Who is really optimistic about this game?

[LillithaFenimore]

to devs: optimism only takes you so far. lets hope at 2.0 the content does all the talking cause promises and talk has already been used up by a long shot.

This right here! Cause I can almost guarantee I won't be back due to my husband not like this game :/...so devs...ummm I better hear that this game got it's act together, at 2.0...cause if not...if many lost players are as brutal as my husband in their judgements...or worse... in the words of J from Men In Black..."Day-um"

[Pulseczar]

I've been pretty positive up until patch 1.20. The patch is half-assed and feels unfinished. I feel it was a step backwards for the game. 1.19 delivered way more than 1.20 in terms of content and polish. I just figured they would go "all-out" for 1.20; considering it was the patch that was supposed to get us hooked onto the game before we had to start paying. Honestly, I'm beginning to lose hope for the game—the fast dwindling population on my server doesn't help either.

[Baxter]

I've been pretty positive up until patch 1.20. The patch is half-assed and feels unfinished. I feel it was a step backwards for the game. 1.19 delivered way more than 1.20 in terms of content and polish. I just figured they would go "all-out" for 1.20; considering it was the patch that was supposed to get us hooked onto the game before we had to start paying. Honestly, I'm beginning to lose hope for the game—the fast dwindling population on my server doesn't help either.

Well 1.20 technically isn't a content patch. Why would they decide to commence billing on an off 'content' patch? Who the hell knows.

[lackofwords]

1. FFXIV smartphone application
2. Player Housing - outdoor design, gardens
3. Chocobo Raising - part of player housing
4. Content Finder - if it is what it sounds like, searching for groups from all worlds would be amazing
5. Large Scale PvE - Maybe from Hamlet defense - it might offer a similar open battle like campaign battles? but if not they still have large scale PvE coming
6. PvP - I hope they pull this off better with the concept of Coliseum
7. Recipe Book - no more browsing off websites for recipes
8. Casino/Card games/Minigames - eh... not sure how to feel about this one
9. Summoning/Pet classes - Not really a huge fan of summoning classes but having the choice to play that type of role would be nice

[elreed]

i am very optimistic

[Kasathar]

I just came back to the after a year away from it due to its horrible, rocky start. But I can say that these last 2 days of testing I feel the game is going in the right direction. I really hope it does NOT become another FFXI in regards to game mechanics.
I have passed from not being able to be logged in for more than 30 minutes to constantly traveling and looking for quests to complete and doing Grand Company's missions. I did grind a little bit yesterday in a full group, and I was gladly surprised about the new pty bonuses (that was very cool)
Materia is great, but it kind of sucks that you need a "crafter" to imbue it on your equipment. I have a blacksmithing leveled but what about people who don't like to craft? Still, a very welcome update.

The only 2 things that still annoy the hell out of me is the Anima system for traveling (just make it free or make the anima restore faster; it is annoying and does NOT help as a time sink in order to keep people playing. When people get tired of just running through humongous maps, SE will loose subscribers instead of keeping them paying for "running"), and the god damn Targeting system.

Another 2 things that I am willing to overlook for now are the lack of a functioning Mail System, and the mess the Retainer system is at the moment. Just get rid of that silly system and introduce a damn Auction System once and for all, stop wasting your and my time on introducing a more complex and useless trading system (Tanaka, I fkn hate you dude)

All in all, the game IS way better than before, and I feel it is improving, going the right way, and that makes me happy. My only concern is if it is not too late for the game's image. Out of these forums FFXIV is synonymous of "This is how to make a game suck no matter what", and it will require huge fan support, advertising, and continuous work towards what the game is really supposed to be in order to get potential players faith.

Thank you SE for getting rid of the people that killed the game before it was born and getting people on your team that actually know what they are doing.

[Kasathar]

LOL, it was joke, buddy. I really hate Tanaka, but I do agree with you in regards people being missed when they are gone. But I think we have derrailed the topic a little bit already

[FlowerPower]

I think 2.0 is their chance to go all out. IF they relase a good quality 2.0 they need to let loose the dogs of advertisement war. Relaunch the advertisement of the game especially in North America where there frankly wasnt any, open the game up to playstation 3 and give the game a second chance at life. There is still potential in this game and they are headed in the right direction so far.

[Vanguard319]

I think 2.0 is their chance to go all out. IF they relase a good quality 2.0 they need to let loose the dogs of advertisement war. Relaunch the advertisement of the game especially in North America where there frankly wasnt any, open the game up to playstation 3 and give the game a second chance at life. There is still potential in this game and they are headed in the right direction so far.

I agree, I've met people who won't give the game a chance simply because they have heard the bad reviews on launch, and word-of-mouth advertising only goes so far.

[kanjitai]

This game still has a long way to go. I think it's a mistake to start charging for a game that doesn't even have enough content to keep you entertained. People are now saying wait til 2.0. I honestly don't know how to support this game anymore. It failed in every sense of the word.