No Rewards for "Bonus SP"? Anyone feeling ripped off?

[Azurymber]

Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but the recent lodestone post seems to suggest they are scrapping "accumulated surplus".

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...87206976ecc340

Fatigue is the means whereby playing for prolonged periods of time progressively yields less and less skill and experience points, eventually reaching a point where neither can be obtained. Patch 1.18 will see the removal of this system, meaning players will no longer be subjected to a reduction in skill and experience point awards even after long hours of play. In light of this change, accumulated surplus points will also be done away with.

I remember quite clearly that rewards were kind-of promised (not directly but alluded to), when the game was launched and everyone was complaining about the fatigue system. I mean they pretty well called it bonus SP and exp or some variant at one point.

So does anyone feel kinda ripped off that they had to deal with this system for so long and won't get rewarded for all the bonus sp and exp points they have racked up?

edit: clarifying things. Komoto around the end of closed beta suggested that they would consider creating some use for surplus points but didnt want to announce what it is because it would defeat the purpose of them. At the start they were called surplus, and at some point changed to bonus. This seemed to suggest that they would be useful for something. Many players on different boards at the time believed they would be eventually used for purchasing special gear or as free sp/exp at level cap raise. I believe it had been mentioned in an interview as well but i'm not sure.

Or am i misinterpreting this? Or have they mentioned rewards somewhere?

[Kilta_Firelotus]

Tthey never figured out what to do with the points. So point are useless. No one liked fatigue or played long enough to even GET surplus points.

[Balbanes]

They get rid of surplus and people still complain, lol.

[Rinsui]

I remember quite clearly that rewards were promised (or something resembling a promise)

No. Obviously your memory isn't as cleas as you claim it to be.
They said "we don't know what to do with surplus at this moment, maybe it could be useful for something in the future".
There's not even a trace of a promise in that.

[Kilta_Firelotus]

No. Obviously your memory isn't as cleas as you claim it to be.
They said "we don't know what to do with surplus at this moment, maybe it could be useful for something in the future".
There's not even a trace of a promise in that.

actually they was going to add something you "buy" with surplus points. But was never added. Look up pre yoshida info

[Azurymber]

actually they was going to add something you "buy" with surplus points. But was never added. Look up pre yoshida info

this. i mean they actually called them bonus points IN THE GAME. That alone should be a clear sign they were intended to be used to get something.

[Bled]

this. i mean they actually called them bonus points IN THE GAME. That alone should be a clear sign they were intended to be used to get something.

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[Akira_Tenshi]

I don't care. I'm glad it's gone.

[Kafeen]

Nope. I'm happy to have them just do away with the system completely. Lets just pretend it never happened.

[Rinsui]

actually they was going to add something you "buy" with surplus points. But was never added. Look up pre yoshida info

Not true. They considered the possibility of that, but never stated it as a clear-cut and ready-for-implementation idea. Btw: it never said "Bonus EXP" in the Japanese version. That was just a translation for US crybabies.