RUMOR: PS3 release/PC fees restored on August the 14th?

[Neptune]

(also it's 8/18/2011)

also an auspicious date (8 = similar in sound as "profitable" in chinese)

seriously?

[Keith_Dragoon]

(also it's 8/18/2011)

also an auspicious date (8 = similar in sound as "profitable" in chinese)

It's the day b4 my birthday so it deserves great change!

[Rowyne]

I could see them trying to shoot for the 1 year anniversary (end of September). I wouldn't be surprised if that was an in-house unofficial goal. But anything sooner than that just isn't enough time. Hell, I'm not sure I'm convinced September is enough.

But I think the real test of whether or not we're on track is how the public receives the next couple months worth of updates to the battle and armoury systems and the introduction of instanced dungeons.

I personally think this is a completely unfounded rumor.

[Gramul]

Unless the development pace picks up exponentially, that's way too soon.

[SuzakuCMX]

Unless the development pace picks up exponentially, that's way too soon.

Updates are supposed to really pick up after the battle reform is done next patch.

I sure hope it does...game feels like little more than a(n) (empty) chat game with grinding right now.

[viion]

Nice find there!, depending on June's update I may not pay. Though when you think about it. Yoshi's post said that list will all be done by the end of Summer, End of August is the end of Summer, so in some sense (just my personal guess) that satisfactory content = everything in Yoshi's post, so the question is: if everything in that list is complete, would you pay for the game?

I personally wouldn't if I didn't have a lot of money free but I am fortunate enough to have a lot of spare cash and can Pay for the game just to keep my account active. But I would not say that list is satisfactory content for me. Though if some other games I have my eye on come out around the same time then I will leave XIV until further content.

[Krausus]

Nice find there!, depending on June's update I may not pay. Though when you think about it. Yoshi's post said that list will all be done by the end of Summer, End of August is the end of Summer, so in some sense (just my personal guess) that satisfactory content = everything in Yoshi's post, so the question is: if everything in that list is complete, would you pay for the game?

I personally wouldn't if I didn't have a lot of money free but I am fortunate enough to have a lot of spare cash and can Pay for the game just to keep my account active. But I would not say that list is satisfactory content for me. Though if some other games I have my eye on come out around the same time then I will leave XIV until further content.

But would it be satisfactory for new players or launch worthy? I think that is what they are aiming for, enough content to justify a monthly sub to someone just starting out. I could see August as the PS3 and monthly sub implementation.

[Corrderio]

Calling BS on it. If it was true I'm sure we'd have an official notice by now.

[Roughgalaxy]

I'm gonna call this one... Fake. Everyone knows that FF14 is no where near what it needs to be for people to be satisfied with it. Is it pretty? Sure, but that's really all it has going for it right now. If you look at metacritic nearly every reviewer (Professional and user) rate it as "nice to look at" and having "lots of potential". Potential does not an epic adventure make.

Besides SE knows that if it's worried about money all it has to do is drop a remake of ff7 and there will be Dev funds coming out their rears.

[Akira_Tenshi]

I'm gonna call this one... Fake. Everyone knows that FF14 is no where near what it needs to be for people to be satisfied with it. Is it pretty? Sure, but that's really all it has going for it right now. If you look at metacritic nearly every reviewer (Professional and user) rate it as "nice to look at" and having "lots of potential". Potential does not an epic adventure make.

Besides SE knows that if it's worried about money all it has to do is drop a remake of ff7 and there will be Dev funds coming out their rears.

Do you have any idea how much it would cost to remake FF VII? Just as much as it would cost to make FF XV and it would take years and then all the fanboys would bitch it's not as good as the orginal. People really need to drop this topic because it is never going to happen and with good reason. Square arent out to please every fan, they want to make the games they want to make. It is far better they put their time and money into new games rather then remaking a game that would not be as good as people remember it.