Final Fantasy XIV Expansion Pack

[Mushy]

I think they should delay the upcoming patches past 1.20, and wait for a long dev cycle for 2.0/ And ps3 release. Add a subtitle, give PC users 1-2 extra free months with the new content, while also giving the same to the PS3 users.

I know slow steady patches are what we are going to get, and that is what the people want, but I think if they do stuff behind the scenes and really ramp up what Yoshi has in mind for the game in 1 lump sum it will bring tons of people back, and to the game for the first time.

thoughts/

[Evangela]

I against everything involved with the word 'slow'

[sirbuzzkillington]

there will never be expansion packs due to the game never making money

[Wolfie]

How could a game with barely any content and horribly mangled fundamental gameplay aspects even warrant an expansion pack?

[Volsung]

First, I want to say I see what you are thinking, and I understand why.

Imo I think the game should be heavily worked on until the ps3 release. If we can show people how much it has changed before then, and can promise continued change after ps3, I think that will be the best course of action. Also Like when RoZ (first XI expansion pack) MUCH content came with it, and I think if SE continues to give us regular content but is also working on a full fledged expansion pack, that will be the best course of action.

RoZ offered:
"Fixed" SMN (no more just eles)
new regions
new end game area
new jobs
new content/battles
new mission line
continued nation missions
level cap raise? (i think this may have been prior to RoZ, or done in steps, I dont remember fully)

Anyhow if we can have basic additions done up until ps3, and then have a real expansion, I think that would be best.

[Mushy]

to change everything involved and make it an actual fun game to play. the 'expansion' is just content they are going to add over time, but if they were not forced to make promises then break them to the public they could release all this content at once and you come back to a fundamentally different game and you decide to pay $15 a month...

[zoekwon]

not to mention. SE charge us for every expansion.

[Mushy]

First, I want to say I see what you are thinking, and I understand why.

Imo I think the game should be heavily worked on until the ps3 release. If we can show people how much it has changed before then, and can promise continued change after ps3, I think that will be the best course of action. Also Like when RoZ (first XI expansion pack) MUCH content came with it, and I think if SE continues to give us regular content but is also working on a full fledged expansion pack, that will be the best course of action.

RoZ offered:
"Fixed" SMN (no more just eles)
new regions
new end game area
new jobs
new content/battles
new mission line
continued nation missions
level cap raise? (i think this may have been prior to RoZ, or done in steps, I dont remember fully)

Anyhow if we can have basic additions done up until ps3, and then have a real expansion, I think that would be best.

I think this is more what I had in mind. You are right they probably are working on an expansion. Yoshi said somewhere(paraphrasing) its hard because he came on to basically what he called a broken blank slate and has to add everything like end game content, mid game and fix everything all while the customer whines. I feel for the guy, I think he can make this game great with his team.

[Catapult]

Here is a problem: What about beta testing? Not taking in enough beta testing feedback was a lot of what got them in to this situation in the first place.

By allowing us to keep playing the patches, we can help ensure the game stays balanced and bugs/problems are picked up in greater detail before the PS3 version is launched.

Thus, I am against not continuing patches. This is a part of beta development.

And I consider this game as if it were in a beta phase.

[Kilta_Firelotus]

too soon our current story line isn't even fully fleshed out. SE completes a story line before doing an expack is a new main story added to the game.