Is it just me? Or am I feeling a flood?

[Colino]

Begging for information, then claiming it's not good enough when we got some. You choose what info you accept.

I get where you're coming from but you seriously can't argue that some off-screen footage and a handful of interviews all saying the same things are "a flood".

There was new information but not a single official gameplay trailer or reveal of any sort and we're nearly done with August now.

[AceofRains]

Hey I'm not sure if this was put out there or anything but Aug 31 is supposed to be some kind of event for the 25th Anniversary. Probably common knowledge, but I'm late to the party as usual lol.

>.> Definitely looking forward to some Arcanist/Summoner info. I'm so excited!

[Sephrick]

I beg your pardon? Last I checked, there's been many a star discovered through homemade videos on youtube~ press is press. Everyone who frequents those gaming sites will see the articles. Everyone doing anything remotely related to Final Fantasy or Square Enix will see videos on youtube. I mean everything we are seeing everyone else is seeing. It is a LOT of information, thus I call it a flood.

Sure its not the most detailed, but last I checked no game in history gave many details before its release. I fail to see why FFXIV has to be different.

Honestly, compare it to Guild Wars 2.

I can go out now and find multiple 20-minute to hour-long videos of developers sitting with journalists while gameplay occurs. That's at least one video for each race.

Ultimately, we're arguing personal opinion. There's nothing wrong with you being satisfied. But I feel there wasn't that much we didn't already know. That what we did learn was minor. And that the whole thing was a missed opportunity.

[Colino]

Probably common knowledge, but I'm late to the party as usual lol.

Yeah, you are.

Oh by the way, I forgot to mention that now that gamescom is over the next thing the team will be focusing on is the FINAL FANTASY 25th anniversary event. The plan is to release a recorded version on our YouTube channel as soon as possible after the event with subtitles for our North American and European players.

[KiriA500]

I get where you're coming from but you seriously can't argue that some off-screen footage and a handful of interviews all saying the same things are "a flood".

There was new information but not a single official gameplay trailer or reveal of any sort and we're nearly done with August now.

That's exactly my point. I personally feel that we got plenty of info from Gamescom, but because it wasn't an official video uploaded to the FINALFANTASYXIV channel on YouTube, the video doesn't count? That footage alone was enough to amp my hype through the roof. It doesn't matter where the footage came from, it's still information about the game.

It basically falls down to this: you can't please everybody.

[HiirNoivl]

I'm just ready to play the game now. =/

[Colino]

It doesn't matter where the footage came from, it's still information about the game.

See I disagree here. Don't get me wrong the footage got me hype and I can't wait for alpha/beta, but at the same time the fact they didn't release anything official at all and the lodestone has been so quiet (to me) shows a lack of willing on their part to actually promote the game.

Now I hate it when people pull out the Guild Wars 2 card (and this is the first and last time I will, I promise) but look up info from that game and there are literally dozens and dozens of video interviews, hundreds of hours of in-game footage all released within the past 2 weeks.

I know GW2 is basically a finished product and obviously they'd be much more confident in showing off content compared to SE at this moment in time, but it's still regrettable how hush they have been, especially considering how they hyped us all up after E3 promising goodies "all summer long" and all that jazz.

It basically falls down to this: you can't please everybody.

Of course you can't. I would never ever say or imply otherwise.

[Virin]

I don't know but the "Viral" aspect to the information I think is helping them. I don't know about you but interviews are dull, always are and I barely read them but if someone posts a video or a thread on a forum about something "new" they saw I am all over that information. Now, not saying they were smart enough to plan that but I think when it started they saw a value in "letting the community hype the news"

[Forerunner]

Ready the Halo array.

Yes ma'am.

[Keres]

We shouldn't be concerned with how much footage they release to us. We're fine with shakycam footage, we're fine with interviews with niche fansites. We analyze every little tidbit we get, because we're already invested in the game and will be playing at 2.0 regardless.

What SE should actually be concerned with is releasing an actual flood of news, media, footage, and info to the general gaming public. People who have written off the game entirely and won't be enticed to come back with a bootlegged blurry camcorder video or a couple new pieces of concept art.