4gamer Interview

[Jeeqbit]

Not sure if this was posted, but I couldn't see it anywhere https://www.4gamer.net/games/199/G019924/20230825055/

For quick reading, I underlined the important words to read.

On the 6.0 "final day" trial: "the battle ends quickly and it's a waste not to be able to see the final scene. We have heard your feedback, so we think it would be better to make adjustments"

On Alliance Raid difficulty: He says it's difficult to balance because there could be a lot of veterans in it who find it too easy or everybody in it could be completely new and find it too hard. He says "I think the ideal difficulty would be to wipe the first time around the 2nd boss, wipe the second time around the 3rd boss, and still manage to clear the game despite being half destroyed at the end... Since this is the third edition, I thought it would be okay if it was a little more difficult."

"if you can get through the 3 bosses, you can finish the 4th boss (the last one) comfortably. There's a reason why we made the 4th boss a little stronger."

On criterion rewards: "we've increased the rewards a little this time as a test case. Overseas, there are many voices saying that they want equipment that increases the item level as a reward, but since it cannot be removed, we have prepared elements that are visually easy to show off." (in other words, the rewards are probably glamour or glamour with decent item level)

On Relics: "In the past, the idea was that it would be okay if you just made one job, and the time calculation for Zodiac Weapon was set at 120 hours, but now that the range and amount of content has expanded, there is less time to devote"

"If you plan to have multiple jobs produce items, it will take a toll on your inventory if you go around collecting special reinforcement items, and it will be difficult to tell how much you have strengthened. Therefore, we made it so that Allagan tomestones"

"young people who play online games these days choose not to play unless it is easily available. However, as I mentioned earlier, if players are enjoying playing multi-jobs these days, I think our game design should be designed to reflect that."

"On the other hand, there are also voices saying that they want enhanced content or exclusive content for weapon production. It's a voice that never existed before... However, in Bozja we created a system where weapons could be strengthened both inside and outside of the content, but in the end it came down to efficiency. For that reason, it is difficult to know what to do with the next series, but the fact is that many players have strengthened the Manderville Weapon this time to the highest level ever."

On DC Travel flocking to a single DC: "I once created a mechanism (to take measures), but a bug appeared, so... even if I were to take countermeasures, it would be after Dawntrail. This is a phenomenon that only occurs in Japan" (??? not true, NA flock to Aether and EU flocking to Light now apparently)

"If I were to listen to everyone's opinions now, the quickest response would be to close data center travel so that it cannot be used."
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My opinions:

• We already have weapons you get easily such as the crafted/marketboard or extreme trial weapon.
• Relic weapon grinds are great for people who like to set a goal for themselves. Not so with Manderville Weapons (too quick).
• Of course more people got the Manderville Weapons. Because you made them easier to get. If you made savage clearable in 1 pull, everyone would clear it. That doesn't mean it should be easier.
• It's not just JP going to Mana to raid. NA flocks to Aether and EU flocks to Light. Yoshi-P should be made aware of this.

[Fawkes]

However, in Bozja we created a system where weapons could be strengthened both inside and outside of the content, but in the end it came down to efficiency. For that reason, it is difficult to know what to do with the next series, but the fact is that many players have strengthened the Manderville Weapon this time to the highest level ever.

Perhaps if you made the new content also be efficient, instead of making it like Delubrum Reginae originally dropping one timeworn artifact when you needed 15 for one weapon.

[Vahlnir]

Perhaps if you made the new content also be efficient, instead of making it like Delubrum Reginae originally dropping one timeworn artifact when you needed 15 for one weapon.

Yeah...they are looking at this data and are unfortunately likely using the EW completion rates as justification for their oversimplification of the relic grind. To me, that is learning the wrong lesson. Dawntrail will definitely make or break this game for me at this point. For multiple reasons, this one among them.

[RitsukoSonoda]

Yeah...they are looking at this data and are unfortunately likely using the EW completion rates as justification for their oversimplification of the relic grind. To me, that is learning the wrong lesson. Dawntrail will definitely make or break this game for me at this point. For multiple reasons, this one among them.

Unfortunately this is a typical move of businesses nowadays to toss out pieces of data without proper context in order to justify their actions or decisions.

As for the typical people claiming this proves previous relic quests were too tedious, It doesn't prove that at all. High completion rates of Manderville weapons are a result of people simply spending tomes just because they have too many of them due to the tome type required being an outdated type with no weekly cap that the game hands out like candy on halloween.

[SturmChurro]

Yeah...they are looking at this data and are unfortunately likely using the EW completion rates as justification for their oversimplification of the relic grind. To me, that is learning the wrong lesson. Dawntrail will definitely make or break this game for me at this point. For multiple reasons, this one among them.

Dawntrail is going to be trash tier anyway. Like that is a given.

[sindriiisgaming]

Yeah...they are looking at this data and are unfortunately likely using the EW completion rates as justification for their oversimplification of the relic grind. To me, that is learning the wrong lesson. Dawntrail will definitely make or break this game for me at this point. For multiple reasons, this one among them.

agreed. if dawntrail remains the same as EW, and if they continue to favour the complacent japanese audience over the meat and bones of the player base (western) then im afraid im out too mic drop

[Lauront]

Yeah...they are looking at this data and are unfortunately likely using the EW completion rates as justification for their oversimplification of the relic grind. To me, that is learning the wrong lesson. Dawntrail will definitely make or break this game for me at this point. For multiple reasons, this one among them.

And the cynic in me thinks he knows this is wrong-headed and yet is pressing ahead regardless with the "data" as an ad hoc justification.

[Zairava]

And the cynic in me thinks he knows this is wrong-headed and yet is pressing ahead regardless with the "data" as an ad hoc justification.

I refuse to believe the man who somehow managed to resurrect FFXIV from the dead honestly didn't see the effortless relic acquisition of this expansion being by far the most obtained by players coming and unironically thinks that removing something that portion of the playerbase enjoyed doing at their own pace is somehow a good thing. Hard coping? Maybe. It gets a little hard to believe that he has our best interests with relics in mind when we consider what he's been saying in interviews about it lately..

[seolhyun]

Yeah...they are looking at this data and are unfortunately likely using the EW completion rates as justification for their oversimplification of the relic grind. To me, that is learning the wrong lesson. Dawntrail will definitely make or break this game for me at this point. For multiple reasons, this one among them.

they should make ultimate a solo boss that dies in 5 sec. then ultimate would be highly successful content too

[Stormpeaks]

On DC Travel flocking to a single DC: "I once created a mechanism (to take measures), but a bug appeared, so... even if I were to take countermeasures, it would be after Dawntrail. This is a phenomenon that only occurs in Japan

This is great proof that they have no clue what goes on outside of JP.

Primal is the PvP DC, Aether is PvE, crystal is social and dyna is social/housing etc

It's hilarious of them to say that this is only a thing in JP, while the reality is DC travel is MANDATORY on the NA region.

Even on EU, Light is the main DC for content and even venues, while chaos only has a few pfs every day.