Letter from the Producer, XXVIII (05/28/2012)

[Soukyuu]

Originally Posted by Naoki_Yoshida

I should stop here. If I say any more, I’m going to give Morbol and Kato a heart attack (or they might just kill me). Either way, we will be releasing movies with lots of in-game footage, so for now stay tuned and enjoy the fight against the threat of the Seventh Umbral Era.

I think that tell you why we was happy but i let you read that for yourself.

Movies. Not one trailer. Multiple movies.

[Colino]

So you really honestly think Yoshi-P is just going there to not do anything right? ( That's a waist of a plane ticket). :/

:/

He can go to deliver press interviews and visit the show himself. Just the fact that he's going doesn't mean FFXIV will be there in a significant way. I'm willing to bet there will be nothing new at E3 and we'll have to wait for the site launching "shortly" after.

Shortly, lol

And I think this confusion is once again proof of how bad SE is at delivering info. Even re-reading the letter it's not clear exactly if he's implying there will be NO new material at E3, or just that one trailer is lacking (why pull back one trailer if there's other ones? Doesn't sound like a big deal) or there will be some thing at e3 but not much.

It's totally unclear.

[Zahak]

I'm surprised all you disappointed people haven't already taken up the philosophy of "Hope for the best, expect the worst."

Anyway, I am kind of glad there won't be a 3~4 month period of video and actual releasing of 2.0. Video just before release will build more excitement. I'm sorry for all of you who are saddened *hugs*

Look forward to the new site though!

[Delsus]

Originally Posted by Naoki_Yoshida






I think that tell you why we was happy but i let you read that for yourself.

That doesn't say there will be no gameplay at E3, there HAS to be for this "flood of new material" he promised. People have yet to explain thier viewss of what a flood of material is, not interviews, but exciting things that will drive everyone's browser straight to an Amazon search for FFXIV 2.0.

[Starlord]

I'm hardly whining, I've made one post lol.

Yup pretty much what Viion said, I couldn't care less about CGI opening stuff, what I wanted to see was actual in game footage. (My point was that they said to expect a trailer with in game footage and now they have changed their mind) If I appear to be whining it might just be because I don't like being lied to.

That being said I don't understand why they would flood the news in August when there is no media events around that time, they seem to be purposefully missing both E3 and TGS and it makes no sense.

When a Company is trying to get their game into the light.. there's really no such things as "lies". If they "feel" that Not showing the Trailer there and its better to show it at gamescom, but still show alot of stuff at E3 Regarding FFXIV in General to people who don't know, so new people can see the new improvements of the game. Then so be it. It doesn't make them "liers" they just think that this is a better route to go.. the only thing us players need to do is accept it.

When, it comes to Marketing, things can and will change, it doesn't make them "liers". Yes its a let down for us waiting for it.. but we also have to understand their position, if they feel this is the right way to go. then so be it.

[Zenaku]

You like to grasp at straws huh, maybe, I wonder, only if, I hope ...

look i don't care i can say that a waste of time holding off to aug when TGS and E3 is happening now waiting that long seem like a fail too me just like you.

[Jinko]

That doesn't say there will be no gameplay at E3, there HAS to be for this "flood of new material" he promised. People have yet to explain thier viewss of what a flood of material is, not interviews, but exciting things that will drive everyone's browser straight to an Amazon search for FFXIV 2.0.

Yea there will be a flood on 1.xx footage, I would laugh at that troll attempt if it were true.

P.s. Starlord I'm not reading your ridiculous post, your white knighting has gone into overdrive and you are making no sense.

[Soukyuu]

I'm hardly whining, I've made one post lol.

Yeah and that single post was throwing a tantrum for not getting to see pretty CG pictures and telling them to eff off. Not whining at all, nope.

Yup pretty much what Viion said, I couldn't care less about CGI opening stuff, what I wanted to see was actual in game footage. (My point was that they said to expect a trailer with in game footage and now they have changed their mind) If I appear to be whining it might just be because I don't like being lied to.

Again, Yoshida said there will be multiple movies, not one trailer. (UNLESS. It's a translation mistake, as Japanese nouns don't have plural) So even if they don't show that trailer, nothing stops them from showing everything else.

No one lied to you, either. It was planned, plans changed. You've been told about the plans changing, no lies. Lying would be coming to E3 and not showing a trailer.

That being said I don't understand why they would flood the news in August when there is no media events around that time, they seem to be purposefully missing both E3 and TGS and it makes no sense.

You are acting like a trailer is the only thing they were planning to show. Not showing one movie doesn't mean they won't do any PR.

[viion]

That doesn't say there will be no gameplay at E3, there HAS to be for this "flood of new material" he promised. People have yet to explain thier viewss of what a flood of material is, not interviews, but exciting things that will drive everyone's browser straight to an Amazon search for FFXIV 2.0.

He promised a flood of information at e3?

[Starlord]

He can go to deliver press interviews and visit the show himself. Just the fact that he's going doesn't mean FFXIV will be there in a significant way. I'm willing to bet there will be nothing new at E3 and we'll have to wait for the site launching "shortly" after.

Shortly, lol

And I think this confusion is once again proof of how bad SE is at delivering info. Even re-reading the letter it's not clear exactly if he's implying there will be NO new material at E3, or just that one trailer is lacking (why pull back one trailer if there's other ones? Doesn't sound like a big deal) or there will be some thing at e3 but not much.

It's totally unclear.

Its clear as crystal actually to me, Yes there's a great chance that there will be little to no FFXIV 2.0 @ E3. BUT they are Targetinig new players If you read that part getting New players to know about this game.

In order to make version 2.0 a success, we need to appeal to not only our current players (naturally!), but also as many new players as possible, including PS3 owners.

Instead of Showing the FFXIV 2.0 Trailer ( which is obviously the 2.0 CGI Movie), They are showing New players the current version, and how its going on the road to 2.0 (but only show 1.0 stuff).