No exploratory content

[Renathras]

This must be the worst cope I've ever seen...

I mean, I think he's correction that the RESOURCES that would have gone to Exploration Zones were instead consumed on IS and V&C. Obviously neither one scratches the same itch (V&C isn't drop-in/out content and has limited exploration and story which are all self-contained and not continuous across them; IS has no combat and no shared progress with other players), so they aren't an adequate substitute. But if he just means Dev resources, he's probably right.

Ngl, despite that many people cry 'they're troll(s)!!', these 'trolls' actually instigated many discussion nowadays than real people lol.

I think that may be more due to them just posting such a high volume of threads (during the height of Fanfest, the front page was full of majority posts started by the usual suspects; they just started so many threads that SOME of them generated discussion, but they were also drowning out other people's threads trying to start discussion, so it's a mixed bag...)

Yoshida has disclosed in a Famitsu interview that they are planning a new type of battle content (probably) for 7.X, as well as stating that the next iteration of exploratory content is being discussed.

Yeah, I'd really like to see an official translation of this, just to make sure the words are saying what people are thinking they're saying. Trust but verify and all that.

Those on the forums who are tripping themselves defending V&C might want to look at the Famitsu interview, because it looks like Yoshida would disagree with you that the game is "fine as-is". He wants to improve it (as us naysayers do), much to your chagrin.

There are two classes of people who make negative posts about the game.

One is people who genuinely still like the game and don't hate it, who raise valid points and offer criticism of the game with idea and suggestions for improvements, who don't attack other people who enjoy the game as it is, and so on.

The other is people who lash out at the game, flailing for anything to say negative about it, constantly badmouth it, and attack anyone who doesn't share their disdain for it, often while encouraging people to quit or permanently leave it to play other MMOs (as opposed to taking a break), and are more critical of other posters who aren't negative like they are than even of the game.

If you're in the first camp, you're fine. Just don't move into the second camp.

Yoshi P is saying he wants to improve it, not that he thinks it is currently garbage and should be shut down. That's a wide gulf.