The fact of the matter is

[Betelgeuzah]

Yes sir, thank you for stating the obvious.

I hope so. Either way, do you think we should just assume that and be greeted with another September 2010 when the things we thought were obvious clearly weren't so to the company making the game?

I'm glad that people agree. Yoshida has said that he will reveal a lot of information once 1.19 goes live. One can only hope that the engine and server plans are included in that new batch of information. Then we can sleep our nights in comfort of knowing that they're not taking a half-hearted approach to the problem, even if it takes a long time to implement.

I know that I'd be able to enjoy the current additions and changes a lot more, knowing that their heart is in the right place.

[Catapult]

A lot of things that haven't get happened get put down to "server fixes".

Perhaps a little expansion on what exactly they mean by this term and when it will itself be tackled?
Are we talking hardware replacements, software overhauls, or a combination?

No idea...

[Verecund]

It's to prevent RMT and bots and does it's job really good 'cause soon there's no players left to buy their stuff.
/sarcasm off

Lol...

I think Stamina used a similar philosophy for combating RMTs as well

[Godryc]

Can't agree more. Most of the time with this game it feels like the server controls the developers not the other way around. It would be great to know that these problems will be eliminated. If they aren't then I agree, the game will never make it. Just reading the forums you can see how everything, from simple usability changes (a sound playing when a tell is received) to more interesting and creative game play, is being completely hindered by the server and core programming issues.

Get it fixed and let us know about it ahead of time!!

[MrLion]

lol fix the in-game problems that you mentioned first then we'll see about performance...its true it needs a performance tweak and a good one too but right now its the least of their problems. You can't have a client-side UI if the game doesn't have the mechanics right.

[Chain]

I made a post similar to this a while back in a post begging for a party search feature. I'm all for bringing pt grinding back but the game has severe flaws other than just forming a group. Party play is far from what it was in XI, mob pathing i severely broken.

I was excited when I saw that they are planning to remove ranged attacks from the majority of mobs. I have some faith now that they may work on mob pathing as well.

Another thing that makes the game feel ancient is the "click here to do anything" button. For instance, the elevator in limsa, why do I have to ask and confirm to use it -.- then watch a small cutscene. It'd be quicker to take the stairs since it doesnt take two clicks and a movie. Why can't I just stand up if I try to run? Instead of having to open my menu and tell my character to stand up.

Admit it or not but there IS a standard in the MMO world for quality of life. It doesn't matter how much content you add, people are going to give up if you don't bring your UI and game behavior up to modern standards.

Allowing PC users to hotkey any menu or action would be a start. In fact, scrap the console idea all together and build the game around the PC. The fact that they are ALREADY struggling with memory limitations on the PS3 makes me shake my head for the future of the game, years down the road.

[Starlord]

UI is a huge part of it, but not even nearly everything. I press an action on my keyboard and it takes upwards 2000 milliseconds for the action to go off. Sometimes I'm even greeted with a 'readying action...'message.

From where I live, 250ms is the absolute maximum latency it should take for the action to go off (1/4th of a second. Barely noticeable and acceptable for an MMO). They Must be able to get there. Period.

95% of the time I don't have this problem

[Corrderio]

I'm glad that people agree. Yoshida has said that he will reveal a lot of information once 1.19 goes live. One can only hope that the engine and server plans are included in that new batch of information. Then we can sleep our nights in comfort of knowing that they're not taking a half-hearted approach to the problem, even if it takes a long time to implement.

Let's just hope 1.19 isn't too far off.

[Coombah]

Let's just hope 1.19 isn't too far off.

Yeah it will be nice to get more information and not left into the dark with "please wait for future announcements".

[Starlord]

Yeah it will be nice to get more information and not left into the dark with "please wait for future announcements".

Patience Grasshopper....