Who is this game targeting?

[Astarica]

It is easier to think of the devs as malicious because the more correct solution, incompentence, would leave you really depressed about the state of the game. It's easier to think a bunch of devs laughing, "Haha they won't be able to link their loots in chat!" then "We don't know how to get links to loots working in chat". It's amazing how low standards people have, or maybe they actually believe not being able to link item in chat, or that you've to drop your party to do a solo instance is somehow adding anything in the game. The technical limitation of this game is absurd to the point acceptance is not an answer, unless you accept that this game simply has no future, because that's the only conclusion you can draw when the game is missing so many fundamental elements.

[Arale]

The technical limitation of this game is absurd to the point acceptance is not an answer, unless you accept that this game simply has no future, because that's the only conclusion you can draw when the game is missing so many fundamental elements.

So much this. It feels like they are reusing a lot of the janky 1.0 architecture in a lot of systems the game uses, to the point where we cant have even the more basic staples of a current gen MMO. 2.1 is just a ketchup patch, while being a lot of stuff we should have had at launch, a good chunk of it is features that quite frankly should have been here at launch to ease & help the players out. Realizing this, my enthusiasm for the patch is pretty low since even F2P MMO's have launched with more. What bugs me is the counterargument ''they remade the game hurr hurr'' yes! They did, andddd then they reused all the models, environments, most of the animations, quests, netcode (lolz) and pretty much 95% of the old game. I played 1.0 and the stuff I see pop up that they've reused while looking at all the features the game doesn't have make me wonder...did they spend all that time on coil, new animations and a few dungeons?!

[Aerostein]

The target audience is everyone.

If that's their target audience, that's a problem imo. Any time you spread your resources that thin for so many, you're going to be severely lacking. Sure, they may pull some in, but people with even realistic expectations may be left feeling very unsatisfied. Myself included.

So much this. It feels like they are reusing a lot of the janky 1.0 architecture in a lot of systems the game uses, to the point where we cant have even the more basic staples of a current gen MMO. 2.1 is just a ketchup patch, while being a lot of stuff we should have had at launch, a good chunk of it is features that quite frankly should have been here at launch to ease & help the players out. Realizing this, my enthusiasm for the patch is pretty low since even F2P MMO's have launched with more.

So much this, as well. Agreed wholeheartedly. I want to love the game, but it is very lacking in many areas.
I especially like the fan boys who try to claim this game has had the most content at launch since WoW. In actuality, much closer to the opposite IMHO.

If they want to delude others and themselves, that's their business but some people know better.

[Nuinn]

If that's their target audience, that's a problem imo. Any time you spread your resources that thin for so many, you're going to be severely lacking. Sure, they may pull some in, but people with even realistic expectations may be left feeling very unsatisfied. Myself included.

The topic is, if I'm not getting it wrong, that some of the upcoming features you won't be able to enjoy with friends till 2.2. I was referring to what you asked in the OP. They just can't work fast enough to let you, me and everyone else play these new features with friends right off the bat as they implement them into the game. That's the bottom line. Trust me, I'm as impatient to play with friends but, eh, what can you do?

They have to cater to the widest possible audience, have to thin out their resources so everyone will have something, be it in small or big increments, to enjoy as new content is introduced. Or to put it in other words, to keep everyone happy, even though that's realistically impossible in any MMO. Someone's expectations are always going to be let down, whether this game is aimed for many or a few with a distinct taste in their MMOs.

If you are, as you said, never going to use the system (Duty Roulette) in 2.1 then I guess you'll have to settle for what it is, ignore it, and just wait till 2.2. Personally, I can't wait for player housing to be in the game (not the FC houses) and I am disappointed that we won't see them in 6 months or so but, it is what it is.