Don't Just Stop at E3

[Bearforce]

Dear Yoshida & Team,

I'm very glad to hear about the fact that you've decided to show off FFXIV 2.0 at E3. However, I REALLY urge you guys not to stop there. If you want people to notice your game, you need to make a big impression not only at E3, but at other conventions around the world as well. Not only that, but start putting out new trailers for the game every month or so after E3. You need to make sure you catch the eye of the player-base who had once called you useless. I'm actually very glad Yoshida will be at E3 representing this game because when Tanaka was representing the game, he seemed bored to even be there. Show us you're excited about your game! (We know you are)

Open up your options for sales. We know you'll be showing off the Ps3 version at E3, but when the game gets closer to release on console, I strongly recommend you look to Steam and other online-retailers for PC sales. If you want your player-base back, you NEED to take this next year very seriously as far as marketing your product goes. You can't sit back and expect it to happen simply because the changes are there. People need to KNOW they are there and you can only make sure of that by putting in as much face-time with FFXIV 2.0 as possible.

All-in-all, we know the game is going to end up more of a success than it is now, but if you want it to catch the eyes of many more players, the players need to know you've changed in the last two-years. Show the world what you're worth, SE.


Thanks,

Excited Fan.

giving advice on how SE sales the game in the market? you sir are made of gold. pretty sure they will be asking you to work as a sales manager and tell you "how fools you made us by enlighten us in general discussion forums"

[Kailok]

giving advice on how SE sales the game in the market? you sir are made of gold. pretty sure they will be asking you to work as a sales manager and tell you "how fools you made us by enlighten us in general discussion forums"

Sir, I think right now anyone should be allowed to give SE advice on how to market their product considering the bang-up job they did at release. Not only was the game busted, but the game was also BARELY marketed. You know how ridiculous it is that every MMO that's come out in the last few years has been in stores on day one...of course, except FFXIV. I couldn't find that game in any story in my area. I had to wait for an online copy to come in. That's part of something called "Place", or "Placement", in Marketing. And they failed at it.

So yes, I think even a great "know it all" person like yourself can figure that SE needs a better Marketing campaign, and considering an email sent to the CEO PROBABLY go unread (difference in language and probably receives many emails per day), then it'd be nice at least if:

Translator/Moderator tells Devs of the topic > Devs inform Yoshida > Yoshida thinks about it > Speaks with the Marketing Department at SE and decides to start a bigger campaign. As the Mods have said, they are reading EVERYTHING. It at least gives a shot in the dark chance of making it to someone's desk.

All I'm saying is that I want SE to be more out-going with showing off the game this time around, rather than when Tanaka was in charge.

But sure, thanks for being a pretentious jerk for no reason :] I'll even give your post a "like" for effort.