Is 1.18 the final straw?

[Tezz_Xivectro]

@The"Its Free" Argument
Just cause it's free doesn't mean it's worthwhile.

I'm sure there are plenty of analogies in the real world that apply.

[Shikyo]

The game needs so much more than what SE is working on.
They called it a reboot, an overhaul but I don't see anything changing in a meaningful way from what this game was in beta.

The letters were nice but there aren't going to be traditional FF jobs, no AH that works, no changes to the environment and no storyline quest that keep you wanting to see the ending.

Everything I wanted them to fix is still broken and not even in the list of things they're "looking into" and even when they say that they're not doing anything about the things they were supposed to "look into" 6 months ago.

Dude what you've said here is exactly how i feel.
For some reason i get the feeling that even after taking so long and hyping this 1.18 patch up sooo its gonna be a big let down and too little to late.

Ppl are asking about what classes will be added but you probably wont see any of that any time soon and i'm pretty sure thinking 1.18 will add anything in terms of classes is just lying to your self.

I have a bad feeling that 1.18 is gonna be a complete bust and a fail that will make alot leave or if like me that has already stop playing , not come back.

[Shikyo]

If with 1.18 they can put in the foundations for what they are going to build upon and actually tell us and lay out the plan by saying ok this is what the Grand Companies will be, this is what Player Companies will be, this is how the mount system will work, this is the job system and so on. Even if there is little content in 1.18 then I will be satisfied I think.

However if 1.18 comes and all we get is auto attack and no info then I will have lost all hope.

Another great statment but with this one SE has seemed to be very adament about not giving its players straight answers or letting them know that patience will be rewarded. Not a good look SE

All we have gotten is "well look into it" & "More info to come" and that vague info that is tossed at us once every 2-3 weeks is so very very vague that it just makes ppl give up.

It almost seems as if they are trying to make players quite, If so they are doing it the right way.
If not man the whole company and everyone involved in this project is clueless.

I dont mean to offend anyone but not giving the fans clear straight arrow info is the wrong way to go.

[Xenor]

I hope 1.18 delivers and people start returning, I'm running out of people to take gil off. Erm, I mean customers.

[Leeloo]

I dunno, since moving to a very casual approach I find myself enjoying the game more. Not "willing to pay monthly" enjoying, but making the best of the situation. I don't play it enough to get too burnt out and I can abuse my amina & guardians favor when I do play. Since it's free and there isn't much else I'm dying to play I'll still keep it installed and check on it at the very least. And start playing more often if the updates are good and continue to be good.

[Dreamer]

I don't think it's make or break. FFXIV is an installment in their flagship product; to let it 'fail' would be far more of a black mark on their record than FFXIV's launch state is currently. I'm fairly certain they would pump half their resources into the game before even considering shutting it down.

[Renshi]

I don't know what the Final Straw is, but I'm a Gamer. As a Gamer I will wait for games to release, play them and have a my impression of it, as well for gaming updates and those beautiful things.
I hope I got the idea of the straw, but I think that there'll never be a Final Straw for me, as for now I'm interested in this game so much that only its death can stop my interest.

I'll wait for the update. Will I like it?

Yes: keep playing everyday
No: keep playing everyday waiting other updates.

So it always involves to "keep playing everyday", which means it's nearly 4 AM here and I'm talking too much bullcrap =D

[Starlord]

I don't know what the Final Straw is, but I'm a Gamer. As a Gamer I will wait for games to release, play them and have a my impression of it, as well for gaming updates and those beautiful things.
I hope I got the idea of the straw, but I think that there'll never be a Final Straw for me, as for now I'm interested in this game so much that only its death can stop my interest.

I'll wait for the update. Will I like it?

Yes: keep playing everyday
No: keep playing everyday waiting other updates.

So it always involves to "keep playing everyday", which means it's nearly 4 AM here and I'm talking too much bullcrap =D

Your so fun to talk to you know that? =)

[Renshi]

Your so fun to talk to you know that? =)

Yeh, people always tell me this everyday too >:]

[Shizuo]

They are kicking a dead horse putting dev time into this game. They should scap it, and sell the rights to Final Fantasy to a better game developer. The only thing that SE has done to the Final Fantasy franchise's goodwill is destroy it. Every year that they hold on to it, the worse it becomes.

I am worried about Deus Ex turning out to be a pos since SE is working on it. I just pray that they are only doing the graphics for the game and that Eidos is doing EVERYTHING else. I was going to pre-order the game, but I will not purchase it until there is a strong concensus on the game's enjoyability on metacritic.