New interview from JP 4gamer site

[giftforce]

So they don't know whether they are going to implement a delivery box and chocobos after the foundation is dealt with?

OK, lol.

The manner in which SE intend to deal with Airships suggests that it will be more complex than simply moving to an instanced location with a moving background (see FFXI) and will likely require forethought rather than tacked-on afterthough. (Airships were one of the things you originally listed as irrelevant).

Anyway, most games develop things in unison because it is more efficient than developing things one after the other.

SE admitted communication was a big issue for them, so maybe they prefer the one-tracked mind method of development because coordinating multiple tasks is too much of a logistical nightmare for them.

[Betelgeuzah]

Anyway, most games develop things in unison because it is more efficient than developing things one after the other.

SE admitted communication was a big issue for them, so maybe they prefer the one-tracked mind method of development because communicating multiple tasks is too much of a logistical nightmare for them.

The combat, the class system, the UI, the servers, the engine, the economy, the areas.

Everything mentioned above is developed in unison, and yes, it is efficient.

And everything above is part of the rotten foundation, which needs to be addressed first.

That doesn't mean they aren't considering features that come after the foundation is fixed. But they aren't a priority for development and should not be.

Either way, the "rotten foundation" consists of more than one feature and SE has made clear that they are working on multiple (read: not ALL) tasks at once. The ones mentioned above.

[Shura]

The combat, the class system, the UI, the servers, the engine, the economy, the areas.

Everything mentioned above is developed in unison, and yes, it is efficient.

And everything above is part of the rotten foundation, which needs to be addressed first.

That doesn't mean they aren't considering features that come after the foundation is fixed. But they aren't a priority for development and should not be.

Either way, the "rotten foundation" consists of more than one feature and SE has made clear that they are working on multiple (read: not ALL) tasks at once. The ones mentioned above.

exactly and one of those multiple tasks they are working on is airship, and that's words from the big guy himself, so ppl should stop complaining. one of the things you listed above is "the areas" and SE seems to clearly understand the areas need to be fixed and create a purpose for ppl to travel to LL or Grid. The sudden mention of airships, and the fact it was brought up in a post regarding areas and the economy of the other 2 cities suggest that the ships themselves might have something to do with how SE plans to fix the area and the economy in LL and Grid so we should just wait till we hear more information then reject airships so quickly