Yoshida telling players to go play other games is very damaging to FFXIV

[Exosapien]

It's like the Californians that move to Texas or Wyoming and try to turn it politically into California. You left for a reason, go back if you miss it so much.

No one is moving to another state to change it's politics. No one actually defines their lives this way. Get off of the internet for a minute.

[Larirawiel]

I'm sure some keyboard warrior knows better than a multi-million dollar company.

I'm sure the developer of the companies biggest game has absolutely no idea how to run his PR and advertisement.

I bet Yoshi P hadn't seen the massive growth of his company and is glad you're personally looking out him.

/sarcasm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4VBqTViEx4

Do not underestimate some ... forces in big companies.

Cheers

[Kyrj]

LMAO and look where WoW is now. Bleeding and failing while FFXIV is so successful they had to temporarily halt new sales.

Stop trying to turn this game in to WoW.

That's not something to be proud of.

[Makeda]

Noaki Yoshida in one interview told that if players are bored with the game or if they have completed all PVE content then they should take a break and come back in the next patch. Frankly speaking this is very damaging to the game and to square enix as a whole because its an mmorpg and players play mmorpg to commit long term. Look at the WoW director, Ion Hazzikotas.

Strongly disagree.

It's a way to avoid burnout. And it's SE telling us they are not going to make 'abusive content' designed to turn us into copium junkies. Rather, they tell a story, then they work on getting out the next chapter of that story. We complete the story, and then while we wait for the next chapter, we enjoy the rest of life.

But the mere fact that you mention that street corner Copium dealer Ian strongly implies this is just a troll thread.

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

Then this game shouldn't be called an mmorpg if players take breaks all the time during patches. It should be called an online multiplayer game like Warframe, Destiny or Path of Exile as those 3 games don't require absolute devotion and players can leave when they wish and return anytime.

MMORPG = Mass Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game
It does not stand for; Addiction Simulator You Cannot Leave for any reason.
Just because WoW is, doesn't mean every game needs to be.

[Fellgon]

MMORPG = Mass Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game
It does not stand for; Addiction Simulator You Cannot Leave for any reason.
Just because WoW is, doesn't mean every game needs to be.

Exactly this is not addiction simulator! Upvote!

[Kes13a]

I think he shouldn't say that because this is an mmorpg. He should design this game in such a way that players will never get bored or take breaks in content droughts.

so you think he should take the WoW approach and end up with a player base that hates everything about the game they are addicted to? ask anyone who plays, no one ever says they are happy playing WoW

hard pass on that. WoW and its need to be worshipped on a daily basis is what burnt me out on that job. and make no mistake, WoW is a job, you miss a day and you are behind. games are for enjoyment and entertainment. the leadership at WoW was so busy trying to keep people addicted that they forgot how make things fun.

if you have that much of a problem having fun, I am sure you can go back. when you decide to have fun again, FFxiv will still be here, and you can have fun again ^^

[Nyarlha]

Blizzard hardly did it.

I've been playing these games for longer than wow's been around. EverQuest was notoriously bad for being a time suck. Wow was a breath of fresh air compared to EQ.

I was there 3000 years ago (well back in 99 anyway) in EQ. I think it was easier to tell yourself you didn't have to camp 48 hours the same place holder mob for a chance to spawn a rare mob that had a rare drop on top. The sheer amount of time investment needed was a barrier in itself.

WoW just refined the formula for hooking the player and the never ending treadmill. Imagine people hooked enough that they rerun the same freaking dungeon hundred of times for a CHANCE at a +goodener version of the same item they already have. At this point, Blizzard is not running an MMO, it is running a gacha game.

[Seraphor]

Doesn't look like it's done much damage to me...

[Maxilor]

8 pages so far.

Not bad. People seem to really fall for the WoW Player bait threads recently.