FFXIV major NA news release: Chocobo's and Airships (why?)

[Physic]

First MMORPG.com

http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/g...-Airships.html

Then pc.ign.com

Final Fantasy XIV Getting Airships, Chocobos
http://pc.ign.com/articles/119/1196323p1.html


Massively is the only original English gaming site that really covers the game regularly, these other sites rarely if ever report on the game. Both articles are thinly veiled insults to a game they reviewed poorly that something "so simple" is only now being added, and they report the information as if that is all that has been added/is being added.

I was wondering if maybe Square Enix sent out a news release to major gaming sites (like they do for major announcements/sales/expansions for XI) for these sites to even pay the game any notice. If so why would you do that? That is a horrible mistake and it completely misrepresents the game/development progress.

This is just feeding the fuel of hate for this game. If you didn't release the chocobo information to these websites, then maybe you should release other info to them as well to round out their reporting. When this is the only thing that they report on regarding FFXIV it looks very bad.

It might be even worth it to give a non-Japanese gaming outlet an exclusive, how is that too much marketing when it doesn't cost you advertising money? Isn't it your job to influence the release of information and public opinion about the game in a positive way? That's what PR people do in every other industry...

Or do you only do that in Japan?

If any other players would like to get more informative and accurate news stories on these sites you can contact the "reporters" and websites here:

IGN does not have a news tip submission.

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MMORPG.com does have a news tip submission (must have an account and be logged in to see it: white text box "know something we don't" on right hand side of screen)
http://www.mmorpg.com/newsroom.cfm?&...14CDFAAA2BFD44
Send the author of the "article" a private message: http://www.mmorpg.com/profile.cfm/username/SBFord

in all honesty after reading the articles they are both fairly accurate new stories, and just tell people they are adding chocobos, how people responded to the articles, is a different story, but i thought that wasnt controlled by the media outlet.

I mean you could have wanted them to do a full breakdown of all the changes, but the most flashy and eye catching changes are the ones they most likely will report on.

As to the people who say why not go to an official website to find out about the game, its probably because, you

A want information that is not necessarily from the company whose best interest is for you to get the game no matter what.

B may not be familiar with the game and are just browsing the internets, and gaming sites for things which may inteerest you.

now im not saying these sites are great journalists, with honor, but not everyone knows that, and yes if you are making a product you dont want to limit your user base to just the people with discerning tasts in video game journalism.

[Murugan]

in all honesty after reading the articles they are both fairly accurate new stories, and just tell people they are adding chocobos, how people responded to the articles, is a different story, but i thought that wasnt controlled by the media outlet.

I mean you could have wanted them to do a full breakdown of all the changes, but the most flashy and eye catching changes are the ones they most likely will report on.

As to the people who say why not go to an official website to find out about the game, its probably because, you

A want information that is not necessarily from the company whose best interest is for you to get the game no matter what.

B may not be familiar with the game and are just browsing the internets, and gaming sites for things which may inteerest you.

now im not saying these sites are great journalists, with honor, but not everyone knows that, and yes if you are making a product you dont want to limit your user base to just the people with discerning tasts in video game journalism.

Chocobos and airships are the most flashy and eye catching changes????

Are you joking?

[Physic]

Chocobos and airships are the most flashy and eye catching changes????

Are you joking?

what in this patch is more flashy and eye catching than that? think about someone who has not played the game. Abolition of physical levels, a slotting system etc, these are things that mean nothing to you if you are not involved in the game, they are subsets of gameplay. These things mean a lot to people who play the game, but virtually nothing to people who do not. Materia is likely adding nothing flashy to the game at all at this point.

[Adol]

Chocobos and airships are the most flashy and eye catching changes????

Are you joking?

Considering airships and chocobos are two of the main features of almost every FF game ever made? Yes, these are the most flashy and eye catching changes to the general gamer who visits game journalism websites.

[Davorok]

in all honesty after reading the articles they are both fairly accurate new stories, and just tell people they are adding chocobos, how people responded to the articles, is a different story, but i thought that wasnt controlled by the media outlet.

^This^ or v This v (if reverse ordered like me).

Don't get bent out of shape because they haven't given XIV a proper "Re-Review" yet. It's still too early for that and if they did do a re-review it would still be bad at this juncture...wouldn't be prudent....not gonna do it. Papa Bush