Have the devs responded to Dawntrail reception?

[WeebPolice]

suffice it to say this is the weakest and lowest point for FF14 (besides 1.0); Even with JP players not enjoying the expansion.

have the devs put out a statement or do you think they will at somepoint?

They will never address it, citizen. Square is too prideful.




The dark times will pass.

[BigBoom550]

They will never address it, citizen. Square is too prideful.




The dark times will pass.

It's not even Square. Corporations celebrate their success and avoid remarking on failures. Admitting fault admits you made a mistake and hence, admits you know you should have done something else.

If you want 'acknowledgement' of the issue, pay attention to what's said and what isn't said. The closest the devs will come to it is remarking that 'We are pleased to see players are enjoying the gameplay of Dawntrail' while remaining quiet on the story aspect for the next few months, if not longer.

[TaleraRistain]

It's not even Square. Corporations celebrate their success and avoid remarking on failures. Admitting fault admits you made a mistake and hence, admits you know you should have done something else.

If you want 'acknowledgement' of the issue, pay attention to what's said and what isn't said. The closest the devs will come to it is remarking that 'We are pleased to see players are enjoying the gameplay of Dawntrail' while remaining quiet on the story aspect for the next few months, if not longer.

Their Twitter account put out a video today and it was very telling that bits from reviews were either from smaller outlets and or they included phrases from larger outlets that mentioned gameplay or visuals.

[Striker44]

Their Twitter account put out a video today and it was very telling that bits from reviews were either from smaller outlets and or they included phrases from larger outlets that mentioned gameplay or visuals.

The gameplay/visuals thing makes a lot of sense, though. The biggest thing they hyped for this installment was the major graphics update, and they've also made repeated mention of gameplay changes. They likely also realize that with DT being the start of a completely new storyline, it's by its very nature not going to be as "fantastic" as ShB and EW were. So they focus on things that are central to this installment...