learned a damned thing. In fact, in some areas, it felt like they had taken a step backward.

Here's Yoshi-P's experience with playing MMOs (source):

Yoshida: The first one I tried was Diablo and that lasted about a year. After that I played Ultima Online for about 2 and a half years. During that same period, I also played FPSs like Unreal Tournament. I still do play FPSs actually. After that came Diablo II and the expansion pack Lord of Destruction. I played that for about a year and a half. Then I played Dark Age of Camelot for 6 years. Of course, I spent some time in EverQuest and World of Warcraft as well.
I'm thrilled that he's not only played other MMOs on the market, but his favorite MMO (DAoC) was a western MMO! He's played the standard staples, EQ and WoW. Finally, maybe someone who can understand what we need and come to expect from an MMO, because Tanaka is clearly out of touch.