You need to give up on XI-2

[Rydin]

I'm not saying he is a bad director, but you realise this game was released in september 2010, right? By Rise of Zilart standards, if I can make a comparison, i.e., the western release of ffxi, content in FFXI was basically doubled since JP release. So within a year, there were huge improvements to the game. The staff upheaval when Tanaka stood down may have actually crippled progress for FFXIV for all we know. I mean, in FFXIV, we've had some improvements, but no new areas that weren't already in the dats since the official release date. There's been progress made, but come on, not as much as you'd expect for 2 years of continued development.

I realise it's an uncommon situation since most of the progress they've made is still under wraps, and that's my point, we haven't even seen their progress, so you can't act like Yoshi has proved himself the amazing director everyone says he is, yet.

In fact, I think the game would be in better shape now even if Tanaka was still on board, and I say this because we would actually SEE the progress, rather than it being hidden away for 2.0. Progress was happening at a rapid pace even before Tanaka stood down. Don't you remember the rather prompt release of NMs and debugging that happened after release? They even alleviated a lot of lag? And they increased timers for food and guild facilities , etc, so already they were listening to feedback and building the game around that, and making it less punishing.

And there are still a great many complaints, today, many directed at things S.E. intends to launch with FFXIV. Just take that content finder thingy as an example.

So in conclusion, Yoshi might be good. Might be. But how do we know until 2.0?

Tucking all the content away for 2.0 is a very bold strategy... only time will tell if it works to his advantage...
We can make predictions... but the gaming market is fickle and unpredictable...
No one knows what will happen come 2.0....
A big E3 and a strong Famitsu score will help... but it's still anyone's guess overall

[bobbygunz]

Tucking all the content away for 2.0 is a very bold strategy... only time will tell if it works to his advantage...
We can make predictions... but the gaming market is fickle and unpredictable...
No one knows what will happen come 2.0....
A big E3 and a strong Famitsu score will help... but it's still anyone's guess overall

I used to think Yoshi had a dream job, but now that you think about it, the consequence for failure will be severe. It must be really stressful.

[Yves]

I used to think Yoshi had a dream job, but now that you think about it, the consequence for failure will be severe. It must be really stressful.

Meh, in an immediate sense it would seem severe. On a slightly larger timeline it's a situation where he cannot lose but only gain. In any industry, if an individual takes the helm of either a sinking ship or a failed project they immediately have the "out" of "I inherited a no-win situation." This is nice because any improvement is a gold star. However, if the project succeeds, it is because of the vision and ability of the individuals involved - it's icing.

Perhaps in Japan the impact would be greater (due to cultural differences) but on a global scale he would be received as almost a hero who committed himself to a cause he could not win and did so with conviction. This is similar to William Wallace and Davy Crockett at the Alamo. And, even in the case of ill-reception in Japan, time will fade the scars nicely.

[bobbygunz]

Meh, in an immediate sense it would seem severe. On a slightly larger timeline it's a situation where he cannot lose but only gain. In any industry, if an individual takes the helm of either a sinking ship or a failed project they immediately have the "out" of "I inherited a no-win situation." This is nice because any improvement is a gold star. However, if the project succeeds, it is because of the vision and ability of the individuals involved - it's icing.

Perhaps in Japan the impact would be greater (due to cultural differences) but on a global scale he would be received as almost a hero who committed himself to a cause he could not win and did so with conviction. This is similar to William Wallace and Davy Crockett at the Alamo. And, even in the case of ill-reception in Japan, time will fade the scars nicely.

True, and even that guy who did the AOIN westernisation got hired again for TERA. So I guess Yoshi will have it easy regardless. Plus everyone loves him, almost - dare I say - religiously.

[StateAlchemist]

Tucking all the content away for 2.0 is a very bold strategy... only time will tell if it works to his advantage...
We can make predictions... but the gaming market is fickle and unpredictable...
No one knows what will happen come 2.0....
A big E3 and a strong Famitsu score will help... but it's still anyone's guess overall

^This. I am anticipating every tid-bit of information I can get from E3 about Version 2.0. I do think SE has a really solid chance of turning this failure into a mild-success (maybe not a shining one...it will always be tainted...). Although at this point they would REALLY have to screw up to get me to leave the game. But I still have high expectations for 2.0 that I hope SE can meet.