Quote Originally Posted by Dreamer View Post
I wish I could be excited about this patch, but the simple idea that most people even consider this a 'major' patch really emphasize how little we expect out the team.

Do you simply not play other MMORPGS? Games like City of Heroes and Eve Online release major patches that add new content, entirely new game systems, existing system overhauls, entire zones, and more. Ever play LotRO? Evendim was a major patch for that game. Ever play City of Heroes? its entire invention system was a major update for the game.

We're getting two dungeons, some extra quest hubs, and the base of a 'new combat system' that seems both slow and not all that different from what we currently have.

The fact of the matter is that this game was released 9 months ago and despite everything, all we've really gotten have been fixed to problems that should have never been present at launch. 9 months in and chocobos and airships aren't even on the horizon. 9 months in and there's no end-game content. 9 months in and basic game functionality still looks like it's in an alpha state.

Please forgive me for not being excited for this patch. Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised, but what we're seeing in this patch should have been what we were seeing in minor patches, not major ones.
And I am sure that the games you are talking about didn't go through a team upheaval to go along with them. I don't see anyone here saying that the game wasn't released too early or that it shouldn't still be in development phase and should never have been released at all. Instead we try to look towards the future. It may not be a "major" update, but it is the most content that max level players have seen since December.

By the way, this statement: "9 months in and chocobos and airships aren't even on the horizon" is false.