Yoshida stepped down from the board of directors

[Theodric]

They already said that's not happening. Let's not spread misinformation or make stuff up.

Huh? It's not 'misinformation' to state 'I suspect...'

If they're truly such a no go affair then the simple fact that the company is pushing them to begin with should be a major red flag. Especially with a push for 'story focused' NFT's in particular:

https://www.siliconera.com/square-en...-focused-nfts/

[DiaDeem]

Huh? It's not 'misinformation' to state 'I suspect...'

If they're truly such a no go affair then the simple fact that the company is pushing them to begin with should be a major red flag. Especially with a push for 'story focused' NFT's in particular:

https://www.siliconera.com/square-en...-focused-nfts/

Except it's been already confirmed there's no NFTs on the way for XIV, so all this does is muddle the conversation for no reason.

[Vahlnir]

Except it's been already confirmed there's no NFTs on the way for XIV, so all this does is muddle the conversation for no reason.

Nothing has been confirmed other than Yoshi P's displeasure with the idea of hosting them. He can dislike it all he wants, but if the CEO wants NFTs in FF XIV, he will have them and he will have to deal with it. I'm not saying I agree with it, but that's just how the world works.

[Theodric]

Nothing has been confirmed other than Yoshi P's displeasure with the idea of hosting them. He can dislike it all he wants, but if the CEO wants NFTs in FF XIV, he will have them.

Aye.

I'm sceptical that they'll never come to FFXIV on the basis that they're currently happy to promote merchandise that costs £1000 and £250 during Live Letters.

Let's not forget, many people were fiercely against microtransactions and loot boxes when they were first proposed but over time they gained a foothold and now it's more likely than not to find them present in a game.

[Vahlnir]

Aye.

I'm sceptical that they'll never come to FFXIV on the basis that they're currently happy to promote merchandise that costs £1000 and £250 during Live Letters.

Let's not forget, many people were fiercely against microtransactions and loot boxes when they were first proposed but over time they gained a foothold and now it's more likely than not to find them present in a game.

Yeah, the SE store has action figures costing hundreds of dollars and statues that range from a few hundred dollars to thousands. I don't see it happening at the moment, but it can't be ruled out.

[Kolsykol]

Nothing has been confirmed other than Yoshi P's displeasure with the idea of hosting them. He can dislike it all he wants, but if the CEO wants NFTs in FF XIV, he will have them and he will have to deal with it. I'm not saying I agree with it, but that's just how the world works.

There's no sign at all of them being added to FFXIV.
Just because something makes it into one game published by a company doesn't mean it'll make it into everything.
A studio/ publisher can have mtx and lootboxes in a game it doesn't mean they'll have it in every game under their umbrella.

I expect Yoshi-P to have the most insight on this and if he says they're not on the way I'll believe him.
There's no need to worry for the sake of worrying when there's nothing really indicating that it'll happen.

[DiaDeem]

Nothing has been confirmed other than Yoshi P's displeasure with the idea of hosting them. He can dislike it all he wants, but if the CEO wants NFTs in FF XIV, he will have them and he will have to deal with it. I'm not saying I agree with it, but that's just how the world works.

-sigh-
I sometimes believe you people don't even watch live letters or any kind of official communication from Yoshida...
Unlike the "Go play ultimate" quote that the Forums invented, here's an actual full quote from Yoshida, as well as the source:

"Based on how Final Fantasy XIV is designed, we don't intend on incorporating any sort of NFT element on the game at this point, so if anybody is worried or concerned about it, I can clearly state at this time we do not have any intentions to incorporate that into the game."

He's not saying he has a distaste of this or that... he's saying "No" (twice) and that's it.

[Vahlnir]

-sigh-
I sometimes believe you people don't even watch live letters or any kind of official communication from Yoshida...
Unlike the "Go play ultimate" quote that the Forums invented, here's an actual full quote from Yoshida, as well as the source:

"Based on how Final Fantasy XIV is designed, we don't intend on incorporating any sort of NFT element on the game at this point, so if anybody is worried or concerned about it, I can clearly state at this time we do not have any intentions to incorporate that into the game."

He's not saying he has a distaste of this or that... he's saying "No" and that's it.

I watch them, but I take everything that is said with a huge grain of salt. Anymore, his word means little. "At this time..." is also open ended. The possibility is there if the CEO wants it to happen, though I do think it is unlikely given their other avenues for revenue, and the recent NFT market crash. As I said, I'm not particularly worried about this, but I do think that some people are letting their trust in Yoshi P cloud their judgement. He does not speak for the company, the shareholders or his boss.

[AwesomeJr44]

I sometimes believe you people don't even watch live letters or any kind of official communication from Yoshida...

I sometimes believe you people haven't even watched any live letters or any kind of official communications from Yoshida that haven't occured in the past week...

"Based on how Final Fantasy XIV is designed, we don't intend on incorporating any sort of NFT element on the game at this point, so if anybody is worried or concerned about it, I can clearly state at this time we do not have any intentions to incorporate that into the game."

'Not yet'. This states that they do not CURRENTLY have intentions to add it to the game, not that they NEVER will. And no, you can't interpret this as a clear statement that they never will. That would be 'spreading misinformation', as you put it.

He's not saying he has a distaste of this or that... he's saying "No" (twice) and that's it.

He's not saying he has a distaste of this or that... he's saying "Not at the moment" and that's it.

Care to post a source on that? Sorry if I chose not to take anyone on these forums at their word.

Nah, if you don't remember that clearly happening, do some research. I'm not Wikipedia.