That Which He Does Not Play

[NekoMataMata]

Makes me think back to how he played his favorite class in pvp before making adjustments to it.

On one hand, sure, you can't expect a singular dev to play test every piece of content they create or oversee. There will be a bias, regardless. The issue though, is that it almost seems as if Yoshi P isn't interested in it personally, he won't try it out, even when it's his own game. It's a bad look. You want developers to be interested in their own content. If a dev isn't enthusiastic about their own works, then how can you expect anyone else to be?

And of course there's the minor bias towards content as well. Everyone has preferences, it's just Yoshi P's preferences tend to be rather strong and unchecked.

[aveyond-dreams]

Makes me think back to how he played his favorite class in pvp before making adjustments to it.

On one hand, sure, you can't expect a singular dev to play test every piece of content they create or oversee. There will be a bias, regardless. The issue though, is that it almost seems as if Yoshi P isn't interested in it personally, he won't try it out, even when it's his own game. It's a bad look. You want developers to be interested in their own content. If a dev isn't enthusiastic about their own works, then how can you expect anyone else to be?

And of course there's the minor bias towards content as well. Everyone has preferences, it's just Yoshi P's preferences tend to be rather strong and unchecked.

Basically this. As far as I'm concerned Yoshi's preferences are hurting anyone who isn't aligned with them by way of neglect. The lengths and arguments people have spun in defense of it will never cease to amaze.

[Jeeqbit]

Yoshi-P played through Island Sanctuary live on stream. So if we need some sort of proof that he has done it we have video evidence. He said he hasn't done it on his personal account not that he hasn't done it at all.

In case it's not obvious why he hasn't done it on his personal account, he is an obviously busy guy managing the entire development and operation of the game. Let's not forget he has his own health and family to manage as well.

Basically this. As far as I'm concerned Yoshi's preferences are hurting anyone who isn't aligned with them by way of neglect. The lengths and arguments people have spun in defense of it will never cease to amaze.

Yoshi-P sees his own experience as a reflection of the experience of most people and he's right. He is a busy person who only has time to play FFXIV in a casual way on his personal account and so are most other working people, so by designing an MMO that works for him he designs one that works for other people who have limited time to play because of work.

And if you have a lot of time he creates crazy grinds like the hunt mounts, the firmament mount, the fate mount and extreme trial mounts.