Disappointed by the questions asked at today's Pax East panel.

[Vahlnir]

Im just gonna say that I feel like they allow hard gameplay questions during their Q&A live letters where the environment is more appropriate for that discussion. Otherwise I dont understand where people get this desperation for wanting to feel validated with asking the usual "why is Kaiten removed", "please stop homogenizing our jobs" or other such complaint type of questions.

Dont get me wrong, we need these questions but it wasnt part of their agenda with the PAX East panel, since it was mostly wanting to discuss the 10th anniversary of FFXIV where it would just be fluff. Ive expected this was the case so I didnt even bother tuning in for it, since it wasnt what I was interested.


Seems I'm the only smart person in the forums for actually reading the room and not getting upset for it.

Oh yeah, definitely. I just think that creating a thread to post questions in, where apparently likes don't really matter despite claims to the contrary, is kinda pointless. They are probably better off vetting them at the event itself and not worrying about the forums in any capacity when it comes to these events and their Q&As.

[CStrife912]

Oh yeah, definitely. I just think that creating a thread to post questions in, where apparently likes don't really matter despite claims to the contrary, is kinda pointless. They are probably better off vetting them at the event itself and not worrying about the forums in any capacity when it comes to these events and their Q&As.

Completely agree, personally I didn’t know they had a thread or anything as I don’t look into other aspects of the forum besides this section. So it was a little pointless in that regard for them to have done it. But I didn’t expect much and the only thing I liked hearing is their brief comment on the visual upgrade cause they seem to be really happy with it so far even once again saying they’re still striving to go further with it.

[SannaR]

The only good thing that they did mention is they will/might take a look at expanding the furniture limits inside of houses post 7.0 launch.

[Iscah]

Oh yeah, definitely. I just think that creating a thread to post questions in, where apparently likes don't really matter despite claims to the contrary, is kinda pointless. They are probably better off vetting them at the event itself and not worrying about the forums in any capacity when it comes to these events and their Q&As.

The thing is, they said right at the beginning of that "ask your questions" thread that there was a theme and they would only be taking questions on that theme. People proceeded to ask other sorts of questions regardless.

It doesn't matter how many likes a question got if they judge it to be outside the parameters of what they have said will be the subject of the Q&A. They told you in advance what their rules were.

The best you can do is attempt to phrase it in a way that pertains to the topic, make it at least somewhat complimentary, and hope that they will accept it as relating to the theme – while being fully aware that they've said in advance that they'll probably reject it as not on topic.

[Chloe_Saunders]

Why do people even bother asking questions, when you know a company will be to afraid to answer question that are asked that second, real questions not ones they select from a long list which always select the easy ones

[MintnHoney]

...there was a theme and they would only be taking questions on that theme.

The "theme" of the questions was

Please direct any questions you may have regarding the adventures you've experienced along your journey so far, or even questions about Yoshida and the Development team's path on this road toward celebrating the 10th anniversary.

...which is a bit vague, leaving room for a lot of different questions to be asked. If they wanted players to ask specifically about YoshiP's personal feelings towards a specific expansion and its story, about lore-related questions only, or how he felt when he dropped his after-lunch dook-dook on January 23rd of 2016, then they really should have tightened up "the theme" a bit. I suppose you could chalk this down to a translation/transliteration issue, but then that just means that they should get someone to review how things are meant to sound before they allow them to be posted.

Otherwise, let's be real: most of the people who asked questions related to gameplay probably decided that it was better to shoot their shot and hope for the best, like you infer at the end, but probably under the notion that they don't feel like they would reach the development team with their questions or feedback otherwise since they had to resort to sending in those questions there. It's not like much indication is being given to the contrary anyway, and it's still a bit of a mystery where much of the feedback they do claim to get is coming from.

[TheGrimace]

I didn't really expect much of substance overall. Frankly, the most interesting question for me was the one for the Heart of Sabik, despite A) knowing he wouldn't and probably couldn't elaborate on it due to most of that being info made by Oda and Koji-Fox, and B) the fact that those "in the know" lore-wise already have a good idea on the basic idea of it. I would definitely appreciate more hard facts rather than speculation.

It's been said before, but I am honestly surprised they even asked the forums anything at all given how little they interact with us on a regular basis. We got some tentative housing item news and more collab teasing. That's better than nothing

[Sotaris]

so, what was the question?

[Moebious]

Didn't know that panel was a thing, and from what I've read it wasn't that important. Just another boring and bland PR fluff move for them, I guess.
Although, if most question really just were about Yoshi P, then it's just another nail in the coffin, of how out of touch, tone deaf, and 'Just an obvious Cult', they are or have become.

On the other hand, if they don't select and answer some of the highly liked questions from that thread, or use it for feedback to address on the upcoming live letter, then they're really just sticking their heads in the sand, not wanting to face any form of criticism/feedback/truth, valid or otherwise, of the game's current shape.

[Remish]

The only questions on the theme I was hoping to hear the most about was things regarding cut content. Things we could have gotten but didn't get. Cut content in games is some of the more interesting aspects of the development to me.