Sanctuary Island - Housing Hope or Doman Enclave 2.0?

[NanaWiloh]

Oh you better believe I no longer have faith in these devs to meet the hype. 6.0 had my faith hanging by a thread, and 6.1 took a sword to that thread. I can still recognize when they're trying to build expectations higher than they should be. This isn't about me, this is about the fact that their portrayal of the content and the reactions were fully intentional. I won't blame anyone for being disappointed, people have every right to be disappointed if this content that's been marketed as a major feature of the expansion ends up being a total flop. The expectations that have been built are that the content will be good, not that it'll be any specific kind of content, except for perhaps the particularly delusional crowd who swore up and down they KNEW it was instanced housing.

Good continue taking things with a grain of salt with all devs. Saves a lot of energy and brain cells.

p.s One exception I have for the grain salt rule..developer of stardew valley.

[Alleo]

Maybe players should be adults and stop jumping to conclusions, be patient instead of guessing like childern what their presents are at xmas.

Gaming studios want people to be hyped though...they do everything to generate that. Just look at how trailers are often cut so that people discuss the stuff that they see in it. People trying to guess what the content might be is not a problem. Honestly for quite a few of us, the guessing might just be as fun as playing the content itself. Its only going to be a problem if something is overhyped and when people start to believe these overhyped points. BUT even here SE could jump in. Instead of being like "just keep your hopes down" they could have told us what they have planned for it. And what it will 100% not be. So if they never want housing with it then say so. There problem solved.

Maybe instead of calling those of us who disagree with your view children, just try to take the criticism that not everything is always the players fault and that SE has played a part in it.

[Raim]

The devs dont have an obligation to "meet your hype." Just because you got overly excited over something that didn't exist, when they told you not to, doesn't make them the bad guys. They only told you its a place for minions and farming. There might be some mild customization of farm themed buildings. Probably a stable for chocobos. Maybe even something similar to subs or airships.

[anhaato]

The more you push that the devs “aren’t obligated” to make good content, the worse the content in this game is going to get. I suppose a community like this deserves that though.

[hydralus]

Come to think of it, if island sanctuary was supposed to be a personal housing answer, wouldn't it kinda suck if you had to go through 120 hours of game to experience it?

[Shougun]

Come to think of it, if island sanctuary was supposed to be a personal housing answer, wouldn't it kinda suck if you had to go through 120 hours of game to experience it?

I think introducing it sooner would be a good idea, like if you could put down some outdoor objects then level 15 seasonal events wouldn't feel like "get them to hold onto them" content like they do now for many players and would if Island Sanctuary was X expansions in, but you might bind certain features to the MSQ. Like with certain renown you're able to expand / etc. Perhaps at ShB once you get a touch of creation magic from the game you're able to make big changes to the island space like skybox, etc, such that if you wanted Amaurot style space you could (and the changes would be a bit lore-backed).

[anhaato]

Disagree, I think getting your own island is something that should come with a fair bit of prestige as a prerequisite. Maybe for completing 2.0.

[Moonlite]

What I don't get is how this can be the same team after 1.0. This should not have reached this point. Lower expectations should not have been said. If someone comes to you and says hey this is whats going on. And yes they must have been given a heads up or we wouldn't have been given a response. Instead of shilling some merchandise like a two bit company, you put down what is going on. No it isn't housing, no you will not be able to use furniture or decorations, yes it is a private instance players have access to several already in game. We are working on a similar path as X (maybe enclave or maybe fairy dailies), there will be X feature at launch (if it is built around a certain thing it better be at launch). Said feature could be gardening or new type of daily, or just a showcase for minions and/or mounts. This is not that hard and if happens six months ago people sigh and go oh well and move on.


If (they aren't) trying to create instance housing. If said feature doesn't inhibit the other features don't mention it. If it pushes back implementation bend the truth like normal server limitations waiting new servers and stability check and re-announce.

[Shibi]

What I don't get is how this can be the same team after 1.0. This should not have reached this point. Lower expectations should not have been said. If someone comes to you and says hey this is whats going on. And yes they must have been given a heads up or we wouldn't have been given a response. Instead of shilling some merchandise like a two bit company, you put down what is going on.

CBU3 are too busy on FFXVI now, and have pulled most of the good staff over to that, leaving a bunch of contractors and interns for us.

And it really shows in stuff like the higher number of localisation error, reused assets, Hroth Karen hair, and dodgy assets. A lack of care and professionalism. Stuff like this:



while on the other side it's

[hydralus]

The real kicker is gonna be when it turns out the 'gardening' isn't even something that will allow crossbreeding and instead is just for doing daily/weekly quests with special seeds. I'm calling it now.

Just reviving the thread to say

I freakin' CALLED IT, baby!