Patch 1.18 release date now looking grim for july??

[Kiote]

Ugh.. how many times do you people need to be told how to use a bow and arrow.. Bow in One hand Arrow in the other hand. That leaves no room for a dagger.. You gonna throw away you bow to pull out a dagger? Better yet, you gonna take the time to reach for a dagger when a ravanous creature is attempting to eat your face? or are you gonna puinch it and shoot it?

[AreeyaJaidee]

The 1.18 patch isn't going to stop players from leaving FFXIV for TERA and Guild Wars 2 later on.

Let's face it: game still sucks even after 1.18 and 1.19...

1 year since release and we got:
-incomplete storyline all the way up to 50
-broken stats
-lame content
-lame gear
-very few grind camps
-everyone does the same leves
-NM gear is a joke
-still walking everywhere
-no airships
-no guild based events
-no jobs
-no dynamic events
-nothing worth crafting but a gazillion level up mats
-did I mention no full storyline?
-the list goes on and on... really it does

Now how does FFXIV get misconstrued as a "released MMO"?

FFXI chumps FFXIV anyday.

Only NEW thing is the newbs just joining the game thinking everything is hunky dory because they weren't here to see the same stupid BS go on for a year.

SE is making people sick and tired.

[Sonic_the_Hedgehog]

Let's face it: game still sucks even after 1.18 and 1.19...

Wow, I didn't know you had the ability to time travel.

[AreeyaJaidee]

Wow, I didn't know you had the ability to time travel.

I am sarcastically stating that the "planned content" (which oh by the way keeps changing) for those patches are doubtfully enough to make 14 competition for the heavy hitting MMOs soon to release. I am sorry you didn't understand that Sonic_the_Hedgehog

Yes I know we all need to be optimistic. But some of us have been here since beta AND the game's release and know that SE has been releasing content in the weirdest manner.

Example: WHY would they think it a good idea to release Dungeons while the stats are still broken in-game?

ANSWER: To appease the angry masses as soon as possible.

(Awaiting the unavoidable misinformed incoming fan-boy response.)

[Betelgeuzah]

Example: WHY would they think it a good idea to release Dungeons while the stats are still broken in-game?

ANSWER: To appease the angry masses as soon as possible.

(Awaiting the unavoidable misinformed incoming fan-boy response.)

The content needs to be developed regardless of the game's current status. There's no point to "saving" it to be developed "after" the rest of the game is ready, as it's a lengthy process regardless of when you start it.

Sure, they could just be sitting on the content, stating that the game is not ready for it. But if it's there, it is functional and implementing it allows them to gain feedback about it, they would be dumb not to release it.

But at the end of the day, you are just as incapable of being able too look at the state of the game objectively. It's not going to beat the competition by 1.20, that's just insane to even consider, but that's only a problem if the competition is anything to be worried about in the first place.

Rift sure was, lulz.

(Awaiting the unavoidable misinformed "but these gaems will be diffarent!" response.)

[Malakhim]

The content needs to be developed regardless of the game's current status. There's no point to "saving" it to be developed "after" the rest of the game is ready, as it's a lengthy process regardless of when you start it.

Sure, they could just be sitting on the content, stating that the game is not ready for it. But if it's there, it is functional and implementing it allows them to gain feedback about it, they would be dumb not to release it.

But at the end of the day, you are just as incapable of being able too look at the state of the game objectively. It's not going to beat the competition by 1.20, that's just insane to even consider, but that's only a problem if the competition is anything to be worried about in the first place.

Rift sure was, lulz.

(Awaiting the unavoidable misinformed "but these gaems will be diffarent!" response.)

Hell even the competition that SE was apparently mainly concerned about(Cataclysm) had its hype fizzle out a few months after its release.

[Starlord]

Tracking Devs.... I fail to see the link in which this Chino person said that 1.18 may get delayed, that link only brought me to a thread that didnt have any dev posts in it, and relying on a source that isnt even on the Dev Tracker :/

[rbrogue]

Tracking Devs.... I fail to see the link in which this Chino person said that 1.18 may get delayed, that link only brought me to a thread that didnt have any dev posts in it, and relying on a source that isnt even on the Dev Tracker :/

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...820#post213820

The dev post with emphasis on the if removed sounds like a simple "no promises but fingers crossed" community rep response.

[MattyWS]

We all know ffxiv is incomplete, they messed up badly when they started off, and that is exactly why the dev team were replaced with devs from FFXI. They are making the massive changes at this very moment that will shift the direction of the game for the better. Until they're done fixing all the mistakes the first devs made, you can't really say they're doing a bad job.

[Starlord]

Well, in order to meet there end of Summer 2011 deadline for all that fixex/content they need to get the initial patch out this month so I'm not worried