Yoshi-P Praise Topic :D

[RiceisNice]

You also have to remember that the dev team isn't immortal, they are stuck under SE upper management, and Yoshi P has hinted at struggles for funding (likely the fault of 1.0, not the current game) and lack of staff, and that's what causes server limitations, and housing problems, and that is why those problems are ignored, because honestly, there's not much to say other than sorry (don't know if you have ever tried to communicate that kind of statement to a mob mentality), and that's not even mentioning the problems of us still being on 1.0s framework.

Honestly, like someone said in another topic, I'm not really knocking off the excuse or reasoning why it's happening, but it is and the game is starting to fall off because of it. We honestly don't even know for sure, other than the fact that the "server limitations" or limitations in general card has been thrown out and out since 2.x, as if it wasn't a big problem that it should've been addressed in something as big of a release as 3.x. It's the one time where they truly need to aim to impress, rather than cut corners to push out a release, especially since it sets the groundwork for later 3.x patches.

I'm not defending the OP's posts, but it seems like we can't support the dev team and give feedback at the same time, we either have to hate them, or ignore or the flaws in the game, and neither make for a healthy developer-customer community.

It's when the liveletters themselves that do not remedy the issues, cause additional issues, or confuse the players that becomes a problem. For example in the previous one, he'd explain that Alexander is tuned too hard, but hte reasoning was that the players asked for it; and somehow the players who wanted harder content more than outweighed the ones who don't (and they somehow came to the logical conclusion that while SCoB (too hard from what I heard) had lower clear rates than FCoB (apparenetly too easy from what I heard), Gordias should be harder than SCoB).

Their reasoning for handling the Ilvls and the "release" of relic quests is also questionable since they don't want to drop the significance of A4s weapons...even though the majority people aren't even stepping in there in the first place, let alone clearing it (with the intended method). The Developer-consume relation has already dwindled in previous liveletters, and the recent one honestly hasn't given me much to look forward to in 3.2 because of that.

[Stormrider]

I see no ego or self delusion involved in this picture at all.

[drivendawn]

Yoshi really has done many things well in the game and I am looking forward to seeing the new materia changes. They really do listen to us as well and try to solve problems. Will everyone be satisfied no but everyone never will. There will always be people here with complaints as with every MMO out there because not one of them is perfect and everyone has opinions on how content should be done. Of course if you want this game to be changed at it's core (be FFXI or any other game out there) then this game isn't for you or you will just have to try to enjoy it the way it is. That being said I think they are looking at feed back and in the coming year are going to add many new things. The next X-pac will most likely have some cool changes in how content flows and is organized I am betting. (puts away crystal ball)
P.S. To the post above, Come on you know that picture is all in good fun geezzz.

[Remus]

The next X-pac will most likely have some cool changes in how content flows and is organized I am betting. (puts away crystal ball)

This was said during A Realm Reborn and what did we get? The whole next expansion excuse isn't gonna work anymore :P

[Yasuhiro]

I see no ego or self delusion involved in this picture at all.

Kinda on topic. But why do people say this guy saved the Final Fantasy series?
Wouldn't it make more sense to just say he saved Final Fantasy XIV? Because the sad truth is, not many people care about the MMO final fantasy games.
To most people XIV is ignored and they treat XIII as the previous Final Fantasy game. No one cares about XIV that much outside of MMO fans and maybe a few fans of the series. People would have just waited for Final Fantasy XV to come out anyway.

[Stormrider]

P.S. To the post above, Come on you know that picture is all in good fun geezzz.

You don't take a victory lap when you are losing.

Let us see, 18+ months of no real fix to housing. No guarantee that the fix in May/June will solve the issue they have created by not instancing the system and separating the two types. They also do not get a pass if mansions are glorified Free Company rooms. If that happens whoever supervise from a company perspective needs to step in.

Complaints about PvP since its inception responded to only once in passing. Not balance issues either, because anyone who PvP enough knows that is a crap shoot at best. Basic fundamental design flaws. Flaws continued into 3.0.

Ilvl balancing that has only now been acknowledge, yet was discussed repeatedly before 3.0. The throw the best gear at crappy game design since hunts. Yet somehow continued deep into 3.0 to validate its existence.

Those are some basic examples with out any effort and not even calling them out for what might be major issues. Like inventory.

[Colorful]

You don't take a victory lap when you are losing.

Even I think you're getting fussed over a simple image for an event, you need to chill a little there. It's a picture of Yoshida riding a Kirin, where's the ego or self delusion? If I get a picture of myself drawn where I'm riding a lion, does that make me deluded? No, I wanted a cool a picture. The same applies here. =l

[Arashmin]

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Everyone says that, that he's being receptive to the players as to what they want. But on the other hand, he even hated the first step of the relic himself, they know there's problems with the engagement of Alexander in both versions, and they know people have been grinding things for half a year, and yet all their introducing is things in that exact same vein and not introducing changes. The exception being Diadem, and that is a mish-mash of things that had little balancing done.

[Stormrider]

Even I think you're getting fussed over a simple image for an event, you need to chill a little there. It's a picture of Yoshida riding a Kirin, where's the ego or self delusion?

The point is that the development team is to involved on the front end. That pictures like that while fun office doodles. Probably didn't even take the skilled artists in the office very long. Are not what they need to be doing. We need less about the development team and the hero worship example this threads op. More about them working on the game. Do most people post fun stuff they do in the office showing they aren't working online. No one is focused in 100% time at work. I understand that, but what was the point of posting the picture?

Who do you think will be traveling the globe in 2016 doing interviews and promos. How much work will they be doing in the office during that time. I get they are human and so many hours in a day. Is Yoshi the PR guy for 14 or an actual developer and producer. He is no where near as bad as Peter Molyneux but sure seems we are walking in that direction.

[Colorful]

The point is that the development team is to involved on the front end. That pictures like that while fun office doodles. Probably didn't even take the skilled artists in the office very long. Are not what they need to be doing. We need less about the development team and the hero worship example this threads op. More about them working on the game. Do most people post fun stuff they do in the office showing they aren't working online. No one is focused in 100% time at work. I understand that, but what was the point of posting the picture?

Who do you think will be traveling the globe in 2016 doing interviews and promos. How much work will they be doing in the office during that time. I get they are human and so many hours in a day. Is Yoshi the PR guy for 14 or an actual developer and producer. He is no where near as bad as Peter Molyneux but sure seems we are walking in that direction.

I honestly can't tell if you're messing with me. It's not a doodle, it's art used on the website. It exists because it was made to be used on the website, period. Artists don't program the game, they might not even be in control of animations, textures, or models, but they need something to do other than draw concept art all day.

He is the producer and director, not necessarily the developer working on the code. He likely spends his day communicating with the team in giving them ideas on how to execute their development, manages the team in general, talks with the higher ups at SE, attends interviews, etc. I'm no game director (or a director of anything) so I don't know the specifics though. As the face of FFXIV, yes he handles the PR and if things go wrong the blame falls on him, as you've so clearly shown.