Thoughts on the Yoshi P AMA?

[Atelier-Bagur]

A month makes a difference. Trust me.

For anyone who's stuck with just FFXIV as their main game. I dont think this argument holds as strong as you think it does. Now if the difference was around say 3 or 5 months then holy shit you'd have a point

[Ath192]

For anyone who's stuck with just FFXIV as their main game. I dont think this argument holds as strong as you think it does. Now if the difference was around say 3 or 5 months then holy shit you'd have a point

Well that's exactly the problem. When you multiply 5 major patches by 1 month that's exactly what you get. 5 Months lost. So we do have a point. Did you know you could be about a week out from buying dawntrail? But no. Look forward to it, exactly 5 to 6 months from now.

Good to know you agree losing 5 months is a big deal.

[Atelier-Bagur]

Well that's exactly the problem. When you multiply 5 major patches by 1 month that's exactly what you get. 5 Months lost. So we do have a point. Did you know you could be about a week out from buying dawntrail? But no. Look forward to it, exactly 5 to 6 months from now.

You misunderstand me, I meant the difference not the current 2 weeks longer thing. In fact I think people forget how quickly anyone finishes a patch cycle's content even back in the supposed "glory" when we had shorter periods.

Now Im not saying that them prolonging more and more leads to a good thing for the players. I think its ridiculous if it ever becomes half a year between patches but the whole 2 week thing is literally nothing and inoffensive in the current gaming space. There is so much shit coming around and HAS been around that I hope the future of MMOs people will start to realize that tying yourself to one game is extremely bad for both sides. Actually I take that back, its not extremely bad but pathetic and sad if the only thing that keeps you awake is just one game. Also I assume most of us are grown adults, time dilation is a real thing the more the years go by the faster it feels time goes by, and I dont think the current patch cycle is as differential as people make it out to be.

So yes, you dont have much of a point...........for now.

[Ath192]

You misunderstand me, I meant the difference not the current 2 weeks longer thing. In fact I think people forget how quickly anyone finishes a patch cycle's content even back in the supposed "glory" when we had shorter periods.

Now Im not saying that them prolonging more and more leads to a good thing for the players. I think its ridiculous if it ever becomes half a year between patches but the whole 2 week thing is literally nothing and inoffensive in the current gaming space. There is so much shit coming around and HAS been around that I hope the future of MMOs people will start to realize that tying yourself to one game is extremely bad for both sides. Actually I take that back, its not extremely bad but pathetic and sad if the only thing that keeps you awake is just one game. Also I assume most of us are grown adults, time dilation is a real thing the more the years go by the faster it feels time goes by, and I dont think the current patch cycle is as differential as people make it out to be.

So yes, you dont have much of a point...........for now.

This sounds like a bunch of treading back and excuses because you didn't do the math and now you're trying to climb out of a hole. But okay. And no, the previous content cycle was slow, it was never glory days but it was bearable.

It doesn't make sense to pay for a sub when you get 1 week of content every 4 months, but it's not like I want to let go of my house in my server either. There's millions invested in it and its too much of a hassle to get one again.

Just because you're old and time is going fast for you or you have other things to do is not defensible for the people who actually want content to play in a game they pay for. The good news is that if its all going too fast for you, you can skip whatever you don't find appealing. But for us its not like we can play what isn't there....