mmorpg's review

[Jynx]

What silly timing for this review, it's been 10 months and they choose right now before a huge patch to review? Not that I doubt it would have changed their opinion or score a metric ton.

It's just odd to write a review that will be obsolete in a mere 4 days.

[Molly_Millions]

It's just odd to write a review that will be obsolete in a mere 4 days.

To me it's not odd, it's suspicious. They've probably got an ulterior motive for doing so.

[Abriael]

Releasing an overly and hyperbolically negative review just before the release of a major patch that will usher further radical changes to be played out in less than two months is downright unprofessional (not that i've ever seen anything that i could define "professional" from MMORPG.com...). There isn't much more to say about it.

So much that it actually looks quite fishy.

[Delsus]

Looking into the comments a few people have also seen through thier bias, its abvious the reviewer is brain dead or somthing

[Galoot]

The review is dead on whether you like it or not...patch or no patch they put out a bad product to begin with. The reviewer even says that there is big patches on the way, but he had given FFXIV enough time which was about a year...that's long enough. This review is only an opinion as we all have opinions so I don't know why people would get bent out of shape over it. The game will truly begin on PS3 release after patch 1.20 until then it's all hype and waiting to see what direction this game goes. I can say that the original team should never work on an MMO again because this is the most boring game ever right now. Once leves are done I just log out...there is nothing more of interest...

[Xatsh]

False information in the review.

Stating things are horrible and unlikly to be fixed which are being changed in the next update.

Failing to state things which are not broken, UI is horrible... for keyboard/mouse, actually is adequate if you get away from that with a few tweaks. (It does say recommends gamepad on the box)

The review while highly highly accurate now, it is all but worthless in 4 days... and either they know it at mmorpg and are releasing it now to please thier sponcers (Bliz and trion feed them tons with advertising fees) or the review has not done any of his homework (most likly answer)... which means his review never had any credibility to begin with.

[Delsus]

The review is dead on whether you like it or not...patch or no patch they put out a bad product to begin with. The reviewer even says that there is big patches on the way, but he had given FFXIV enough time which was about a year...that's long enough. This review is only an opinion as we all have opinions so I don't know why people would get bent out of shape over it. The game will truly begin on PS3 release after patch 1.20 until then it's all hype and waiting to see what direction this game goes. I can say that the original team should never work on an MMO again because this is the most boring game ever right now. Once leves are done I just log out...there is nothing more of interest...

They did say that patches were coming, didnt say when and anything he mentioned in that will be in 1.18 he said was a rumour, like auto attack when it is official, while the review is right with what it says, alot was missed out and it was a bad time for the review which makes it useless

[Abriael]

The review is dead on whether you like it or not...patch or no patch they put out a bad product to begin with. The reviewer even says that there is big patches on the way, but he had given FFXIV enough time which was about a year...that's long enough. This review is only an opinion as we all have opinions so I don't know why people would get bent out of shape over it. The game will truly begin on PS3 release after patch 1.20 until then it's all hype and waiting to see what direction this game goes. I can say that the original team should never work on an MMO again because this is the most boring game ever right now. Once leves are done I just log out...there is nothing more of interest...

Sorry but no. Reviews aren't opinion pieces, if they are decent reviews of course. Opinions in a reviews are welcome, but they shouldn't ever overpower facts.

The reviewer waited 10 months to review the game, which means that there's no dog running after him to bite him in the rear. Which makes a very convenient release of an hyperbole-filled review a few days after major changes very, very suspicious, and at the very least journalistically shameful.

You simply don't release a review that will be inaccurate in a few days. It's not done, or shouldn't be, especially when you know that.

And if you don't know, then maybe you shouldn't be a gaming journalist.

[Wynn]

mmorpg.com game reviews? That's like listening to a nail salon tech give a critique on a fine art exhibit. No thanks. The last time I took anything those people had to say seriously was like....never.

[Rane]

The score was fair, but the timing was horrible. It's not that this review comes too early--it would have been fine if it had been released much earlier. The fact is that now is the wrong time for a review like this however you slice it.

MMOs are somewhat unique in that it IS worthwhile to review one months or even years after release since they change over time. Such reviews communicate the current state of the game to potential buyers. As such, this review is at best useless and at worst misleading, as fundamental changes to core gameplay elements will begin to take place within days of its publication.

Whether or not patch 1.18 is a "success" is mostly irrelevant. What matters is that it is initiating large-scale changes that will take place over the course of several months. These are not simple "updates". What MMORPG has done is no different from reviewing the interior of a hotel days before major renovation work begins (and then referring to said renovation as a "rumor").

What they did was amateurish. I doubt that it was a deliberate attack, however. More likely it was an attempt to get their review out the door while it could still technically be considered "valid".