Why can't we have jobs with this level of depth and customization in FFXIV?

[Gilthas]

Are you talking about ARR's release or the game's actual release? I guess ARR's, since warrior didn't exist. That's just another example of poor project planning, and no real testing phase. SE *should* be held accountable, and no one has ever expected them to fix everything overnight. In fact, many of us have patiently waited for YEARS for the game to even be playable, much less rich, challenging and complex.

No, the answer isn't to just stay quiet and make excuses such as "Rome wasn't built in a day" so SE can justify slacking off. The answer is to continue to offer suggestions, draw comparisons, and hope that someday the *right* dev will see the thread and that light bulb will go off in his\her head.

Well, it's easy for the couch battle system designers to point fingers and call developers lazy.

[Souljacker]

Well, it's easy for the couch battle system designers to point fingers and call developers lazy.

Where in my post did I call anyone lazy? I said they don't get a free pass to slack off just because some folks think sticking a new title on a game resets the clock. If anything, now is the time to work even harder. A major MMO has an expansion looming. Other major mmos are also gaining traction, and now is a critical time for SE to prove why XIV should get all those dollars. You like things the way they are? FANTASTIC. Congratulations, even.

I tend to take the long view of things, and without criticism and developers that actually listen to it, we have disasters like 1.0 was. You may not remember it. It sure sounds like you weren't around for it...

This by no means is encouraging you to be silent, but instead to be more respectful when you're providing feedback, and attempt to see matters beyond your own viewpoint.

I invite you to quote the part of any of these posts that was "disrespectful". You may not like what I have to say, and the truth sometimes hurts, but that doesn't make my posts "disrespectful".

[Triston]

I invite you to quote the part of any of these posts that was "disrespectful". You may not like what I have to say, and the truth sometimes hurts, but that doesn't make my posts "disrespectful".

Where in my post did I call anyone lazy? I said they don't get a free pass to slack off just because some folks think sticking a new title on a game resets the clock. If anything, now is the time to work even harder. A major MMO has an expansion looming. Other major mmos are also gaining traction, and now is a critical time for SE to prove why XIV should get all those dollars. You like things the way they are? FANTASTIC. Congratulations, even.

I tend to take the long view of things, and without criticism and developers that actually listen to it, we have disasters like 1.0 was. You may not remember it. It sure sounds like you weren't around for it...

I invite you to quote the part of any of these posts that was "disrespectful". You may not like what I have to say, and the truth sometimes hurts, but that doesn't make my posts "disrespectful".

Did I do it right?

[Codek]

If anything, now is the time to work even harder. A major MMO has an expansion looming. Other major mmos are also gaining traction, and now is a critical time for SE to prove why XIV should get all those dollars.

A little off topic but I just have to mention that attempting to compete head to head with the top dog in any industry is always a horrible business decision. You don't fight the competition when they are ramping to their peak but when they enter the lull. Why release an expansion along side theirs when you can do it once their playerbase has nothing more to look forward to.

I fail to see why this would be the time for SE to try to make a big push for getting content out. If anything, they have more then enough time to fully plan out some really nice things to come.