Quote Originally Posted by Lieri View Post
Devs also have a life, there's also budget so it's understandable if sometimes they take the easy way to solve problems (like the current fix for PLD, not adding instanced housing but instead just copy paste wards, etc).
Fully agreed. It’s absurd that Square Enix is forcing Yoshida to work on both FF14 and FF16, their two biggest titles. This has never been done before in Square’s production cycle and is indicative of the increasingly abusive work culture in the Japanese gaming industry. They still prioritize crunch. No wonder Yoshida had a breakdown towards Endwalker’s launch. Who could blame him? Many salarymen throw themselves at trains for far less.

Needless to say, Square Enix is complicit in labor abuses and fostering a toxic workplace culture. It’s time we took a stand against this. We should not support this company. Do not but FF16, and unsubscribe from FF14 if you can handle it.

Despite the troubles that Blizzard has gone through, they’ve greatly improved their workplace culture and no longer have the terrible crunch cycles that Square Enix still has. Square needs to do better.