Who is really optimistic about this game?

[Betelgeuzah]

I find your Sig strangely ironic based on your posts in this thread.

So I take it that means... you disagree with me? 'Kay.

I think as FFXIV is undergoing this transformation it would be in SE's best interest to keep the current player base happy, are we there target audience no not really all the people who already left and the people who never played it are BUT that doesn't mean they should ignore us. Chances are if they change things and the feed back they get from the current players is positive then it will be well received by new players as well.

They haven't taken the service offline, and they even threw a few bones for you that they didn't really have to while waiting. They are doing too much for you considering the size of the playerbase really.

Also they should definitely keep the servers up as we all know of the problems they are having with server load. Lets say that SE takes it offline and does manage to create the ultimate FF MMO they fire the servers back up and oh dear they can't handle the potential millions of people trying to play, that would be a disaster.

Yes, it's in their best interests to have one server up to act as a test server. How does the current 500 players per server help them in any way?

It is a sad fact that we must all admit we are currently playing a glorified beta, however we need to utilise this chance to help SE design and build the best game they possibly can. If something is good we should tell them, if it is bad then we should also tell them. I am not saying they should follow our every whim but amongst all of the feedback given there could be that one little gem, that one idea could really help them to build a better game.

And like I said, an hour a month keeps the bad design decisions away.

[SeleneVenizelos]

And like I said, an hour a month keeps the bad design decisions away.

Yes but I'm sure a lot of people want to play an improved 14 this year, not in 2049.

[Betelgeuzah]

Which is why they're doing too much for the tiny playerbase. They should do what makes their development most efficient, and if that means they're not going to split the improvements to monthly segments they need to prepare and QA slowing them down, so be it.

At least they're doing it now.

[AlexiaKidd]

Which is why they're doing too much for the tiny playerbase. They should do what makes their development most efficient, and if that means they're not going to split the improvements to monthly segments they need to prepare and QA slowing them down, so be it.

At least they're doing it now.

At the minute SE is trying to get not just us but everyone to regain faith and trust in them as a company, I really don't think that by screwing over this "minority" of current players will help achieve that goal.

[Azurymber]

im so happy and surprised to see all the optimistic comments :] I wish more of the boards were like this

[Wynn]

I'm optimistic. I know they can and will fix this game. It's not too late. However, I'm also realistic and have to call things like I see them. Optimism doesn't mean you have to be blind to the issues, nor should we be. So, while I may not be shaking my pompoms in SE's general direction right now, that doesn't mean I don't support them or believe they won't turn this game around in the end.

[Adol]

I'm optimistic. I know they can and will fix this game. It's not too late. However, I'm also realistic and have to call things like I see them. Optimism doesn't mean you have to be blind to the issues, nor should we be. So, while I may not be shaking my pompoms in SE's general direction right now, that doesn't mean I don't support them or believe they won't turn this game around in the end.

This pretty much sums up my viewpoint quite nicely.

[Jynx]

Ièm optimistic about the games outlook, time aside the updates have all added a healthy dose of content to the game and it seems like they wont be slowing down anytime soon.

I'm extremly interested in seeing what is coming after 1.18

[PrettyPrincess]

Of course I am optimistic~

I already enjoy the game as it is now, just needs moar content obviously. It is silly to even think that SE would let a numbered FF title fail, they're going to do everything they can to keep improving the game.

[viion]

I decided to stop playing the game last November because... Well, because it was terrible.

A month ago I randomly thought I would login and give it another try to see what changes they had made. I have been impressed with them. The small things that have largely streamlined gameplay have made an enormous difference and made things much easier to play. Some of the major changes, on the other hand, make enormous, fundemental changes that, for the most part, have greatly improved my enjoyment of the game.

Without these changes, I would definitely have stopped playing again. I am having fun and enjoying myself, which is the most important part of any game. Because of this, I'm optimistic. I think this game is going in the right direction and, in my opinion, we should be looking forward to what's coming.

The only comparison I have ever drawn between 14 and 11 is the fact 11 started slowly as well. They had several key elements that were, for lack of a better expression, a train wreck. Like with 14, they were addressed and the game improved as well as the playerbase. I am very excited for the future of this game and feel certain it will become the fantastic game we all wish it was now.

If you find you are one of the people who has nothing but bad things to say about this game and continuously preach how terrible it really is, perhaps it's time you took a step back and asked yourself why you're still playing it? You have the choice to stop, much like I did, if you don't enjoy it. Nobody is making you play it, and by doing so you only conceed it has a future you want to be a part of at some point. Otherwise, why bother playing?

If you really don't like it that much, just stop playing. The game will live without you, I'm sure.

Yeh its nice at first, keep going a little longer and you'll end up like the rest of us =D