Moment of Truth: How do you really feel

[AmyRae]

And you can whiteknight all you want, but in a competitive market you need to be competitive and so far this game isn't.

I'm not whiteknighting for anyone. I'll be the first to tell you the development efforts to save FFXIV could seriously be a lost cause. The odds are very much against the development team to make something that doesn't alienate what few FFXI players straggle over (and even among them there isn't universal agreement on hardcore and casual content) while being universally appealing to a broader audience. And all this in the face of a Metacritic score that currently gives FFXIV a 49 out of 100, which will be the first number anyone considering the PS3 version will see when they look up information about the game before it launches (if they didn't already know).

However, that doesn't mean you can't respect the monumental task this is and the tirelessly enthusiastic face the developers have put on while they face it (even though on the inside, they are probably very tired). If they pull it off, it would be amazing. And it would be amazing because it's so damn hard to see how they could make it.

It's an underdog story that might not work out, but I'm sure everyone around here would be happy if it did.

[Colino]

It's an underdog story that might not work out, but I'm sure everyone around here would be happy if it did.

I'm with you, but I just wish there was a way to know how this story will end, so I can either keep investing my time and thoughts into this game (because I am willing to play it 8+ years if it does turn out as good as it can be) or just move on and try my best to forget about it.

[Azurymber]

I'm not whiteknighting for anyone. I'll be the first to tell you the development efforts to save FFXIV could seriously be a lost cause. The odds are very much against the development team to make something that doesn't alienate what few FFXI players straggle over (and even among them there isn't universal agreement on hardcore and casual content) while being universally appealing to a broader audience. And all this in the face of a Metacritic score that currently gives FFXIV a 49 out of 100, which will be the first number anyone considering the PS3 version will see when they look up information about the game before it launches (if they didn't already know).

However, that doesn't mean you can't respect the monumental task this is and the tirelessly enthusiastic face the developers have put on while they face it (even though on the inside, they are probably very tired). If they pull it off, it would be amazing. And it would be amazing because it's so damn hard to see how they could make it.

It's an underdog story that might not work out, but I'm sure everyone around here would be happy if it did.

well i completely agree with that, and I'm not trying to argue they don't work hard or suck at their job. I realize how difficult a lot of the code must be. Its just specifically the damage system that has really confused me because that should be the easiest part to fix, and fixing it all at once would be a lot more efficient then fixing it 4 times and re-balancing the world -each- time.