One dungeon per patch!?

[linay]

They were each allotted, and made from, development time that was available despite having more dungeons than we have now. That allotment didn't just disappear. Whatever that amount of time it afforded in HW could afford in SB should not therefore be considered a consequence merely of removing a further dungeon. That'd be like saying you can have 3 of A and 2 of B or... 2 of A and 2 of B... despite neither likely getting any costlier.

What's next? We get 1 dungeon and... only as much side-content as we had in SB? And we'll be cool with that as long as they say that the time spent on dungeons will be spent on side-content? (All without noting that the time that was already being spent on side-content, prior to the removal of another dungeon was subtly halved?)

I'm fine with losing a dungeon, but I'm not fine with blindly expecting that we'll get noticeably more out of a shuffling of development numbers. I've seen too many numbers call an overall reduction (or no increase in output despite an alleged staff increase) a "re-allotment" of development time to be so optimistic now. When they show me what we're getting in total, and that total seems better to most than what we'd have had with a dungeon more per dungeon patch, I'll be happy. Until then, I'll be wary.

They were made in Heavensward, which only had 3 more dungeons (but 2 less normal trials, 1 less EX trial, and 2 less Ultimate fights) than Stormblood. Switch out Diadem for 1 Eureka zone, and you still have the other 3 zones. So the "3 of A and 2 of B or... 2 of A and 2 of B" just does not fit.

[Shurrikhan]

They were made in Heavensward, which only had 3 more dungeons (but 2 less normal trials, 1 less EX trial, and 2 less Ultimate fights) than Stormblood. Switch out Diadem for 1 Eureka zone, and you still have the other 3 zones. So the "3 of A and 2 of B or... 2 of A and 2 of B" just does not fit.

So, again, a single extra dungeon with few to no new art assets (Hard Modes) gave us both Pagos and BCoB Ultimate, another Pyros and UW Ultimate? And that's all it took? Nevermind any staff increases. Nevermind getting one fewer job. It's all just the single dungeon per major raid patch?

[linay]

So, again, a single extra dungeon with few to no new art assets (Hard Modes) gave us both Pagos and BCoB Ultimate, another Pyros and UW Ultimate? And that's all it took? Nevermind any staff increases. Nevermind getting one fewer job. It's all just the single dungeon per major raid patch?

Uh, we don't know everything that it took from the development perspective. The loss of dungeon is just what's apparent and obvious from the content perspective. Even one less job isn't really true with BLU (as limited as it is) and its content.