Square Enix Survey

[Usho]

Not going to lie, half my responses for the FFXIV and improvement portion were about giving Yoshi-P more resources. >.>

I'm sure he has resources but he chooses not to use them cause he likes the status quo of stale repetitve formula and rehashed content. He keeps the training wheels on (playing it safe) but he still doesn't get that the game as it stands imo will not have great longevity like FFXI. His progression formula may work...for a SINGLE player game but for a MMORPG he lacks creativity and experience and imo he will never be on the same level as FFXI's director and dev team. Unlike Yoshi and his team, FFXI's director and team are harder workers and created awesome content over the years and none of it imo felt repetitive and gear had longevity and wasn't throw awayable each patch like XIV.



/2 cents

[Enla]

I'm sure he has resources but he chooses not to use them cause he likes the status quo of stale repetitve formula and rehashed content. He keeps the training wheels on (playing it safe) but he still doesn't get that the game as it stands imo will not have great longevity like FFXI. His progression formula may work...for a SINGLE player game but for a MMORPG he lacks creativity and experience and imo he will never be on the same level as FFXI's director and dev team. Unlike Yoshi and his team, FFXI's director and team are harder workers and created awesome content over the years and none of it imo felt repetitive and gear had longevity and wasn't throw awayable each patch like XIV.



/2 cents

Given that they've gone on record as to having had to /ask/ for the money to upgrade the servers? Not that cut and dry sadly. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Usho]

Given that they've gone on record as to having had to /ask/ for the money to upgrade the servers? Not that cut and dry sadly. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

My spidy-sense feels an excuse in the force.


They have over million+ players paying them monthly to play plus money from their other games and their greedstation....oops I mean mogstation. I'm sure they have resources, but with what we've gotten since SB launched, they must not be using that money we pay them. Unless they are spenting our money on cigarettes for you know who then I don't know wth they are doing with that cash.

[Dualgunner]

My spidy-sense feels an excuse in the force.


They have over million+ players paying them monthly to play plus money from their other games and their greedstation....oops I mean mogstation. I'm sure they have resources, but with what we've gotten since SB launched, they must not be using that money we pay them. Unless they are spenting our money on cigarettes for you know who then I don't know wth they are doing with that cash.

I believe 600k was the last highest estimate for active (and thus, paying monthly) players.

[MicahZerrshia]

I believe 600k was the last highest estimate for active (and thus, paying monthly) players.

Even at base prices and without including mogstation or retainers that would be $6m per month. I would love to know how much of that is going back into XIV for base costs like running the servers, how much for development, taxes, how much of it is going toward bonuses for upper management and how much into other games. We know they don't spend much on customer service because it's some of the worst in the industry.

But at 6m per month and $72m per year at minimum you think we would get something better than what we do. But I am not a dev so idk, it seems like a lot for what we get.

That survey took a lot longer than 15 minutes. If you have any opinions and want to be constructive about it, it will take awhile