Dissapointed With The Live Letter

[BlitzAceRush]

There were a lot of ways they could have handled the live letter, but regrettably it left me disappointed as well. I don't see why us Viera can't have the older hairstyles if the heads are shaped the same except for the ears. I also think that for future QAs that there should be less of a smug/sarcastic tone to some answers. The Feo Ul/Housing on the first questions seemed like they came from a good place but a better answer instead of talking about riddles would have been, no, we can't do this just yet or that with enough demand it could be possible. Lastly, I found it bizarre that they ignored the gender question as well despite it being one of the highest liked ones.

What is there for them to add to the gender question? They've already said if at some point in the future workflow allows they'll consider them. Are they supposed to waste time every LL saying "By the way, we sill can't do the other genders, just letting you know." They've made their stance clear, "Can't right now, might be able to in the future, might not, if that ever changes we'll let you know, don't get your hopes up." What exactly could they add to that?

[official_coconut]

A solid yes or no would be kinder to those who want these things. At least they did that for the hairstyles my Viera character will probably never be able to use again unless they change their minds.

[Mistyregions]

Clairification: I'm in no way meaning to sound critical or judgmental of Yoshi's tone / attitude - I only meant to ask for clarification. I understand Yoshi is extremely busy, but having played this game with him since 1.xx, I'm kinda used to Yoshi's personality pattern in these live letters. Again, just wanted clarification. ^^

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but Yoshi also seemed like he was on the offensive towards the playerbase in his answers. Regarding how difficult it is to get loot in the new content, he joked about people not be lucky enough to get drops / rolls. I don't want to directly quote, but the translation seemed pretty insensitive and like he didn't really care about player's concerns.

Yoshi also looked extremely tired ( more so than usual), and he mentioned he lost weight from working out (it showed, he looks extremely thin). Maybe this has something to do with it?

I don't know, the tone of this live letter seemed really off to me personally from previous installments. Previous letters seemed upbeat, fun, and playful (teasing things for future content, showing pictures, being more gracious towards the playerbase). This one seemed more defensive, standoffish, and just really flustered.

Yoshi also mentioned how he asked us to be more polite with our feedback, so maybe that has something to do with it too. I can't say I disagree with him.

I mean how many times does a many have to answer the same questions over and over, the player base is very selfish and childish and I give him props for not telling people if they dont like it move on or wait till they can get to it or have no plans for it.

[Arngrim_Greyashe]

A solid yes or no would be kinder to those who want these things. At least they did that for the hairstyles my Viera character will probably never be able to use again unless they change their minds.

They're not going to give a solid yes or no on something that they aren't even sure of. Yoshi has stated that IF the resources become available, they'll consider it. That's all there is to it. I highly doubt there's even been internal discussion about it further, as of yet.

[SeraphStray]

Questions: What was the reveal?
And missing genders? Do...you mean that there aren't male viera and female h'rothgar?

[LittleArrow]

I mean how many times does a many have to answer the same questions over and over, the player base is very selfish and childish and I give him props for not telling people if they dont like it move on or wait till they can get to it or have no plans for it.

I understand the frustration, but this is his job. I disagree that the playerbase is selfish and childish. People are extremely passionate about issues that seem extremely important to them. Perhaps delivery definitely should be worked on, but name calling won't help (no offense to you personally, I just see a lot of aggression on both sides).

People have invested a lot of their personal time into this hobby. It is just a hobby in the end, but I completely understand people's concerns and disappointments. I think overall we have to remember, despite our criticisms, to be kind to one another; especially to the director / producer who looks very tired and has lost a lot of weight >.>;

[BlitzAceRush]

A solid yes or no would be kinder to those who want these things. At least they did that for the hairstyles my Viera character will probably never be able to use again unless they change their minds.

But it's not a "no" he's telling us exactly where they stand on the matter, they'd have liked to, still would but currently they can't and they're hoping that will change one day but don't expect them. IF he said a yes or a no he'd be lying, hes telling us the most truthful answer he can. I appreciate that far more then being told what I want to here or what would make it easier for me, I'm not sure whats wrong with "Until we say anything just don't expect them." Just treat it like a no and move on, because it is until they say otherwise and if one day they announce them? Great, but there is zero more to be said about the topic from them now.

[HyoMinPark]

I was a little disappointed to see my question (the one about DNC/GNB primal weapons) being answered with a “not really a ‘no’, but not really a ‘yes’ either” kind of answer, but I suppose it can’t be helped. Some of the questions they chose were definite peaches questions (I guess they chose them because they were “safe”), and I am disappointed that more wasn’t said about the healers. I am extremely disappointed with the one healer question they asked, as it only served to solidify my resolve to hang up my AST globe for now—however, at least with the concern of BRD and its loss of utility, they said that they would continue to listen to player opinions. I just hope they listen to the more reasonable ones.

Some of the questions were thought-provoking—like the one about desynth—but, other than that, I didn’t really expect anything more than what we got (so I honestly shouldn’t be as disappointed as I am but hey).

I do agree with the statement of being more polite about feedback. Or even just reading the Q&A threads. This one was more open-ended so this concern doesn’t necessarily apply, but I have noticed several past Q&As where people ask questions directly unrelated to the topic of the Q&A (like when they ask the Lore guys or the MSQ writers questions about job balancing—they can’t answer stuff like that). So I can understand the frustration when people don’t seem to actually read. This was particularly egregious when a community manager posted to hold off on job balancing questions until after 5.05, but people continued to ask them anyways before the patch dropped.

Lots of duplicate questions in there, too; but I guess it is understandable that most won’t read through 700+ other questions to see if theirs was already asked.

[SeraphStray]

I understand the frustration, but this is his job. I disagree that the playerbase is selfish and childish. People are extremely passionate about issues that seem extremely important to them. Perhaps delivery definitely should be worked on, but name calling won't help (no offense to you personally, I just see a lot of aggression on both sides).

People have invested a lot of their personal time into this hobby. It is just a hobby in the end, but I completely understand people's concerns and disappointments. I think overall we have to remember, despite our criticisms, to be kind to one another; especially to the director / producer who looks very tired and has lost a lot of weight >.>;

It's also worth noting that the complaints you see online, on any forum, are the minority. Most people are too busy playing the game and enjoying it to go complain.

[Raikai]

There were a lot of ways they could have handled the live letter, but regrettably it left me disappointed as well. I don't see why us Viera can't have the older hairstyles if the heads are shaped the same except for the ears. I also think that for future QAs that there should be less of a smug/sarcastic tone to some answers.

This is what puzzles me most. Is not like Viera has an alien-shaped head or anything... they could use miqo'te hair as template, because the ears sit in a similar position.
I think they should commit at least, to the modern aesthetic styles, since some of them are acquired with actual money...