Why this Live Letter Matters

[SaltyDaddy]

We already knew what we are going to get in this LL. Dunno what you expected. We dont get any info about 7.0 content until Fan Fests.

So for me, this patch looks like its going to be a blast. Savage, BLU Savage, Criteon etc will provide me and many others with a lot of fun hours. Many people are happy about IS upgrade (And I will be happy to make money on them). New trial will be basically Hades, which was cool. Zurvan gonna be despair in PF, new Hildy will be crazy as always. Only less happy thing for me is to remove Secure frontline and keeping the Shatter, the literally least PvP oriented map. But what can we do. At least we are gonna get reward for roulette.

Including BLU in this patch makes me little worry tho.

What are we getting in 6.5? So far it rly seems, that we are getting only Alliance raid, Criteon, that Gilded Trial and finishing tome relic. Thats not going to keep us motivated for 6.5 at all. I think 6.5 will the the patch Im going to skip until before the release of new expansion, but right now... 6.4 is looking good.

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

Please tell me that's what you do, Skiros. Please tell me you don't actually pay for all your accounts. I'll respect the hustle more

Unironically, Yeah. XD

[Knot_D]

Please tell me that's what you do, Skiros. Please tell me you don't actually pay for all your accounts. I'll respect the hustle more

Ew don't compare me with that stinky highlander

[Aword3213]

Ew don't compare me with that stinky highlander

He will get better if you oil him.




At least that's what Manderville guy told me

[Hyperia]

Food for thought, 7.0 does not arrive until this point next year.

[Ransu]

Food for thought, 7.0 does not arrive until this point next year.

It will likely be later in the year.

[CStrife912]

It will likely be later in the year.

I would say between march and June would be a good shout really they launch not too long after JP fanfest but yeah we shall see in that regard. Bring on July I am ready for some news!

[Atelier-Bagur]

He will get better if you oil him.




At least that's what Manderville guy told me

To light him on fire...?

[Aniya_Estlihn]

Being disillusioned as to thinking a Liveletter for a patch is going to have any changes to a format and structure for the 6.X series that was already decided and DETAILED over a year ago is foolish. I really fail to understand why people who seemingly have been playing for so long, have somehow failed to realize that things are planned out over a year in advance. By the time X.3 is out, they are knees deep in the next expansion; this time they started immediately after Endwalker. Our comments, complaints and concerns will not effect the following patches, as to address problems in the moment would set them behind schedule. This has always been the case.

They do listen, all the QoL in this patch series is indicative of that as many of the things we've gotten have been long-standing requests for years. The problem is that they are required to plan three to five patches ahead at all times to ensure they keep the content development cycle going and meet deadlines. So to say feedback is ignored is foolish as its taken into account for the far off future, rather than the present and this has always been the case. Its baffling to me that someone can play this game for so long and not pick up on how things are done?

Genuinely. People should have seen the Future of FFXIV PLL in Feb 2022 and realized that Endwalker was going to be a downplayed, transitionary patch cycle (which they more or less said anyway) due to the fact they are, once again, going to release a massive expansion with major changes across the board.

Does it suck? Yes! But to be surprised is utterly ridiculous, foolish even. We know better by now.

As to the OP: They cannot change things in the "near future" as the "near future" for them in-dev is 7.0 and 7.X. By the time we get a patch, they are done with it. They do not care at that point. You can hope for things to change somewhere down the line, but expecting such now is silly.

[Amenara]

Food for thought, 7.0 does not arrive until this point next year.

I am leaning towards March/April assuming they don't make 6.5 patch cycle stupid long like usual.