No trailer at E3 LOL @ SE

[Lurex]

Maybe Square Enix Board decided to institute damage control for the SE name as a whole, being that FFXIV upon release was the laughing stock of the gaming community, and that subsquent releases such as FFXIII-2 were subpar sales. I don't know, I'm just racking my brains out trying to figure out why they would make this decision.

Hopefully, maybe, they will rescind their decision after they read the community outcry? I mean look at the debacle of the whole server merge and how that changed.

[Morningstar]

This is actually a really, really, good and interesting point. I'm not saying this is how it went but what if it's as simple as:

"Ok! E3 is coming up! Trailer ready?"
"Wait...we put in a lot of stuff involving what Dalamud causes."
"Oh no...all that 7th Umbral stuff?"
"Yea, the trailer is pretty revealing."
"Ok, ok. We'll have to hold off on releasing the trailer until the events are caught up."

No it's not...if they put in the work to create a trailer like that and realized at the last minute that it couldn't be released because of it's content then that shows SE doesn't know how to PLAN.

[Agoven]

I'm not playing because of the promise of 2.0.

I've genuinely enjoyed the game since launch. I don't feel strung along. Yes there are moments when I feel bored...I love the story content...

People should play an RPG if they don't like reading. Did you all read the wall of texts from Erik in Ul'dah? It's VERY VERY good stuff. I wish there was more of that but presented beyond just standing and talking to one NPC for an hour.

WHO said Dalamud was hitting? You think it's an asteroid...You assume that only cause it's getting larger. I don't think it's an asteroid at all. It's an EGG...it will hatch...and with it the rebirth of the land...

[Agoven]

No it's not...if they put in the work to create a trailer like that and realized at the last minute that it couldn't be released because of it's content then that shows SE doesn't know how to PLAN.

They decided not to show a trailer shows they planned it just right not to reveal something till something else was done...everyone is up in arms about a trailer.

[MartaDemireux]

First off let me say I'm not "White Knighting" and have my fair share of skepticism about the game (and FF as a whole lately).

However, I think SE made the right move. There are a ton of "better" games that are going to be revealed at E3, who is actually going to take a few minutes out of their day to go and see XIV when they know it flopped so hard before?

It's definitely the right move to "flood" at a time closer to release so people get that "omg wtf is all this, MUST HAVE NOW" feeling. Not to mention most of this generation is in the "gimme gimme" mindset. Us veteran FF fans are used to the trickle of information every few months (I for one remember waiting every day for the next issue of Official US Playstation Magazine for information on FFIX and then later for FFX); new players are not going to stand for that. They're going to want ALL of their questions answered and see proof that the game has come a long way. No better way to do that than show everything right up front (minus content spoilers like missions) and get a bunch of people to try it right out of the gate.

Think about it, they must be pretty proud of the game they created if they think they can pull off such a stunt.

But what it boils down to: we'll wait and see. I for one hope that this is exactly what they need to do to make XIV a success.

[Vanguard319]

So you're gonna whine about SE learning from the mistakes it made with 1.0? They set a release date in stone when the game wasn't ready, and it really bit them in the ass. Obviously they're not going to show a trailer until they can insure that the final product can live up to it.

[indira]

funny how they said most of 2.0's was finshed months ago and now if they wont show anything i dont know what there thinking. they sure have bad management if they couldn't get it ready by now.

[neorei]

[Starlord]

Its different in 2010 E3 because it wasn't known as a "failed MMORPG game", back then they had no worries of people having doubts. Here, in 2012 They are up against a wall.. they need to plan this out delicately or else FFXIV can be in real trouble. So I don;t "blame" SE for taking this route.

[Mug]

I just hope we can get some sort of dev response about what exactly will be shown at E3, so we can at least put a lid on that part of the discussion.