Credit where credit is due

[SilvertearRen]

How about, I had a sit-down meeting?

But seriously, Yoshi-P is a very cool director/producer in that, beyond meetings (which we do have a lot of), his door is always open to each and every member of the dev team. If something comes up, he encourages us to let him know, which is why when we saw this post about the credits, we decided to mention it (albeit while discussing other, more important issues like Miqo'te swimsuits ).

Speaking of miqo'te swimsuits, I have a question: Will Yoshi-P consider holding design contests for each seasonal event? Like, for Summer's event in 2012, we would have a contest in the next few months for various designs of outfits to be created for that event.

Example: Square Enix announces "Themed Costume Design Contest" this month for implementation in Summer 2012. Submitters would provide design sketches (and maybe full character design sheets) of the outfit being submitted. Original designs inspired by Final Fantasy series would be given preference (but are not limited to just FF inspirations).

So let's say someone submits a much more interesting swimsuit set that looks far more aesthetically pleasing than the current string bikini that's being implemented today. Like, race-specific swimsuits (similar to RSE from XI).

Ideas, ideas, ideas. I love sketching ideas! :3

[Betelgeuzah]

Where is the credit due?

The new guys have hardly done anything to make themselves be known.

Sometime later maybe.

In a way it'd be cool to see the staff though. My mind was blown when I noticed a Finn is/was working on this game directly. Most excellent.

[CSLionheart]

I don't exaclty recall if the voice actors are credited, but if not, It would be a pleasant surprise to have their names on the credits as well, at the very least those with major roles (Yda, Thancred, Papalymo, etc)

I would agree with you, but there's so few voice-acted cutscenes in this game it's almost laughable. And half the time I wouldn't understand what they were saying if it wasn't for the subtitles. I know it may be a tall order, but unless every main storyline cutscene gets voice acting it will always seem pointless to me. During the first quest at the beginning of the game, they throw a ridiculous amount of text at you as you go around talking to all the guildmasters. If that were voice-acted it would make the world feel so much more alive to me, and I would probably feel a lot more interested in the storyline than I do now, which is a shame because it's pretty well-written imo.

Anyway, my apologies for the slightly off-topic rant.

[SniperRifle]

Seriously? Someone comes up with an actual respectful comment towards the dev team working on the game right now and you rude ass trolls have to say something stupid? Something like that even though it may seem pointless in some peoples eyes might mean a lot to the dev team working hard for your selfish ass so you can have a better game to play.

That's why I can't read these forums for more then 5 minutes without wanting to jab a fork in my eye.

I'm surprised no one said "Why'd the dev necro bump a 1 week old thread? dumbass! omg 1 week and no one reply y u reszpond? idiot!" like typical FFXIV community fashion.

[Zangetsu]

Where is the credit due?

The new guys have hardly done anything to make themselves be known.

Sometime later maybe.

In a way it'd be cool to see the staff though. My mind was blown when I noticed a Finn is/was working on this game directly. Most excellent.

Well, today we will see a bit of what they have done. Then we will see if you think they deserve credit.

[Zangetsu]

That's why I can't read these forums for more then 5 minutes without wanting to jab a fork in my eye.

I'm surprised no one said "Why'd the dev necro bump a 1 week old thread? dumbass! omg 1 week and no one reply y u reszpond? idiot!" like typical FFXIV community fashion.

For real. It would be nice if we could have a actual discussions on the forums but 90% of people just want to debate for the hell of it to boost their epeen. We all know that's just how it is online... Sadly.

[Forbin]

You guys are doing a GREAT job.. the new team has this game heading in the PROPER direction.. LOVING IT! can't wait for future patches! thanks guys!

[Issachar]

You make a good point, Issachar, and as it turns out, this was also one of Yoshi-P's concerns, and that is why he was reluctant to say that an updated credits screen would definitely be in the next patch. In essence, we've added the task to the long list we already have, and it will be implemented once higher-priority issues have been addressed. That said, this isn't something that will be shelved and forgotten. A lot of people are working hard and we'll make sure that they are properly represented.

Thanks for the heads up. As someone that works in software development as a career, I can understand how editing things like a credit role can be misconstrued by the end-users as "simple" or "easy" when you already have a massive to-do list in the first place. And also as someone in said role, I can understand how important being given credit is...having your name on your product is a very big thing, despite most people not paying any attention to the credits.

I'm cheering for you guys, and hope to see an updated credit roll when possible! And let me say that Selbina server loves the effort that you guys have been putting into the game, and I'd like to say "thank you!" to each and every staff member.

[MartaDemireux]

This is a great idea! But I do have to say I agree with it being on the back-burner for now. I also think the original team should remain on the credits since they were the ones who built the game from the ground up and the current team is just making it a lot better.

Maybe put the original credits in a separate button underneath the opening movie button? Oooh maybe even make a second opening movie for the new staff or an enhanced one to show the new aim. Originally they focused on leve's, now we focus on doing whatever we want when we want or... something haha. Just a tagged on idea.