Quote Originally Posted by Elexia View Post
The funny thing about this situation, this is when XIV actually got most of it's hype, since people got excited from E3 reveal, sure, but Gamescom was when a lot of the info/previews regarding XIV even came to light.
That was simply a situation of circumstance, the game was ready to be shown in a very pre alpha style way Gamescon is less professional in that the content you show can be a little rough round the edges.

Anything on the show floor at E3 has to look finished and polished otherwise you will get negative feedback, that being said SE have known for a very long time that E3 would be in June they should have had something to show, the fact they have retracted from E3 suggests to me they could be behind schedule or don't feel confident enough in what they have to show the public. (neither of which bodes well)

This still doesn't excuse the fact that SE have their own Conference and could have shown the trailer or in game footage there, they have also had Q&A sessions before at E3, which I'm sure will happen this year also, of course we will get as much info out of that as we usual do though which is next to nothing. "wait a little longer etc"

This whole things stinks of bad publicity and a failure to anticipate the public's perception of the game.

All I can say is this website better be awesome as hell, even then how will they get people who don't care or know about FFXIV to visit the site ?

Quote Originally Posted by Starlord View Post
Was I talking to you? How rude!
Indeed.