This game is like Final Fantasy XI pre Chains of Promathia

[Akiza]

I don't know why people are complaining about this game and the direction it is going when it is like Final Fantasy XI pre Chains of Promathia. They already stated that every 3 months we would get a DLC stlye patch to the game NOT AN EXPANSION. There are no developer that can release a quality expansion to a game every 3 months. People who complain aren't making any suggestions to make the game better or coming up with a way to implement what the want without breaking the game balance they are just trashing the game which is easy to do. MMO's are completely different from single player games because developers don't have to worry about balance and content difficulty they have to spend extra time testing difficulty, balance and bugs.

[Battlewrench]

This game has been out a lot longer and with the horrible content it has can't compare to xi in many many ways. That being said neither game had an excuse as to why they launched with little content. This game was developed twice and should have more then it does. IMO this point is mute. (Edit cause "someone" pointed it out. Auto correct on my phone when k misspelled from typing fast soooo MOOT)

This game can't be compared the EVE online either. Stop comparing other games to justify this games flaws.

[Skyhound]

This game has been out a lot longer and with the horrible content it has can't compare to xi in many many ways. That being said neither game had an excuse as to why they launched with little content. This game was developed twice and should have more then it does. IMO this point is mute.

EVE Online used a similar model of designing content and a similar amount of content, it is now one of the most successful MMO's out there. Sorry, the point is not MOOT. People just need to learn some patience.

[Karnyboy]

Technically speaking "this" game has only been out since August/Sept 2013, they switched to a new game engine which requires re-coding which also requires resources, while re-developing the game SE's resources were allocated to the developemnt team to quickly get this game back out to the public in a stable working condition that we have today.

So really this FFXIV you're playing is not the one from 2010.

What SE did is unheard of in the industry and I am happy they pulled it off. Yes it's not quite where it needs to be yet in comparison to others, but some MMO's have been out for YEARS to have their content.

[Namasu]

This game has been out a lot longer and with the horrible content it has can't compare to xi in many many ways. That being said neither game had an excuse as to why they launched with little content. This game was developed twice and should have more then it does. IMO this point is mute.

Oh crap we forgot to mention the re-development went for about a year longer than they expected. Oh look now we sold another 1.5million~ copies of the game despite a subpar launch but let's save the money to recoup development cost and save the company instead of expanding customer support. Oh crap we didn't even make the deadline to include CT in 2.0, never mind that the development cycle is out of wack now. Gee I wonder if we should rehash more primal fights from 1.0 or push for new contents fast.

[Doo]

Rise of Zilart was awesome. Had new zones, new jobs, Dynamis, Kings, Sky, Divine might, etc. They are nothing alike. Plenty of variety of content that didn't become obsolete upon release.


Oh yeah and a good story/story missions.

http://cdn2.dualshockers.com/wp-cont...31-670x502.jpg

well Rise of Zilart is an Expansion not a major patch update.. :| and is after a year.

So the title should of been Pre Rise of Zilart rather? Even then if you think about it FFXI is over a decade old. It should at least be around ROZs level.

[Seirra_Lanzce]

well Rise of Zilart is an Expansion not a major patch update.. :| and is after a year.

[Wyvernheart]

After a year for the Japanese, but that expansion was there for the US release on day one.

[Sigred]

After a year for the Japanese, but that expansion was there for the US release on day one.

and the US/JP launch was simultaneous for ARR, sooo... your point is meaningless.

[Mardel]

and the US/JP launch was simultaneous for ARR, sooo... your point is meaningless.

No his point has meaning. He is saying that what we considered a lot of content upon US launch was not the same way for the original players, not defending SE on this. However the point he is trying to make is, we are in the same boat Day 1 FF11 players had, where we had to wait a full year for a major expansion.