Please give us more updates!

[Ayerc]

I'm certainly not denying that people are leaving. I've seen it happening since launch, and after servers came back online, there was another noticeable loss of players. You seem to be working under the assumption that all of the retired players aren't willing to give this game another chance when it has gone through a major overhaul. That's just not true. Everyone in both my Linkshells who have quit said they would be giving it another chance when there's more content released.

I'm not satisfied with where we are right now, but I also realize that S-E is in fact working to improve the game right now. I don't need a daily update to reassure myself of that either. I'd appreciate a weekly update, and I think that's a much more reasonable request.

Of course we want more updates, who doesn't? What player base of any MMO doesn't want more updates? But the huge updates you're talking about...they have to be developed. Even pulling every employee at S-E off every project to help out, still would take some time to organize, get familiar with the game, and then quality assurance anything they produce. I don't want rushed updates, we already got a rushed product, and we know how bad that went.

[BelgianRofl]

Kazahashi. Don't let these guys get on your nerves. The truth of the matter is, you are completely correct in what you are saying. A lot of these guys have invested a lot of their free time into this game, so to hear any sort of disagreeable opinion of FFXIV and Square-Enix's management of the rebuilding process really puts them into an emotional tizzy.

The only thing that upsets me is that I have been looking forward to this game for 5 years, spent 80 bucks on the CE so i could have a measly 8-day headstart.... I want so bad for this game to succeed, and to become popular, and for its servers to fill to the brim.

If I were in charge, I would be running the show a LOT differently.

[Kaedan]

So basically you're just a know-it-all ass that thinks he can refute anyone's viewpoints cause you obviously work directly with SE right??

Actually, that would apply better to you. You're the one making claims as fact. I called you out for not responding to my refutations. I never claimed my refutations were absolute truth, like you are.

Lastly, I gave my qualifications because you seemed to feel the need to act like a jerk and make it sound like I was just blowing smoke and being one of the "wannabes" that really don't know anything about what they're spouting.

It doesn't mean anything when A) your statements don't support your supposed knowledge, and B) you have no way of proving it either. I could state that I work for Atlus as a translator and you would have no way of knowing whether I'm telling the truth at all. The point is that making appeals to authority when you can't back them up is useless. (Oh, and appeals to authority are fallacious arguments anyway).

[Malakhim]

I love how you can only be an expert if you defend a game that won gamespot's Worst game of 2010 and has a 49/100 metascore.

Post count and FFXIV character rank are also apparently excellent indicators of expertize.

You need to make some more +1 posts.

[Kazahashi]

How come you didn't comment on my point that I still play?? What the hell is wrong with you?!?!?!

Sound familiar?

Also, saying I know how to program and 3d model, isn't the same as saying I work for Atlus....that's stupid....but whatever, you can stay living in fanboy land where everything is perfect. I'll still play, hope for the best, but watch the servers become so unpopulated that I feel like I'm playing a single player game.

Actually, that would apply better to you. You're the one making claims as fact. I called you out for not responding to my refutations. I never claimed my refutations were absolute truth, like you are.

This is stupid. I never said they were facts....learn to read. I basically said that based ON MY PERCEPTIONS this is where the game is headed. You're the only person sitting here arguing otherwise as well, seems kinda funny.

[wolfwing]

The problem is the visible improvements are lacking, there may be alot behind the scenes, but it's not what we can't see that will keep people playing or coming back. Look at what has visibly been added in last 6 months, and and multiply that by 2 and tell me that will be enough to be a great game in a yaer from release? I hope and suspect there will be tons in background we don't see, but many are looking at what is shown and projecting that same amount forward to get a feel for what we will see. And frankly it feels scary.

[Kaedan]

Kaedan, I play ffxiv. I have a second character on Besaid. It's foolish to say that the servers are somewhat populated. Limsa and Gridania are virtually empty. There are maybe 3-4 people at a camp (mostly crafters). The game is headed downhill whether you like it or not.

Oh? Is that why you just now deleted your signature which showed a character that hasn't been played in a long time? (assuming you're telling the truth about playing since head-start).

[TheVedis]

Kaedan, I play ffxiv. I have a second character on Besaid. It's foolish to say that the servers are somewhat populated. Limsa and Gridania are virtually empty. There are maybe 3-4 people at a camp (mostly crafters). The game is headed downhill whether you like it or not.

His second character is Warcraft Cataclysm and he sits at broken water taking up behest spots at rank 1 with it.

btw, his version of "soloing behests" is that no one invited him to the party so he was alone and solo

[Kaedan]

This is stupid. I never said they were facts....learn to read. I basically said that based ON MY PERCEPTIONS this is where the game is headed. You're the only person sitting here arguing otherwise as well, seems kinda funny.

Secondly, my opinions and viewpoints hold true, regardless of what you think you might know.

*ahem* Want to correct that lie?

[Kazahashi]

Why does everyone seem to hate Belgian? Perhaps I'm late to the party here and don't know the whole story or something?