Live letter fail

[Zoltan]

Well, that's really avoiding the question, then isn't it?

It makes no sense why they don't say that Full Moon is better for XP and New Moon is better for HQ or whatever it really is.

There are calculations involved and it's really annoying that they are guarded and cryptic.

I am aware that they never clarified what affected influenced crafting in FF11. That was annoying too.

[Mishakai]

All this thread proves is that some people just aren't happy unless they are complaining about something..

Let's see.. They went in depth over the content of the 2.0 preview screenshot and what everything on the screen actually is.. Granted it was all in Japanese, but I'm sure that will be translated soon, if it hasn't been already.

A preview of jumping in a game without content/reason for it.. Wow.. How dumb of a comment is that? The whole freaking game changes in 2.0. I'm pretty sure you will have to jump for something. And if not, I'm gonna bunny hop for a freaking month just to piss these kind of people off.

More mounts, housing.. It looks to me like he is talking about things he is confident will make it to live servers come 2.0, while specifically NOT discussing things that might take a bit longer. No surprise there, that is simply intelligent product management. Or would you rather he blow a bunch of smoke up your rears like Tanaka and not deliver?

Oh yeah, and let's not forget the fact that this is the single most community interactive MMO development team in existence right now.

Seriously.. some people... Didn't your mother's raise you right?

If you don't like features, great, post your views on them and why.. But to call the whole Live Letter a fail because you didn't get the exact information you wanted is extremely immature.

[Sephrick]

All this thread proves is that some people just aren't happy unless they are complaining about something..

Let's see.. They went in depth over the content of the 2.0 preview screenshot and what everything on the screen actually is.. Granted it was all in Japanese, but I'm sure that will be translated soon, if it hasn't been already.

A preview of jumping in a game without content/reason for it.. Wow.. How dumb of a comment is that? The whole freaking game changes in 2.0. I'm pretty sure you will have to jump for something. And if not, I'm gonna bunny hop for a freaking month just to piss these kind of people off.

More mounts, housing.. It looks to me like he is talking about things he is confident will make it to live servers come 2.0, while specifically NOT discussing things that might take a bit longer. No surprise there, that is simply intelligent product management. Or would you rather he blow a bunch of smoke up your rears like Tanaka and not deliver?

Oh yeah, and let's not forget the fact that this is the single most community interactive MMO development team in existence right now.

Seriously.. some people... Didn't your mother's raise you right?

If you don't like features, great, post your views on them and why.. But to call the whole Live Letter a fail because you didn't get the exact information you wanted is extremely immature.

I don't know how many more ways I can say it...

Yoshida literally flew around the world talking about 2.0. They teased this as being about "1.20 and beyond."

Yes, 2.0 is beyond 1.20. But so too is 1.21, 1.22 and 1.23. Given that this was aimed at their core, the people who are still playing, and that they've covered 2.0 well throughout their interviews, they should have focused on information pertinent to current players like everything that's taking place in the next year, not more than a year from now.

[Holland]

I don't know how many more ways I can say it...

Yoshida literally flew around the world talking about 2.0. They teased this as being about "1.20 and beyond."

Yes, 2.0 is beyond 1.20. But so too is 1.21, 1.22 and 1.23. Given that this was aimed at their core, the people who are still playing, and that they've covered 2.0 well throughout their interviews, they should have focused on information pertinent to current players like everything that's taking place in the next year, not more than a year from now.

I will advise you to take a tour on the questions for the live letter thread. The most liked questions were answered. The Live event did not fail, they answered what the community wanted answered.

[Sephrick]

I will advise you to take a tour on the questions for the live letter thread. The most liked questions were answered. The Live event did not fail, they answered what the community wanted answered.

I suggest you take a stroll through that thread because after the second page likes drop off and there isn't a single one in about 60 pages that has more than five likes.

So here are the "most liked."

24 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post390634

I rarelly post on this Forum, but i think this is a perfect time to do so, first of all, when I read/saw all the changes planned I thought, here SE take my money now, but then I read, ...2.0 wont be implemented in a year, im sorry but, really? you guys are expecting people to pay for something thats not coming until 12 months? I have, with out a shadow of a doubt, being having a complete BLAST with 1.19, my faith in this game was renewed and I was having a lot of fun, for whatever is worth, all that you guys have planned is absolutely amazing, i can't wait for it! but sadly I think I'll just have to wait until 2.0 is really close by to start paying for this game.

I'll keep playing for the reminder of the free trial, as im having a lot of fun, but until Eorzea 2.0 arrives, I'll see you guys around!

(thank god skyrim comes out next month, or it would be a really boring wait :/)

16 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post390643

What grabbed my attention more than all the amazing revamps and additions, was the idea that the story quests that are available now will no longer be available after the 2.0 reboot. Will post-reboot new players experience any of the existing main scenario or will it be entirely redone? Would there be new introductory scenes for each nation?

Concerning jobs and classes, is there a possibility of including Thief or a similar rogue type class? I chose Pugilist as my main class because it seemed like the closest alternative, but it's not the same. Gladiator gets long swords as well as daggers, what does that leave for Thief?

I also would like to say that this announcement was extraordinarily well-timed. Just earlier today I was wondering about the fate of Free Companies and the possibility of altering my character's appearance at some point. Seems like almost all of my questions have been answered in one form or another.

18 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post390653

Will we be zoning as often as we did in FFXI? The seamlesness of FFXIV really made it stand out as a world of it's own, despite the copy/paste layout.

59 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post390686

I'm speechless.

And to also be part of this change?

SE, take my money.

49 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post390738

Start billing when 2.0 hits. Anytime before that is too early, IMO.

Diablo III is coming out soon.

19 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post390793

lots of things still missing in the game, and to ask people to pay for unfinished game will make you lose more people, and i dont think FFXIV stands the chance to lose more people.

11 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post390932

Well, here's my question, for now:

Static content (IE: Quests, dungeons, etc, that are generally the same but for set variations implemented by the developers, with significant changes happening only when development time was expended) was an answer to an old problem of technological limits making it impossible for developers to present worlds wherein things could change and players could make any sort of meaningful difference.

In the face of new technology, and games like Guild Wars 2 beginning to push the boundaries of the old static content model, and EVE Online and supposedly the upcoming World of Darkness with the vast majority of their content being truly dynamic and rooted in player behaviour, will Final Fantasy XIV, largely static content, and the 'theme park' philosophy be able to continue to offer experiences of remotely comparable quality, enjoyability, and meaning?

Maybe not a concern about the future many will share or even understand but.. that's the one's been nagging at me most.

22 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post390947

Billing before 2.0 seems like a bad idea.

Pay a monthly fee to play the game in its current state. VS Save your money up and pay for 2.0 when its out.

Putting into account that there will be a 11-12 months window between billing and 2.0 @13$ a month... that will be around 143~153$ (even more if you pay in Euro!)

I rather just save it and use it to pay 2.0's fees for a year.

18 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post390949

will we need to upgrade are computer for the new graphic system?

37 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post391079

An MMO is never finished until they pull the plug. There are always changes and additions to look forward to with excitement and a bit of trepidation. I am eager for all the proposed projects and I for one will do my part to help make it all happen both by participation in the process and by allowing SE to process my Debit Card.

I am finally enjoying this game. I play a few hours every night and more on the weekends. I think it's only fair that I start paying the Devs for all their hard work (and continued work) and for the fun I am having. I'm sure others will disagree but I hope I am not alone when trees, mountains and crystals begin ripping through Eorzea's mantle, forever changing the landscape and storyline.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that I don't mind paying to be a part of the FFXIV experience. Isn't that what an MMO is supposed to be? Maybe I will be very lonely but at least all the Trolls will be gone...that alone is almost worth paying for.

p.s An actual question for Yoshi: "If populations decrease drastically after fees start, are you considering World Merges and/or Free/Easy/Seemless World Transfers for remaining paying customers?"

p.s.s "Can I be a beta tester for the v2.0 test server?" '>)

13 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post391134

The concept art is very impressive.

February/April is a much reasonable time to start billing. It'll be a more favorable time because it is closer to V2.

15 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post391192

I think it is not the greatest idea for SquareEnix to start charging now when the game is still Mediocre at best. You WILL lose a substantial amount of players and the player base is not that big to begin with. The real business for SE starts in 2.0, why lose players now?

My question for the producer is: Will the action of crafting an item be simplified? For example one-click to craft an item, or even be able to craft a batch of the same items with one click, instead of having to use "standard synthesis" hundreds of times.

22 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post391194

If the company is saying they are going to start charging it's proably because it's needed. No point in saying that it would be best to wait for re-release because that it obvious. Many may argue that this game is still at F2P level. I don't think so. It's not what it should be, of course, but it's not Flyff. The fact is that all those things detailed on the PDFs and those paragraphs full of hope will not become a reality unless we keep the development alive. Whoever is going to leave because they have better choices in gaming, go. You shouldn't pay for something you feel fails to entertain you. Those who like the game and have fun playing it in their free time, stay. We'll see if the ones left are enough to get the game to V2.0.

16 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post391269

Will the new game engine thats being built support DirectX11?

18 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post391352

Will we get the opportunity to change our character names at the same time as we change gender, race etc? Some of us may have names that would not fit very well when the rest of the character changes, and this will likely affect the game experience for some people.

21 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post391418

Can we expect payment billing with Paypal instead? I'm very concern on this click and buy thinggie which until now have no answers to it.

11 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post392484

Will billing be updated or changed to where we don't have to use a third party companies like Clink and Buy? I would prefer if I payed Square-Enix Directly.

There you have it. The "most liked" questions of 631 posts. Which of these were answered again?

[Holland]

24 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post390634


I rarelly post on this Forum, but i think this is a perfect time to do so, first of all, when I read/saw all the changes planned I thought, here SE take my money now, but then I read, ...2.0 wont be implemented in a year, im sorry but, really? you guys are expecting people to pay for something thats not coming until 12 months? I have, with out a shadow of a doubt, being having a complete BLAST with 1.19, my faith in this game was renewed and I was having a lot of fun, for whatever is worth, all that you guys have planned is absolutely amazing, i can't wait for it! but sadly I think I'll just have to wait until 2.0 is really close by to start paying for this game.

I'll keep playing for the reminder of the free trial, as im having a lot of fun, but until Eorzea 2.0 arrives, I'll see you guys around!

(thank god skyrim comes out next month, or it would be a really boring wait :/)

/sigh. This has already been addressed by the producer himself. You are not paying now for 2.0. You are paying all the content and fixes they will be adding throughout this year. Yoshida indicated that after long deliberation with management, they decided this was the best time to start charging for fees, after 1.20 is released.

16 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post390643


What grabbed my attention more than all the amazing revamps and additions, was the idea that the story quests that are available now will no longer be available after the 2.0 reboot. Will post-reboot new players experience any of the existing main scenario or will it be entirely redone? Would there be new introductory scenes for each nation?

Concerning jobs and classes, is there a possibility of including Thief or a similar rogue type class? I chose Pugilist as my main class because it seemed like the closest alternative, but it's not the same. Gladiator gets long swords as well as daggers, what does that leave for Thief?

I also would like to say that this announcement was extraordinarily well-timed. Just earlier today I was wondering about the fate of Free Companies and the possibility of altering my character's appearance at some point. Seems like almost all of my questions have been answered in one form or another.

It has already been confirmed, again by Yoshida himself, the content that will not be available is the content related to the 7th umbral era, the primal fights, etc. Even though he has stated it will not be available anymore, he also indicated that players that come on after 2.0 hits will be able to experience something resembling these fights. Main scenario quest will remain the same, as is the main story line of the game and will be continued on 2.0 I believe.

In regards to the second part of his question. Yoshida has stated their focus is now on adding a new mage classes instead of more melee.

18 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post390653


Will we be zoning as often as we did in FFXI? The seamlesness of FFXIV really made it stand out as a world of it's own, despite the copy/paste layout.
59 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post390686


I'm speechless.

And to also be part of this change?

SE, take my money.

This has already been answered. There will be zones, smaller zones. There will be zoning.

49 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post390738


Start billing when 2.0 hits. Anytime before that is too early, IMO.

Diablo III is coming out soon.

This is not a question.

19 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post390793


lots of things still missing in the game, and to ask people to pay for unfinished game will make you lose more people, and i dont think FFXIV stands the chance to lose more people.

This is not a question either. Just an opinion, which is answered on the first quote.

11 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post390932


Well, here's my question, for now:

Static content (IE: Quests, dungeons, etc, that are generally the same but for set variations implemented by the developers, with significant changes happening only when development time was expended) was an answer to an old problem of technological limits making it impossible for developers to present worlds wherein things could change and players could make any sort of meaningful difference.

In the face of new technology, and games like Guild Wars 2 beginning to push the boundaries of the old static content model, and EVE Online and supposedly the upcoming World of Darkness with the vast majority of their content being truly dynamic and rooted in player behaviour, will Final Fantasy XIV, largely static content, and the 'theme park' philosophy be able to continue to offer experiences of remotely comparable quality, enjoyability, and meaning?

Maybe not a concern about the future many will share or even understand but.. that's the one's been nagging at me most.

Yoshida has indicated the zones will be divided in three sub zones by 2.0 which will enable the dev team to make them more dynamic. I would assume this reffers to the above concern.

22 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post390947


Billing before 2.0 seems like a bad idea.

Pay a monthly fee to play the game in its current state. VS Save your money up and pay for 2.0 when its out.

Putting into account that there will be a 11-12 months window between billing and 2.0 @13$ a month... that will be around 143~153$ (even more if you pay in Euro!)

I rather just save it and use it to pay 2.0's fees for a year.

This is not a question either. and can be answered by my first response on the first quote.

18 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post390949


will we need to upgrade are computer for the new graphic system?

The answer is no. Again, this has already been addressed by Yoshida.

37 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post391079


An MMO is never finished until they pull the plug. There are always changes and additions to look forward to with excitement and a bit of trepidation. I am eager for all the proposed projects and I for one will do my part to help make it all happen both by participation in the process and by allowing SE to process my Debit Card.

I am finally enjoying this game. I play a few hours every night and more on the weekends. I think it's only fair that I start paying the Devs for all their hard work (and continued work) and for the fun I am having. I'm sure others will disagree but I hope I am not alone when trees, mountains and crystals begin ripping through Eorzea's mantle, forever changing the landscape and storyline.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that I don't mind paying to be a part of the FFXIV experience. Isn't that what an MMO is supposed to be? Maybe I will be very lonely but at least all the Trolls will be gone...that alone is almost worth paying for.

p.s An actual question for Yoshi: "If populations decrease drastically after fees start, are you considering World Merges and/or Free/Easy/Seemless World Transfers for remaining paying customers?"

p.s.s "Can I be a beta tester for the v2.0 test server?" '>)

That is a really good question and I believe it will be at discretion of the developers, if they see the community severly hampered by the low population they will probably merge some severs.

13 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post391134


The concept art is very impressive.

February/April is a much reasonable time to start billing. It'll be a more favorable time because it is closer to V2.

This is not a question. Again, can be answered above

15 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post391192


I think it is not the greatest idea for SquareEnix to start charging now when the game is still Mediocre at best. You WILL lose a substantial amount of players and the player base is not that big to begin with. The real business for SE starts in 2.0, why lose players now?

My question for the producer is: Will the action of crafting an item be simplified? For example one-click to craft an item, or even be able to craft a batch of the same items with one click, instead of having to use "standard synthesis" hundreds of times.

This has already been answered elsewhere. A system will be introduced where there are two methods for crafting: A simple process for crafting just to get the item done as soon as possible and a more complex process to HQ.

22 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post391194


If the company is saying they are going to start charging it's proably because it's needed. No point in saying that it would be best to wait for re-release because that it obvious. Many may argue that this game is still at F2P level. I don't think so. It's not what it should be, of course, but it's not Flyff. The fact is that all those things detailed on the PDFs and those paragraphs full of hope will not become a reality unless we keep the development alive. Whoever is going to leave because they have better choices in gaming, go. You shouldn't pay for something you feel fails to entertain you. Those who like the game and have fun playing it in their free time, stay. We'll see if the ones left are enough to get the game to V2.0.

This is not a question.

16 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post391269


Will the new game engine thats being built support DirectX11?

This was answered already too. Yes, Directx 11 support will be added to the game 6 ~ 8 months after 2.0.

18 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post391352


Will we get the opportunity to change our character names at the same time as we change gender, race etc? Some of us may have names that would not fit very well when the rest of the character changes, and this will likely affect the game experience for some people.

This was addressed in the Live letter from the producer. Are you sure you read the questions you quoted or even saw the producers letter Live and followed the tweets?

21 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post391418


Can we expect payment billing with Paypal instead? I'm very concern on this click and buy thinggie which until now have no answers to it.

We have no concrete answers to this, but there is already a thread in the front page about users finding the option to pay with Paypal where there wasnt one.

11 likes: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post392484


Will billing be updated or changed to where we don't have to use a third party companies like Clink and Buy? I would prefer if I payed Square-Enix Directly.

Reffer to the above answer.

Anyway... all of those question were addressed either on the Live letter or on the several interviews across the globe Yoshi was part of. Feel free to keep looking through the thread. Keep in mind not all questions were picked from the thread and some were picked from the live tweet feed.

The letter was a sucess.

[grandm]

sephick. i don't know if i want to laugh or cry at your posts. that is a huge wish list you have there for the live letters. but i think you forgot somethings. "what is the meaning of life" "why am i here" "does a tree make a sound when it falls if there is nobody there to hear it" none of these were answered in live letter either. maybe i will make a rage thread later. but honestly there were things in the letters i wish was answered that wasn't

am i upset that yoshi-p never talked about the issues i wanted him to talk about?
no
will i get the info i want at some point in the future?
yes

i wonder how many games have the producer coming online to talk directly to the community? i don't mean talking through a magazine or game reviewer. i mean talking to us directly. SE and yoshi-p don't have to do this but they do and i'm glad tthey can take the time to talk to us in this way. i just hope they don't see your thread and think "they are all just a load of ingrates"

[quantumsaint]

We're actually getting a lot of information on patch 1.20 next week.

It also isn't Yoshida's fault that a bunch of jackasses kept asking questions on 2.0, which is light years away.

Light years measure distance, not time.

[Sephrick]

(stuff)

Dude, just give up.

Let me say this as clear as possible.

You
don't
know
a
damn
thing.

Clearly these things are known about in some vague manner. Which is why they're being asked about. We need clarification.

Imagine a toy maker said they're going to talk about a red circle they're coming out with in a month at their next press conference. Then came out and talked about a blue square they're releasing a year from now.

Concerned customer: "What about the red circle?"

Holland: "Geez guys, seriously. They said it's red and a circle what more do you want? Seriously. Geez. Do you need everything spoon fed? Please take my money toy maker!"

You see it as a win, but I'm not so willing to be duped. The said 1.19/1.20 and beyond. That's 1.19, 1.20, 1.21, 1.22, 1.23 and 2.0.

So they talked about a sixth of what they set out to. Fail

[Holland]

Dude, just give up.

Let me say this as clear as possible.

You
don't
know
a
damn
thing.

Clearly these things are known about in some vague manner. Which is why they're being asked about. We need clarification.

Imagine a toy maker said they're going to talk about a red circle they're coming out with in a month at their next press conference. Then came out and talked about a blue square they're releasing a year from now.

Concerned customer: "What about the red circle?"

Holland: "Geez guys, seriously. They said it's red and a circle what more do you want? Seriously. Geez. Do you need everything spoon fed? Please take my money toy maker!"

You see it as a win, but I'm not so willing to be duped. The said 1.19/1.20 and beyond. That's 1.19, 1.20, 1.21, 1.22, 1.23 and 2.0.

So they talked about a sixth of what they set out to. Fail

Hmmm. I don't know a damn thing... I see. Can you dispute anything of what I answered ? is anything of what I said not the truth from the mouth of the Producer himself?.

SE is providing as much information as they can in regards to their development of each patch. The process they are taking is in rivalry with how open some western developers are. All it took was for SE to screw up big time on release.

In regards to fees, it is your money. You may or may not subscribe, that is not my problem, but as I said SE has already provided reason why they feel is ok to charge for the game after 1.20 even at a discounted rate like Wada referenced.

And this is fact: SE is providing enough information before patches to receive feedback and make changes necessaries. In none of the previous major patches we have been receiving the information one month in advanced, you are just being picky.