Is 1.18 the final straw?

[Azurymber]

If it fails I won't accept any more arguments from people that the dev team is competent and the game will succeed.
I'll still play though, I just won't play with the expectation of the game ever going anywhere

[Picoman]

If it fails I won't accept any more arguments from people that the dev team is competent and the game will succeed.
I'll still play though, I just won't play with the expectation of the game ever going anywhere

I think it would be quite reasonable to give them 'up till end of summer'. As they seem to be talking about all patches within this time frame in the same breath, therefore, all related to the upcoming overhaul/content.

I would like to see these patches implemented with the promise that all the content that has been waiting on the overhaul, will come soon after.

There is a definite 'void' at present where players literally have no reason to log in. The point where this happened is different for every player but there are things to look forward to, just nothing at the moment.

I believe these patches will have the power to convince those players to log in.

By the time FFXI came to EU there was an overwhelming amount to get done and the pace, first time round, was a lot slower. Content patches were far and few between, 3 months if i remember, and there was always a promise of a full expansion on the horizon throughout. I was never ready for expansions or updates, wouldn't even read patch notes, because i was busy grinding exp or gil or doing missions ect, ect. The problem is that we are all at the 'Finish Line' waiting for that 'Time Extension!'.

I do blame SE for allowing these 'voids' to open up but they do deserve leeway and respect due to the results of the Players Poll and the earthquake.