Question...is Tanaka and Yoshi-P working this way? (Read inside)

[SilvertearRen]

Something occurred to me. The updates Yoshi-P has been pushing out have been somewhat disappointing thus far, and that led me to wonder this very question; Is Yoshi-P just working on the core aspect of the game, while Tanaka works on developing more content for the game?

Here's how it pans out: Yoshi-P's team works on fixing the game and the core battle system. Tanaka's team focuses on developing usable content and assets for Yoshi-P's team (ie. Ishgard, new zones/regions, classes/jobs, etc) and passes them off to Yoshi-P for finalization and implementation.

Now this doesn't mean Tanaka has a final say in the overall vision of the game, but rather produces the actual resources for Yoshi-P's team to utilize in developing the game. Let's say they want to make Ishgard available by the PS3 release - they haven't said anything about that yet. Maybe this is because it was content already planned by Tanaka prior to the team changeover. They're still working on producing the actual game resources (environment models, sound, ambient music, etc), but Yoshi-P isn't ready to announce this content until he figures out how to fit it into his vision of a resurrected Final Fantasy 14.

That's what I think is, or ought to be, going on. At least in this way, Tanaka has an opportunity to redeem himself for his mistakes.

[darkstarpoet1]

no what is going on is yoshi has never been in charge of a game of this size and is completely overwhelmed and lost. he has no direction and no idea what is going on.

it doesn't matter what he has going on behind the scenes he is the head guy and it is his responsibility to get things done. i do believe this is how people were towards tanaka isn't it? why did one director with more experience get blasted while the inexperienced guy gets a free pass? this line of thinking is completely backwards.

[SilvertearRen]

no what is going on is yoshi has never been in charge of a game of this size and is completely overwhelmed and lost. he has no direction and no idea what is going on.

it doesn't matter what he has going on behind the scenes he is the head guy and it is his responsibility to get things done. i do believe this is how people were towards tanaka isn't it? why did one director with more experience get blasted while the inexperienced guy gets a free pass? this line of thinking is completely backwards.

The reason Tanaka got blasted was because he was a closed-minded person who did not take feedback very well, nor did he encourage feedback of any kind. His overall attitude was "I'm making this game and you're going to like it no matter what."

End result? Nobody liked his vision or the way he implemented it, thus he got kicked to the curb.

[Zantetsuken]

The reason Tanaka got blasted was because he was a closed-minded person who did not take feedback very well, nor did he encourage feedback of any kind. His overall attitude was "I'm making this game and you're going to like it no matter what."

End result? Nobody liked his vision or the way he implemented it, thus he got kicked to the curb.

Well, in all frankness, we never really SAW Tanaka's vision.. only half-baked parts of it. For all we know, once it was finished, it may have been one of the best MMO games to date, or it could have been total crap, We'll never really know.

Instead, the game was rushed out the door a full year before it should have been, the players saw the half-baked mess, hated it, and started yelling for change that would bring the game back into familiar territory (FFXI, WoW style).

I'm neither willing nor able to blame Tanaka's vision for FFXIV...

His execution?
Perhaps.

The forces that pushed this game to be released long ahead of it's time?
Definitely.

[Morticous]

no what is going on is yoshi has never been in charge of a game of this size and is completely overwhelmed and lost. he has no direction and no idea what is going on.

it doesn't matter what he has going on behind the scenes he is the head guy and it is his responsibility to get things done. i do believe this is how people were towards tanaka isn't it? why did one director with more experience get blasted while the inexperienced guy gets a free pass? this line of thinking is completely backwards.

Sorry dood but this comment is fail.. Tanaka had years to get something good out.. We've only given Yoshi a few months to get Tanakas fail plan into gear. Get off the hater aid dood.

However I must say looking at earlier letters from yoshi I expected shit to get done a lot quicker then this.. And now im a little annoyed that we don't get hardly shit worth of communication anymore.

[Jennestia]

Sorry dood but this comment is fail.. Tanaka had years to get something good out.. We've only given Yoshi a few months to get Tanakas fail plan into gear. Get off the hater aid dood.

However I must say looking at earlier letters from yoshi I expected shit to get done a lot quicker then this.. And now im a little annoyed that we don't get hardly shit worth of communication anymore.

He's very hellbent on thinking Yoshida has no game development knowledge whatsoever. The only reason the updates have been "disappointing" is because they aren't content updates -- he was given a mess of a game to get back on track and there's the good possibility it will take a very long time to do as such. They literally have to change the game from the core out which unless my company is behind in the times, won't be something that's done in months times. If it gets done within Q1 2012 I'd be shocked.

[Renshi]

Guys, what the hell are you guessing about.
Ren, how do you know that. If you say Well DUH, then I'd say that Square Enix is not that transparent as you think. So stop guessing about things you'll never know without SE's input.
Same goes with everyone here, and I'm not disappointed about the updates.

[WiiSam]

Guys, what the hell are you guessing about.
Ren, how do you know that. If you say Well DUH, then I'd say that Square Enix is not that transparent as you think. So stop guessing about things you'll never know without SE's input.
Same goes with everyone here, and I'm not disappointed about the updates.

I love you. Seriously.

[Morticous]

I didn't guess anything, I made an observation based on the letters provided as well as how often information was provided January compared to now..

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[Renshi]

I didn't guess anything, I made an observation based on the letters provided as well as how often information was provided January compared to now..

Bang Bang Boogie

I was watching Two Best Friends play while writing this, so I didn't notice your post =)