Care for more filler, sir?

[Orophin]

I think a lot has to do with the time lag between Japan and everywhere else, then having to translate it, etc. But still, we should only be behind them 1-2 days at most, excluding weekends, if they'd release little tidbits more frequently. It seems like we're getting community rep posts more often than before with newer information, but I guess most of it isn't "significant" enough to appease people. I think people want to know more about the major systems of the game and I guess they're not ready to release info on that.

I remember the brawl hype..I think it was the most hyped up game of all time. =D Hehe I went to the midnight launch...

I wish SE would do more for the game...but eh its their choice. I recently reactivated my FFXI account so I could tell my friends I'm alive and that I play FFXIV annnnd how they should come play it when ARR comes out. None of them have interest. None. I showed them the site, the videos, etc.

I think when people are that invested into something it's hard for them to move on short of them just shutting down the game. I recently reactivated my FF11 account too and it was amazing to recognize so many of the names I did from PC NA launch.

It's kind of like WoW veterans..they tend to look for some other game (the clones) for filler in between major content patches, grow bored with it after a couple months and go right back to WoW. FF14 left such a bad taste in people's mouths at launch that it might have destroyed any chance for a lot of FF11 vets to try again.

[Kerwin]

If SE really wants to attract more players from around the world, they will make sure not to delay any future info. That two and a half week wait for the translation of the LIVE letter III, just took to long.

[Ayla]

According to the roadmap, software distribution of 2.0 should have already begun.

One saying comes to my mind: "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me"

If there is a delay, at least Square Enix should have the balls to tell us...

[IloveYouPumpkin]

According to the roadmap, software distribution of 2.0 should have already begun.

One saying comes to my mind: "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me"

If there is a delay, at least Square Enix should have the balls to tell us...

Well naoki yoshidas balls have already told us they're not releasing the game until they're satisfied with it. It's hard for them to put a date on it.

[Mug]

I remember they were very quick to change the roadmap when the first trailer was delayed.

[Ayla]

Exactly, that makes me wonder what's going on.

[strallaalaa]

as much as i would like new info's. personally the reason this game has slowly sucked more and more is cause the game failed and SE gave a little power to the players. giving out info will just give be shouting matches and casual side seems to keep winning. if by them being majority an the fact that it's way less work for the devs that way, how can they lose, more money and less work. woot for them. but anywho, less info out is better, no more changes no more bitching. roll the film and done.

[Elexia]

I personally thought the flood was too much...water levels have never been higher!



So many tears...

I'm happy with the information we got. Too much info leaves nothing to be surprised about when the game actually comes out.

Too much info indeed leaves nothing to be surprised about. We have no worries though as we're not even 1/100th of a way to reaching that point. I don't want to be surprised by the basics for example.

[Preypacer]

I'm kinda wondering what's going on, too. Wasn't there supposed to be a flood of new information beginning in August? To date, it seems all we've gotten is info on a new class and job, a few different variations on the same demo footage from GC, some of which wasn't even officially released by SE, and a couple new trailers, one showing Overdrives, and the other featuring an awful lot of incomplete, "in development" footage. There's been concept art of things that we've known about for a long time now.

Yoshi-P seems to be brushing off any questions of substance when they're asked, giving very general responses that don't say much of anything. Too much potato, not enough meat; and Miq'ote like meat, dammit!

I'm beginning to wonder if they aren't falling behind on schedule.

I guess it's good that I've made it a point to remain cautiously optimistic regarding ARR, with more emphasis on "cautiously". I'm beginning to see the "we'll have more information on "x' later, so please look forward to it!" that Tanaka used like it was approaching its expiration date, prior to XIV's original launch.

I hope I'm wrong and my concerns prove unfounded but, well.. "cautiously optimistic".

[Elexia]

According to the roadmap, software distribution of 2.0 should have already begun.

One saying comes to my mind: "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me"

If there is a delay, at least Square Enix should have the balls to tell us...

As for this, we did have word, Alpha for Japan doesn't even start till the game goes offline, which originally was supposed to be beta.