So sick of prioritisation

[Betelgeuzah]

That's hilarious! Hello Betelgeuzah.

It's not.. :/

[Jinko]

All of the content XI has put Tera's to shame...it's pretty easy to say "soandso puts suchandsuch" to shame. XIV needs redesigning but XI, FMO and many, many of Square's offline games proves they're not exactly the "slowest development team out there" as with the exception of XIII, none of their games have been heavily delayed.

FFXII was massively massively dealyed, try again.

Comparing 11 to Tera is ... urgh nevermind.

[Shikyo]

Just a small aside. Dragons don't shoot energy beams in this game. Not any that I've encountered anyway.

I fought a drake the other day and it shot a bunch of sticks at me... but I guess that's even weirder!

Thats funny tyvm needed a laugh and btw i agree with the series you had with the "SE player reps" that keep repeating the SE slogan like they are the games legal team.

[Teknoman]

All I see is that you are talking out of your ass about a subject you don't understand even after being called out on it.

No examples, no proof, and even the "proof" you will come up with is flawed and has nothing to do with the actual game development of the company in question.

At times like these I really wish I had a neogaf account. Some of the stuff you and renta say is just so out there.

Its PURE INSANITY :P

[Joshua0399]

[Q


Who needs content or UI improvements or class tweaks when we can play hopscotch? I do think that most of the named features (like mail, AH (or better MWs), better LS control, etc...) are necessary (at some point). I think that core features that almost everyone uses almost all the time, should definitely come first.[/QUOTE]

not saying it doesnt need it. it need it but i do think a content, class tweaks, and stuff should be added im just saying that there not adding the little stuff like jump and crap. i and the stuff u mention about class tweak and content is being coming out soon why i didnt even say anything about it.

[options]

FFxvi may fail, it may pull the biggest comeback, who knows. I don't know programming but i do know what i like in games. I don't care what or how they prioritize things at the moment because they aren't charging me.

Yes the release of this game was one of the biggest cluster... i've seen and yes i do think they are hugely slow in their developement.

But right now, its free so they can do what ever they like and i'll sit patiently. If they start charging tomorrow that will be a different matter altogether.

Yes i paid retail for the box but i was going to do that eventually anyway.

[Speeral]

Oh that. I was probably just doing my impersonation of everyone on this forum who just regurgitates verbatim every excuse given in producers letters with their own personal embellishment as to why it means we can't even have BASIC FEATURES.

The fact is, SE shouldn't have to prioritise on the development of basic features. This isn't a third world country. Resources cannot really be so scarce as to validate such excuses. And if so, then why are we still bothering to play an evidently abandoned game?

No one said we aren't getting basic features. Not even the devs said those features were not coming. They are prioritized to be coming even in the editor letters. Just what the dev team thought was most important will be developed and implemented first. Jump is being assesed,

Character jump feature - Examination of the implementation of jumping(moved from Current Tasks as lower priority)
*Implementation dependent upon risk analysis

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/11012

now lets look at "mounts"(god i hate that term)

-NEW-
Mount system (name tentative) -NEW-
Examination of mount system (including chocobos) -NEW-
Establishment of details for mount system

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/11012

The new list does not have Mailboxes or LS management but I do remember some dev posts discussing it. As well the current task list from yoshi is in regards to content and changes up until and to the end of summer. So by september.
As well once they finish the primary overhaul and content additions in the letter x again yoshi states the larger list of long term goals will be revealed.

I agree with you that these features (except Jump, I don't like it) should have been in the game from the get go. But the team being led by yoshi has chosen the put content and battle/characters systems ahead of transport, item delivery, player housing, and ls management. they figured as my personal guess the content, battle, UI, progression systems were more important to fix than things like transport, item delivery, player housing, and ls management. This was their decision, and they made it knowing they will have to eventually visit it.

With out priorities on a project everyone just does their own thing and there is chaos and nothing will come together properly,this argument could be used when viewing the shortcoming of the original dev team. At least with yoshi they made a decision set it have been working on it.

So vesp in accordance to your OP yes those are considered basic features in most MMO's, people expect them. No all projects need a focus and priorities to get things done in the most efficient manner possible.

I hope you understand and contemplate what I am saying because I understand your point, its been made. However, at this time we the playerbase have a few choices.

1). continue playing and watching the evolution

2). take a break, but follow the evolution

3). give up entirely

4). Visit other games and see what they offer and deffer your playing decision until a later date.

[Rentahamster]

now lets look at "mounts"(god i hate that term)

Why? What else would you call it?

[Eekiki]

Why? What else would you call it?

Something that isn't also an euphemism for intercourse?

[Speeral]

Why? What else would you call it?

In ignorance I will call it either chocobo's, boats, or airships. I am keeping transport related discussions tied to those terms, And teleportation.

Honestly i just have a distaste for anything overtly wow related and mounts is one of those things that are as irritating as rectal itch. Oh and the jump function can go under there.