gathering in nature

[Tezz_Xivectro]

I do ask that you please keep in mind the format and style of this Q&A. We received a ton of questions and it'd be difficult to give huge, and in-depth answers to each and every one of them. It may come off kind of cold to have so many similar responses, but that was the style of Q&A we chose to do with such a large volume of questions.

"they didn't answer anything", "waaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh"

at least we got the chance to participate in a Q&A. Now they need to do one for DoW & DoM.

[Elexia]

"We'll look into it" is SE's "working as intended". Aha, anyone get it ;v?

"We'll look into it" was the answer to "Will we see a 3rd set of artifact armor?" in a FFXI Q&A.

Guess what happened?

http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/addon/index.html

It was a good Q&A and yes lots were answered and if any other company said "We'll take it into consideration" people won't take the negative context of it even though it literally means it's being considered or analyzed (looking into it.) Then again it's always easier to be negative even though it takes more work to be as such.

[CrstyCaptin]

I'd like the time back I wasted reading this Q/A. At least they're clearly not wasting any resources on gathering classes.

[Rentahamster]

I feel like we got nothing answered.

They actually answered a lot of stuff...

Whether or not an acknowledgement of certain issues (i.e. we'll look into it) is an insufficient answer is up to the interpretation of the user, but honestly, what more CAN they say? If they haven't really discussed the aspects of a particular issue in detail, what more are they supposed to answer with? Especially since a lot of the questions were simple yes-no questions.

They did answer your question about whether or not gathering classes will be able to assist battle classes, did they not?

If you (not you specifically, just speaking in general now) want more detailed answers, then ask questions that begin with the words "why" or "how".

You will notice that on the question that asked how MND influenced gathering, there were a bit more details in the answer.

[Elexia]

No they didn't.

They clearly stated:

MND has an effect on gathering.

They didn't go into detail or give a real answer as to what MND did since they answered nothing!

[twinkles]

It is difficult to stay positive when questions are given cookie cutter responses that show they did not actually read the question.

Example-

"Are there factors such as Moon Phases, Time of Day, and Weather Conditions that affect the Drops Rates and Quality of items obtained through gathering?"

Similar suggestions have been brought up, but nothing specific has been decided.

The answer is a simple yes (+ what mechanics are a factor) or a no.

[Lionix]

Will the gathering animations ever be reworked or redone through motion capture to improve the realism and fluidity of the animation?

The animations are already made using motion capture...

See the problem is not to make it more real by means of using better creation methods, if I remember correctly, the original poster of that question referred to how "the animations were obviously sped up to make gathering faster" so they seemed "unreal" because of it. It's not implying that the creation method was bad.

When I hit a sweet spot I still get random items, why is this?

We believe this may be because certain requirements (such as not being the proper rank) have not been met.

Haha, that answer sounds very "Idunno lol, I THINK it works like this. Maaaaybe."

What does Mind do for mining?

The higher the character’s Mind, the more items are gained.

HOLY CRAP, I can't believe they answered something like this that clearly. More like this!

Are there factors such as Moon Phases, Time of Day, and Weather Conditions that affect the Drops Rates and Quality of items obtained through gathering?

Similar suggestions have been brought up, but nothing specific has been decided.

Wait-- wat. This was kind of a "Y/N" question... A mistranslation maybe?

Nothing about the pouches for gathering classes, then?

Well, it seemed pretty underwhelming, but I'm glad I had something to read I suppose.

Honestly, not to be a jerk here, but in hindsight, we should try to make polls for stuff that's on "the top of the list". Considering gathering classes are not anywhere near the priority list, it's to be expected that all will be "Your concern is backburner fuel right now" answers.

There were many answers that sounded like "Yes", and that's good and motivating, the problem is that even those sound vague, and since SE has a long history of "soon" meaning "more time than mortal beings are capable of waiting", I don't even know if I should get excited or just move along and wait for them to pop when my future generations can enjoy it.

I wonder if the rest of the Q&A bring a spring to my step.

Similar thoughts have been brought up by developers.

Thanks for delivery Bayohne, have those guys drink some of whatever keeps so active, will ya?

[Illy]

I feel as though nothing got answered and as though they didn't really read a few of the questions as the response to them didn't even fit the question.

Honestly instead of having the players ask questions and get no as the majority of the answers why don't the devs just tell us what THEY have planned and what THEY are discussing and tossing around amongst themselves and see how we feel about it. No sense in asking us to ask questions when they are either gonna get a no answer or not answered accurately.

The only thing I really took away from this is that Gathering classes are no longer equal to other classes and are now basically an after thought as they basically said we won't get our own content like story missions or side quests or what have you.

[Adol]

No they didn't.

They clearly stated:
They didn't go into detail or give a real answer as to what MND did since they answered nothing!

"The higher the character’s Mind, the more items are gained."
Whether it be a ninja-edit or you didn't read it properly, they have given answers.

[wind]

No they didn't.

They didn't go into detail or give a real answer as to what MND did since they answered nothing!

The higher the character’s Mind, the more items are gained.

although this was 'mining' not in general 'gathering', it was still pretty specific.




edit: adol beat me ; ; ( i is to slow)