FFXIV & FFXVI nominated for two categories at the 'Game of the Year Awards' each.

[VerdeLuck]

People like to meme on the "best community by the way" but how that's phrased, that is FFXIV. Patches are so stable and easy to predict we can predict them months out, patch dates aren't missed, features that are communicated always make it in.
FFXIV has a 4 month patch schedule but the consistency and regularity of the patches are something that's pretty much unmatched with any MMO or live service game. Compare that to Halo Infinite or Overwatch 2, where features will be announced, then quietly dropped, and road map after road map created to generate hype and then none of the goals met.
Or Destiny 2, where bungie wll just cut features, yank content from the game because it's "too old", and patches are few and far between.

There's a lot to complain about but the consistency of SE supporting this game with patches is really not one of them. The players of this game really forget how good they have it compared to other live service games on dev support.

[Stormpeaks]

People like to meme on the "best community by the way" but how that's phrased, that is FFXIV. Patches are so stable and easy to predict we can predict them months out, patch dates aren't missed, features that are communicated always make it in.
FFXIV has a 4 month patch schedule but the consistency and regularity of the patches are something that's pretty much unmatched with any MMO or live service game. Compare that to Halo Infinite or Overwatch 2, where features will be announced, then quietly dropped, and road map after road map created to generate hype and then none of the goals met.
Or Destiny 2, where bungie wll just cut features, yank content from the game because it's "too old", and patches are few and far between.

There's a lot to complain about but the consistency of SE supporting this game with patches is really not one of them. The players of this game really forget how good they have it compared to other live service games on dev support.

That's a lot of copium

[strawberrycake]

People like to meme on the "best community by the way" but how that's phrased, that is FFXIV. Patches are so stable and easy to predict we can predict them months out, patch dates aren't missed, features that are communicated always make it in.
FFXIV has a 4 month patch schedule but the consistency and regularity of the patches are something that's pretty much unmatched with any MMO or live service game. Compare that to Halo Infinite or Overwatch 2, where features will be announced, then quietly dropped, and road map after road map created to generate hype and then none of the goals met.
Or Destiny 2, where bungie wll just cut features, yank content from the game because it's "too old", and patches are few and far between.

There's a lot to complain about but the consistency of SE supporting this game with patches is really not one of them. The players of this game really forget how good they have it compared to other live service games on dev support.

ESO does this just as well if not better, BDO does this just as well if not better, Warframe does this just as well if not better. XIV ain't doin much special in terms of patch and content *consistency* Balance hasn;t been consistent, how they flip flop around on when they release relics has NOT been consistent for over 10 years, Alliance raids are never consistent. And an overly predictable schedule isn't a good thing, it means once you burn out of XIV theres nothing going on a majority of the time to bring you back because you already know whats gonna happen.

Predictability can at times turn to Stagnancy.

[VerdeLuck]

ESO does this just as well if not better, BDO does this just as well if not better, Warframe does this just as well if not better. XIV ain't doin much special in terms of patch and content *consistency* Balance hasn;t been consistent, how they flip flop around on when they release relics has NOT been consistent for over 10 years, Alliance raids are never consistent. And an overly predictable schedule isn't a good thing, it means once you burn out of XIV theres nothing going on a majority of the time to bring you back because you already know whats gonna happen.

Predictability can at times turn to Stagnancy.

A reliable, consistent schedule isn't a good thing? Man, people on here will find any excuse to whine about the game.

I have no idea what you're talking about with balance or why you're trying to steer it over to relics, and balance. I'm talking about the consistency of patches, and not making promises they can't back up.
XIV players have it good coming from someone who used to play Overwatch, where a rework would be announced for "a few months away" and then still not be complete a year later. Or, where PvE content would be announced, hyped up for 3 years, and then cancelled at the last minute because they couldn't keep up the charade with shareholders anymore.
We get told what's coming and what we get is exactly what's on the tin, which is something I can appreciate given how games are now.

[strawberrycake]

A reliable, consistent schedule isn't a good thing? Man, people on here will find any excuse to whine about the game.

Nah, Re-read what I said and don't cherry pick. XIV is OVERLY consistenet. If you're a long time player we know when it's gonna happen, how it's gonna happen, why it's gonna happen, People have literally predicted the entire story of the last two expansions and been right because the writing is toooooooooooo consistent.

Not taking leaps to change or switch it up ain;t it chief.

Or just be blind and strawman.

You're also comparing it to one game in an industry FULL of other games. We get it, Blizzard Bad, but your salt at them doesn't equate to several other companies. LMFAO

[VerdeLuck]

Nah, Re-read what I said and don't cherry pick. XIV is OVERLY consistenet. If you're a long time player we know when it's gonna happen, how it's gonna happen, why it's gonna happen, People have literally predicted the entire story of the last two expansions and been right because the writing is toooooooooooo consistent.

Not taking leaps to change or switch it up ain;t it chief.

Or just be blind and strawman.

Then you're trying to go off topic, I'm not talking about any of your gripes with the story, I don't really care what your thoughts are on the "2 minute meta", or other type of content. I'm talking about the patch schedule and the devs delivering on what they promise.
Maybe you need to go back an read what I have to say in my first post if you can't understand that.

[strawberrycake]

Then you're trying to go off topic, I'm not talking about any of your gripes with the story, I don't really care what your thoughts are on the "2 mnute meta", or other content. I'm talking about teh patch schedule and the devs delivering on what they promise.
Maybe you need to go back an read what I have to say in my first post if you can't understand that.

Content patches are overly consistent to, the mechanics within them are too consistent if you aren't doing ultimate content. Relics count in the content cycle as well, because they literally are never consistent, they flip flop around, neither is hildabrand, or if we're getting deep dungeons. we're also not getting Island sanctuaries again? Whens the last time housing has been consistent? OH! Let's not forget how they seemingly can't find an identity for BRD or Astro! XIV is consistent in places where it's becoming extremely stagnant, and Inconsistent in places it Should be consistent. AND THATS OK. But it's not deserving of that award as the game stands rn. They can do better because they HAVE done better.

Yoshi P is purposely vague, They actively refuse to go into detail about job changes for fear of people being upset? They literally do NOT tell us WHY they make changes half the time, they just make em and tell us to play it. They refuse to hotfix major issues and we have to waait several months with job balance in most cases. The list does go on.

[VerdeLuck]

Content patches are overaly cocnsistent to, the mechanics within them are too consistent if you aren't doing ultimate content. Relics count in the cotent cycle as well, because they literally are never consistent, they flip flop around, neither is hildabrand, or if we're getting deep dungeons. we're also not getting Island sanctuaries again? Whens the last time housing has been consistent? OH! Let's not forget how they seemingly can't find an identity for BRD or Astro! XIV is consistent in places where it's becoming extremely stagnant, and Inconsistent in places it SHOULd be consistent. AND THATS OK. But it's not deserving of that award as the game stands rn. They can do better because they HAVE done better.

Man, it just sounds like you had a bone to pick with the game and decided to inject a bunch of stuff I didn't say into my post so you could rant about it.
The award is for community support through patches. It's about how consistently the game is supported and how well that content is communicated. When the other games in the category are from CDPR and Bungie, who are both serial liars with hyping up features they know they can't deliver on, and continually pushing things back because they bit off more than they can chew, then yeah, this game should probably win it. How many road maps has CDPR made and then quietly hidden whenever they can't make it? How many times has Destiny just arbitrarily pulled old content out of the game because they felt like it with little communication?

Your gripes about relics aren't even relevant in here.

[ACE135]

Content patches are overly consistent to, the mechanics within them are too consistent if you aren't doing ultimate content. Relics count in the content cycle as well, because they literally are never consistent, they flip flop around, neither is hildabrand, or if we're getting deep dungeons. we're also not getting Island sanctuaries again? Whens the last time housing has been consistent? OH! Let's not forget how they seemingly can't find an identity for BRD or Astro! XIV is consistent in places where it's becoming extremely stagnant, and Inconsistent in places it Should be consistent. AND THATS OK. But it's not deserving of that award as the game stands rn. They can do better because they HAVE done better.

Yoshi P is purposely vague, They actively refuse to go into detail about job changes for fear of people being upset? They literally do NOT tell us WHY they make changes half the time, they just make em and tell us to play it. They refuse to hotfix major issues and we have to waait several months with job balance in most cases. The list does go on.

What does a consistent patch cycle has to do with the consistency of the content provided with the patches?