The Heavensward Site Has Been Updated!

[Karen_Cerfrumos]

I'm sorry, but comments like that reek of entitlement. You pay for the service of accessing the working game's servers. That's it, that's all. You are not entitled to any more than that. If you're so unhappy with the content planned, you certainly don't have to buy the expansion. From the sounds of things, you don't have much experience with MMOs or gaming in general.(Though I could be wrong, I doubt it) A bit of teasing without giving away the whole feature list of a product is a good thing. Discovery is part of the enjoyment. If you don't enjoy that kind if thing, I wish you all the luck finding a company that does it any other way.

Edit: Kyuven's response a few pages back is pretty much right on target.

This kinda line of thought is why 1.0 happened, by the by.
Trying to shut up any kind of criticism with "you're just ignorant" is kinda fanboyish, don't you think? In a "My favorite game can do no wrong!" way.
Basically, I'd appreciate it if you stopped with prettied up personal attacks and false analogies on anybody who dares to question SE.

[kyuven]

This kinda line of thought is why 1.0 happened, by the by.
Trying to shut up any kind of criticism with "you're just ignorant" is kinda fanboyish, don't you think? In a "My favorite game can do no wrong!" way.
Basically, I'd appreciate it if you stopped with prettied up personal attacks and false analogies on anybody who dares to question SE.

1.0 happened because they were opaque on basic details even AFTER launch, something they "inherited" from FFXI (which is so bad at explaining things the wiki is basically required to get anything done.)


Other, more successful games are light on details for months before an expansion's launch. The only reason some of them are more vocal about what exactly is going into the expansion is because they have a policy of releasing the gameplay changes such as class rebalancing and the like as a patch BEFORE the expansion hits. Something XIV doesn't really need to do yet thanks to vertical progression (which is another perk, by the way)
It basically boils down to this: When releasing information about an upcoming content update, you have to choose between splurging a huge amount of detail months in advance complete with your road map and ideas, or letting a little bit trickle out over a long period.
The former has some rather glaring problems: You can't "take back" announcements, so if anything going to be released as part of your game/expansion has to be delayed for whatever reason, you're screwed with the playerbase and may even be liable for false advertising charges if it's paid content. To avoid THAT fate, companies will often rush the work, which creates MORE problems.
The latter approach lets you release a little bit at a time, which lets you ensure the information reaching your audience is completely verifiable and not likely to change before release, AND it helps build hype by giving a little bit at a time.

So make your choice: Force the company to make promises they don't know that they can't deliver on, or put up with getting a little bit of information at a time until release.

[Maikal]

This kinda line of thought is why 1.0 happened, by the by.
Trying to shut up any kind of criticism with "you're just ignorant" is kinda fanboyish, don't you think? In a "My favorite game can do no wrong!" way.
Basically, I'd appreciate it if you stopped with prettied up personal attacks and false analogies on anybody who dares to question SE.

Hahahah! Take a look at any of my previous posts, it should be fairly clear that I'm no blind fanboy. It's okay for people to have differing viewpoints than yours, it doesn't mean you're being personally attacked. Apologies if you felt that way, but my opinion is what it is, same as yours. I completely disagree with you, but big deal, huh? Save your vitriol for something more important than my personal opinion!