The Rising Feels Like an Apology - SPOILERS

[Raoabolic]

The French version, that is usually far more close to the JP one than the english one, say the same things for most of it.

Ouch, that must suck then for the director to have to play damage control so hard they had to bake it into an event. I would love to be a fly on the wall of SE's investor meeting after they chewed out Kiryu for XIV's performance. I agree with the other poster though, lip service is cheap, let's see them actually fix the issues plaguing the game or see them double down on bad decisions thinking they know better than the people who actually play their game.

[Fawkes]

This might be a good moment to point out that the devs have never undone a single change made to the game ever, regardless of how wrongful or unpopular it was.

Sounds like somebody missed out on the first two iterations of Diadem.

They also adjusted Eureka Pagos and reverted greed-only alliance raids due to player feedback.

[Vrankyl]

This might be a good moment to point out that the devs have never undone a single change made to the game ever, regardless of how wrongful or unpopular it was.

This is not entirely true. While it doesn't happen very often they have indeed undone changes they have made due to community backlash. The biggest one I can remember is when they attempted to make loot in the 24 man alliance raids to be greed only. The community in all regions revolted and it lasted... less than a month if I am remembering right. It was back in Stormblood so it's been a bit lol.

That said, I really wish they would actually be more open to changing things instead of sticking to their guns until the end of the expac. It's starting to remind me of how Blizzard was acting up through Shadowlands.

[Kaidence]

I came here after doing the event. The same lines OP highlighted got me too. Glad to support the game. If they can turn it around once, they can do it again.

[Veritas-Ancora]

I came here after doing the event. The same lines OP highlighted got me too. Glad to support the game. If they can turn it around once, they can do it again.

I agree with this sentiment the most. It's still the game we've all grown to love over the past 12 years, it's just had a really bad slump these last two years. I am looking forward to getting rid of Dawntrail as much as the rest of you, but I'm hopeful that they can return to their roots.

[Turtledeluxe]

It's interesting to me that he used the word humility. Does that mean they have been operating under the opposite pretense i.e., hubris? It does feel that way to me. Its also strange that you need to reminded to look back on your experiences.

The state of XIV utterly perplexes me. This studio had the world (basically) in their hands, and said "no thank you". They had critically acclaimed storytelling, then decided to literally blast through it, sacrificing the Garlemald arc in the process, only to cram the finale into 6.0, rush past a potential Void expansion into DT. I understand pursuing a new story, but the progression from Endwalker feels so inconsistent and frankly, uninspired, in every way possible including thematically. The Zodiark arc was all building toward this big finale, and then hastily ran away from it for what exactly? It feels like there was zero real plan.

And we know this don't we? Yoshi P said they are just trying random things to see what sticks. Huh? I just do not understand. And before my posting privileges end, I just have to express how baffled I am at the decision to risk (and botch) the MSQ, for a story like DT, which has no sense of intent and purpose about it. And before anyone says it, no ARR was not also like that. On the contrary, ARR was overflowing with plot threads, many of which bore fruit in subsequent expansions.

And thats before you get to the array of gameplay issues. The MSQ is THE casual factor of the game. Its is the critical component that keeps all other content relevant outside of savage+ content.

[Sani2341]

This might be a good moment to point out that the devs have never undone a single change made to the game ever, regardless of how wrongful or unpopular it was.

I mean they did an AST rework recently that was half a step Back to what it was before the rework before it.

Also, WAR in StB and StB lilies. The multiple counts of SCH losing energy drain just to get it back a patch later.

It's not common, but it happens often enough to be a thing.

[Garruss]

I mean it's one thing to just type these words that are in the game, I think a lot of players are long over the days of just taking Yoshi P's words at face value anymore. We need to see the results of this if you want to get back some of that trust that the team has lost with their loosing their way as he has put it

[Khutulun]

They had critically acclaimed storytelling, then decided to literally blast through it, sacrificing the Garlemald arc in the process, only to cram the finale into 6.0, rush past a potential Void expansion into DT.

This is going to be an out of pocket nitpick, but I really don't feel like they rushed past a void expansion. This IS the same game that introduced a core plot point in HW patch cycle only to keep it totally on the backburner until bringing it back for Shadowbringers. You can also say the same for Domans in the story being introduced in ARR patch cycle but seeing their major relevance in Stormblood, as well as the whole equating loyalty to Varis (in Stormblood patch cycle) to a faith (which once again is not relevant for an entire expansion). FF14 likes to place pieces on the board without feeling the need to then move said piece constantly.

[Hallarem]

Oh look. More words. When are the actions coming so all these words actually manifest meaning?