I want to buy YoshiP a beer.

[AcaciaTyrannia]

For a Japanese-American you sure seem a lot more rude than any other Japanese I've met, and the majority of my family is from the backwoods of Japan.

Oh, so just because I'm half japanese I'm honor bond to be nice to everyone all the time. You are probably the most racist person I've met in a long time. That's saying a lot, I use to live in Texas.

[Elexia]

I don't care if I get trolled for it, Yoshi-P has my respect and admiration. The man works harder than 90% of people.

Hell he works harder than any I've personally known, harder than some bosses even. Though since he's virtually unknown at SE (for the most part) he does have to prove his meddle, especially being pretty young in terms of developers these days.

[Tricksy]

We can thank him for stepping up to the plate, delivering what he has, and surpassing/meeting all expectations, can't we?

Surpassing/meeting all expectations? You honestly pulled that out of your...

Since he came into a leadership position he has made countless promises of which he has been able to pull off very few. He has made countless changes and those have not always made the game better.

Honestly, stop the whiteknighting for a moment and actually think critically about the changes that have been made so far.

[Leyza]

For those who want to see results: Look at how far the game has come so far. I've played since April 2011 and took a break back in February. It has been a night and day difference for me, personally. That shows how much the developers and Yoshi-P have been working. It makes me look forward to 2.0 even more, in fact, because the changes have been for the best from what I've seen.

So, thank you Yoshi-P, for fixing the mess this game was back when I started. Your improvements have been truly amazing.

Surpassing/meeting all expectations? You honestly pulled that out of your...

Since he came into a leadership position he has made countless promises of which he has been able to pull off very few. He has made countless changes and those have not always made the game better.

Honestly, stop the whiteknighting for a moment and actually think critically about the changes that have been made so far.

Poor wording on my part. Should have been my expectations, sorry. But refer to my post above for my thoughts on the changes. While the game is not perfect yet, it is still miles better than it was back when I started, in my opinion.

[AmyNeudaiz]

weeaboo alert. I'm sorry, I know you sit in your mom basement and wish everyday you were japanese and your girlfriend was a cat girl irl, but in the real world that's the way things are.

Yoshi-P isn't doing anyone any favors. He's getting paid for the work he does, and if he didn't step up to the plate, there are many others who would have. It's not wise to worship a man before he's delivered the deed.

What is this.. I don't even...

Since when is praising someone for doing a good job a bad thing? Go get some human interaction. It might be good for your world view.

Oh, so just because I'm half japanese I'm honor bond to be nice to everyone all the time. You are probably the most racist person I've met in a long time. That's saying a lot, I use to live in Texas.

I'm sorry, but you're making yourself into a joke. Stop while you're ahead.

[AcaciaTyrannia]

What is this.. I don't even...

Since when is praising someone for doing a good job a bad thing? Go get some human interaction. It might be good for your world view.

Doing a good job? 2.0 isn't out yet, Sparkie. The last time this game got hyped up it released as total trash because of people like you praising the development BEFORE they delivered a finished product. Oh boy, Yoshi-P's team caved in to consumer demands and offered advanced jobs! In a final fantasy game, i bet that was a difficult task to undertake! Everything interesting is "Wait until 2.0" So I'm going to wait. If it turns out to be awesome, then I'll offer to buy him a zima.

[Elexia]

What is this.. I don't even...

Since when is praising someone for doing a good job a bad thing? Go get some human interaction. It might be good for your world view.

Seriously. I may have a small bit of faith in 2.0 for my own personal reasons, but like Tanaka, Yoshida earned respect, no doubt from his own bosses too. Tanaka may have messed up at times, but he was one of the driving forces of many of our childhood games (FF, Seiken Densetsu, Chrono games...Xenogears....)

It's not bad to respect someone, but honestly..I haven't seen a developer do what Yoshida did since I've followed the production of Halo (trying to do something amazing out of nothing.)

[ssppiikkeeyy]

if he ever sets foot in Ireland i'll buy him a bottle of whiskey and show him how we do it in Ireland

[Tricksy]

Doing a good job? 2.0 isn't out yet, Sparkie. The last time this game got hyped up it released as total trash because of people like you praising the development BEFORE they delivered a finished product. Oh boy, Yoshi-P's team caved in to consumer demands and offered advanced jobs! In a final fantasy game, i bet that was a difficult task to undertake! Everything interesting is "Wait until 2.0" So I'm going to wait. If it turns out to be awesome, then I'll offer to buy him a zima.

Id get him a case of Sapporo(sp?). I seen those commercials with the dragons and stuff. That biru looks absolutely awesome. I dont drink but the commercials make me want to.

So yea if 2.0 is at least as decent as FF11 was pre-abyssea, Ill western union Yoshi the money for some Sapporo.

[AmyNeudaiz]

Doing a good job? 2.0 isn't out yet, Sparkie. The last time this game got hyped up it released as total trash because of people like you praising the development BEFORE they delivered a finished product. Oh boy, Yoshi-P's team caved in to consumer demands and offered advanced jobs! In a final fantasy game, i bet that was a difficult task to undertake! Everything interesting is "Wait until 2.0" So I'm going to wait. If it turns out to be awesome, then I'll offer to buy him a zima.

Okay, let's ignore the fact that he's been hospitalized 2 times for over working himself and ignore the massive improvements he's made to the current game and let's ignore ALL info we have on 2.0 just so you can say "Well it's not THAT hard."

Also, from your other posts, you need to understand that there is a common conception that Japanese tend to be more respectful to others. It's a culture thing, not a "race" thing. Get that through your head. It's not racist to say Japanese are usually more respectful and any reply you make is always blowing things way out of proportion.