Live Letter translations on Twitter are not acceptable

[Solarra]

Normally I try to keep the tin-foil hat off, but I can't help wondering at the timing of this change. The App turns out to have a Premium version with a monthly fee and we get a brand new currency nobody asked for at the same time official communication with the English speaking player-base on the Live Letter is reduced to a few tweets.

It could just be coincidence, but it does seem the attitude towards the players is undergoing a distinct shift - monetising us as much as possible while reducing our options for offering feedback.
I recall Blizzard started ignoring their own forums and relying heavily on Twitter during WoW's WoD expansion. It did not end well.

[Tint]

they should just ditch the whole "live" letter idea.

record the letters beforehand, put properly subtitles on them and then release them for the WHOLE playerbase, not just the japanese!

[Hestzhyen]

Companies are not my friends, I do not want to interact with and follow/like them over social media. And I especially should not have to sign up to Twitter to get the latest dribbles that they are willing to give us.

If you aren't going to use your official communication tools to interact with us because they suck compared to third party offerings, maybe consider implementing or integrating those options into your current methods.

It feels like we're going back to the bad old days where Japanese companies barely knew anyone outside of Japan consumed their products so fans had to do all the translating and promotion in the West.

[Theodric]

Twitter is a poor platform for providing information. Upgrading the official site and making use of it more often would encourage more players to flock here and it'd be less awkward for those of who do not want to touch dubious social networks with a ten foot pole.

[Savagelf]

please SE tried doing better I find the live letter question answer of forum very useful I also have suggest you return use the road maps it very useful I know the forum is fill with troll who tend to complain this much is true

[Berethos]

Now you've apparently just gone "f*** it" and aren't even bothering to translate 90% of it.

Not bothering to translate 90% of it the day of.

We're still getting the digest (which they now aim to have done quicker, instead of 2-4 weeks after), which is the in-depth and more accurate translation than even the official version they've done during the LL until now.

Still annoying, but we aren't being completely dropped here.

[Theodric]

please SE tried doing better I find the live letter question answer of forum very useful I also have suggest you return use the road maps it very useful I know the forum is fill with troll who tend to complain this much is true

This forum is by no means full of 'trolls'. Many people have expressed elsewhere that they have been banned here for all sorts of reasons. The rules here are enforced pretty thoroughly - thus any 'trolls' that do exist rarely stick around for very much.

[SokiYagami]

Probably going to cost another $5 per annual for official live letter translation. /s

[KaivaC]

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Vise versa, we have very few trolls here. The majority of players here stay because they very much enjoy FFXIV and are incredibly passionate about the product. Wouldn't be putting up with the rampant botting, lackluster PvP, the multiple housing disasters, the lack of communication, and the whole glamour gear thing otherwise. Vise versa, these are the types of players game developers want, because we are their main base. They are stumbling, and have been stumbling since 4.0 and need to correct the ship. A fanbase is only willing to put up with so much before they start leaving. If players didn't care for the most part, there wouldn't be complaints...the devs would just notice a huge drop in subscriptions, and if they don't correct their course soon, that is what is going to happen.

[Squintina]

They'll have a fuller translation (not full, but fuller) when they give us the forum version (the "digest").