No trailer at E3 LOL @ SE

[ChiefCurrahee]

SE missed their biggest chance at saving XIV. Exactly when all of the gaming industry has their eyes set on E3 for the biggest news on the year... SE decided to skip by saying "the most effective way to introduce version 2.0 to the world would be with a flood of new material rather than just a trickle."

Mmm... biggest chance... I don't think so.

E3 news coverage is like a child with ADHD: It's all over the place.

SE could have pulled back the curtain on V2.0 then be eclipsed a few minutes later by "THE NEXT BIG THING"

SE will be focusing on their "mainstream" efforts with games like Tomb Raider and Hitman.

Plus Press will be all over Nintendo Wii U.

E3 is mostly about mainstream console gaming. MMOs although popular aren't mainstream, not to mention MMO gamers are for the most part solely PC gamers.

With SE holding off on v2.0 public reveal after the dust has settled at E3, it sets them up to have the attention of multi gaming news outlets focused at the same time. Not split, forgotten or not reported while the rush of E3 news comes rushing in.

I'm bummed we aren't getting the promised trailer. But I would rather have a ton of info up front and attention focused on what I want to know. Not some reporter with a quick 10 minute interview who may or may not be truly interested in this game just doing his job to get to the next interview. Thats what E3 is.

When FFXIV v2.0 curtain drops I want to be showered in info, in screens, in lore, in video. I want to have the opportunity to ask my questions, I want to see lengthy interviews with the devs. This isn't achieved at E3, it has to be done where there aren't other distractions.