Gamasutra Interview with Yoshi-P and Sage Sundi

[Ostia]

cuz investors don't work in the companies they work over them. You guys really need to stop their your crackpot pink elephant NHK styled conspirices. none of what you guys said is even remotely true.

And no he wasn't doing PR. Pr is saying things like "i can't comment at this time" when an issue comes up like...

(as a joke)

yoshida we heard you secretly like to dress up as a cat girl as you play ffxiv, and make others think you a woman, care to comment"

NY: I can't comment about that at this time.

thats pr.

Thats bad bad PR if anything but hey!!! W/e you say zealot lol

[gifthorse]

I don't feel being a robot is needed to avoid reacting to disliked features in a game in a disproportionate way.

I am sorry to inform you that expressions of feelings are not perimitted in this forum. It is unbecoming to discussion and furthermore deteriorates the forum into an exchange of hyperboles, and we simply won't have it. Thankyou very much.

Please rephrase your arguments into mathematical equations so that we can form logical argorithms and determine the truth of the issues. If you please.

[Alhanelem]

Very interesting indeed.

Were this actually true, I think we can toss out that reason as to why the game was released when it was.

I find that I'm aligned with the Japanese playerbase he's describing. I just want info on what's happening and when for the most part.

Well in essence, what he's saying is that this specific project was executed with SE's own capital- meaning investors didn't come up to SE and say "You guys should be developing a new MMO, so here's the money for that. They're using money they already had, rather than getting funding through investments.

[Fieros]

It was a good read, thanks for the link Cairdeas.

[Munba]

Very interesting read, thx.

[Luhy]

Yoshida: I know MMOs and FFXIV is trash. I know how to fix it, but it's gonna be hard as fuck (and will take a long damn time)

[Abriael]

I am sorry to inform you that expressions of feelings are not perimitted in this forum. It is unbecoming to discussion and furthermore deteriorates the forum into an exchange of hyperboles, and we simply won't have it. Thankyou very much.

Sorry to burst your attempt to sarcasm (due to lack of arguments), but there's quite a difference between a reasonable expression of feelings (or better, the use of the word "feel") and hyperbole.

Do try again

[Zaene]

Sorry to burst your attempt to sarcasm (due to lack of arguments), but there's quite a difference between a reasonable expression of feelings (or better, the use of the word "feel") and hyperbole.

Do try again

Seems the thought police are in full swing, grab your tin-foil hats everyone. We must all sit at Lord Abriael's feet and learn about how to reasonably express our feelings.

[Abriael]

Seems the thought police are in full swing, grab your tin-foil hats everyone. We must all sit at Lord Abriael's feet and learn about how to reasonably express our feelings.

There isn't much to learn really. Trying to express your opinion without exaggerating and overdramatizing them in order to purposefly bash and attack a game shouldn't be that hard. And is much more constructive and conductive to decent discussion.

You know, expressing yourself with a tad of moderation tends to help conveying your feelings better. The mods asked for the same on the Japanese boards by the way, too bad they aren't active enough in this one to actually post it in english.

[Malakhim]

Yoshida: I know MMOs and FFXIV is trash. I know how to fix it, but it's gonna be hard as fuck (and will take a long damn time)

Basically this. If he were worried about PR, this sentiment never would have flown.