Regarding that Finaland Interview...

[Hestzhyen]

It's not so much what he said, it's how he said it. He came across as what some would consider passive aggressive, which is unbecoming of a game director, and certainly not how he used to be.

I think the translation is a bit suspect in this case- it certainly didn't seem like a quality effort. Leaving aside the tone a lot of sentences and statements felt stilted. The intentions were there but I wouldn't take the text verbatim.

That said, YoshiP beats around the bush a lot when he doesn't have a "good" answer. In cases like this- long-standing requests for cross-role glamour options and losing housing- direct answers would be much appreciated (the housing one particularly since it's a major sore spot for the community). If you just don't wanna do it, tell us. Stop intentionally missing the point and leaving things ambiguous.

[Vahlnir]

I think the translation is a bit suspect in this case- it certainly didn't seem like a quality effort. Leaving aside the tone a lot of sentences and statements felt stilted. The intentions were there but I wouldn't take the text verbatim.

That said, YoshiP beats around the bush a lot when he doesn't have a "good" answer. In cases like this- long-standing requests for cross-role glamour options and losing housing- direct answers would be much appreciated (the housing one particularly since it's a major sore spot for the community). If you just don't wanna do it, tell us. Stop intentionally missing the point and leaving things ambiguous.

Oh, if it was translated poorly that's fine. I mentioned at the beginning of the thread that I was open to that possibility. But if it wasn't...there's a slight issue. And yeah, I think people would appreciate blunt answers more than something that, in the end, makes little sense. People might not like what they hear if he would be brutally honest, but he would be respected for it.