I hate to get in the way of a good forum firestorm but..

[Astril]

Yea, at the very least an acknowledgement that they know people are upset and that they'll work to rectify it in the future would be good. I doubt they want this atmosphere carrying over into the ShB launch. I mean, we've already got news outlets talking about how fans are upset with the genderlock. Isn't exactly good publicity for them.

We do? I think i saw one or two japanese sites saying something about it but i haven't seen any of the typical english ones..

[Lacan]

We do? I think i saw one or two japanese sites saying something about it but i haven't seen any of the typical english ones..

https://matzavreview.com/2019/03/23/...ck-fans-upset/
https://www.destructoid.com/final-fa...d-547463.phtml
https://mein-mmo.de/final-fantasy-xi...iera-hrothgar/

>Using Destructoid as a source

Yeah I value them as much as Rock papper shotgun, you know the guys who wrote the horrible hit piece about XIV a few months back?

Not to mention you only read the title. None of these are talking about the Japanese reaction they only seem to be talking about the English speakers.

I never said they were about the japanese reaction? I just said that news places were reporting on the issue already. Calm down Mary.

[Leomoon]

https://matzavreview.com/2019/03/23/...ck-fans-upset/
https://www.destructoid.com/final-fa...d-547463.phtml
https://mein-mmo.de/final-fantasy-xi...iera-hrothgar/

>Using Destructoid as a source

Yeah I value them as much as Rock papper shotgun, you know the guys who wrote the horrible hit piece about XIV a few months back?

Not to mention you only read the title. None of these are talking about the Japanese reaction they only seem to be talking about the English speakers.

[Ramesses]

https://matzavreview.com/2019/03/23/...ck-fans-upset/
https://www.destructoid.com/final-fa...d-547463.phtml
https://mein-mmo.de/final-fantasy-xi...iera-hrothgar/

Nah mate, I'd take those articles with a heavy pinch of salt.

They are all noticeably short, are not in-depth, do not actively disclose their sources and are mainly contributors with an agenda. Reminds me of the bad writers at IGN, N4g.com, and Game Informer, all three of which publish biased crap and are just extremely below par to begin with.

For starters, Famitsu, Nicoinico, Kotaku, Dualshockers and Polygon are just a very few off the top of my head that are much more accurate with their disclosure of establishing the pulse of MMO players. Also remember that there are Chinesegaming websites as well that give their own reviews.