Since you are spending resources on events

[Technolust]

I guess I would simply say if you go back and read what I wrote, I never said "you don't know what you're talking about..." I said, if you are familiar with project management, then you realize...

You are twisting my words and misconstruing my statements. You are free to do so, but its unbecoming.

That is all.

Actually I'm not misconstruing your statement, I'm basing it off your responses to other people. I would hope that you know as well as everyone else that text unfortunately does not convey intent. So in order for me to get a better understanding of what you mean or meant, I have to read your other responses. Below is a quote from one of your posts that caught my original attention.

if you have any understanding of at all of how Corporate Enterprise project management works, then you realize that resources are finite. Period.

Pretty much sums up my impression of what you really meant. If I have understood it in the incorrect way then you should clarify. Too often I see this on the boards, and it bewilders me that so many people use this kind of blanket statement. It's like the Matilda effect, I'm big, you're little, I'm right, you're wrong. It just makes others want to troll your threads because you come off as arrogant.

I'm not saying you are, I'm merely sharing an observation.

[Tsuga]

These events were likely completed before the game even launched, just like both of the instances were mostly completed before launch. We saw screenshots of those before alpha.

A good chunk of the content that we're getting now is content that would have been given to us months ago, if not for the overhauls of the battle system and UI.

To say that SE is "wasting time" on events is ignorant. All that was likely done within the last year was some dialogue for these events.

Anyway, what you're suggesting is that SE focus entirely on fixing the problems with the game, but you're forgetting that pre 1.18 most of these forums were clamoring with people yelling for more "content", aka - shit to do. SE, from what I can tell, is attempting to tackle both problems at once and are doing a pretty good job of it with these massive bi-monthly patches.

I'm not saying I disagree with your arguments about the graphics engine, but I also don't think that your argument that SE should be throwing all of their guys at it makes any kind of sense from a customer service perspective. A lot of people - if not most people want things to do in this game, and could care less about shadows.

[Akusushi]

I had no idea the TC knew exactly what each department working on the game comprised of. I mean, how else could they know whether the team was expending too much of its resources on events? I guess I'm ignorant, because I personally think, despite not knowing the specifics, that the current team has been doing a lot of good at an adequate pace, all things considered. Not to mention that if there were less events people would probably be complaining about wanting more events.

But I dunno, I guess my points are clearly
overshadowed
by the TC's apparent insider knowledge

[Irana]

I have shadows turned off >.>

[AsterBarnivere]

At first, by the look at the title, I thought it was going to say

"Since you are spending resoucres to quickly churn out these events every month, why can't you do the same for content? We know you want to shut the consumers up, but as fast as you're putting out these events you should be putting out content and fixes at the same rate etc."

But it didn't, on the other hand, I am throughly entertained by this thread/whiteknightswithrosetintedglasses/peoplewhoarecurrentlyputtingupgoodpoints and can't help but to sit back and read all of this for my own amusement.

Anyone want some popcorn, I got enough to go around for those who are also entertained by this.

[Sophia]

xiv has many problems and most if not all of them will be fixed in time though you are right it does look a little weird when nothing else casts shadows but for now id settle for more content
and gimme my chocobo NAO!!

[Alise]

I lol when I check this thread, it seem like it is one person vs hundred..

@OP, you can have your opinion, and other can have their opinion too.
But look from the result here, you are clearly the minority part.

[Starlord]

That is because those things were added in the same fashion that an NPC is added or a PC. Those things do cast shadows in this game. Just the world itself doesn't cast any shadows, or do much of anything else you would expect from a modern graphics engine.

The real point of this thread wasn't to put resources on casting shadows, but instead to illustrate the missallocation of resources to events. I just arbitrarily picked shadows because it is annoying, but not particularly important right now.

I really would like to see the dev team stop adding content, stop adding quests, stop adding dungeons and start fixing the game at its core.

Adding content to a broken game doesn't really make it more fun, at least not in the long run. As long as you continue to have to cope with fundamental problems, the frustration that grows with those issues eventually outweighs any temporary fun you derive from events, or dungeons (which have limited replay value, even in the most polished games)

Um..... If you stop Producing Content, this game WILL be dead and people won't find this an Interesting game anymore, this has to be the worst thread/Comment I have ever seen posted... :/

[SnowTiger]

So... Basically you're saying that the many overhauls to things like combat, crafting, leves, levels, jobs, etc, as well as anything that could be amusing in any way, such as seasonal events and content like raids, NM's, etc... You're saying ALL that is 'stuff that isn't really fixing the core issues with the game'? Really? Because to me it all seems like stuff that is fixing the core issues with the game...

And what do you consider core issues? That things are proportionally correct, have top notch models, and a lack of cartoonish 'godrays'(which I assume is bible thumping redneck slang for sunbeams) and shadows?

Yeah, alrighty then. I always turn shadows off in any game I play anyway, but even if I didn't... I'd definitely say that stuff like what they've been working on is more important than what you suggest. I'll admit, I do want to see good area design on any new zones that this team works on in the future, but I really don't care at all if they ever add sunbeams and bug shadows to the old areas... In fact, I'd call it a complete waste of time.

Just imo. :P

[Seikninkuru]

The game core has always been pretty solid, even with old battle system. Problem was lack of content... how can you say stop adding content are you daft? lolz.