Duty Commenced Feedback Thread

[AmyNeudaiz]

As a big fan of these Duty Commenced episodes I'm opening up a thread to start offering some feedback to let the Community Reps know what we like and don't like about the show as well as things we'd like to see.


First I'd like to point out what I do like:
1) It doesn't feel too formal and for Reps that are supposed to be our voice to the devs I think that's great. It makes me feel a bit more on a personal level with the team
2) I like the personalities, I think Bayo and Camate are funny together and seeing the back and forth when talking about the game is amusing and keeps me interested
3) I really like the graphics added in, that looks cool and it seems like you guys put a lot of time into it
4) The entertainment is just good. As someone guilty of multi-tasking while watching the Producer Live Letters, you guys kept my attention throughout the show
5) I also really like when they talked about threads in the forums. Makes it feel like you guys do genuinely care about our community

What I don't like:
1) I found the contest to be slightly unfair, I saw a mountain of replies streaming in before I actually heard the question. I like the idea of a contest for the Duty Commenced episodes, but I hope you all look into making a little more fair for everyone
2) I was actually surprised the voice sync issue wasn't fixed, I hope you all fix it before the next episode

What I'd like to see:
1) I'd like to see Hvinire on screen, feels weird hearing him as a disembodied voice off in the background. Even if he was just on his computer the whole time
2) Some more interaction with the chat room. There was a little interaction and I did like that, I'd like to see more talking about what's going on in chat even if it was just a dedicated portion of the show to answer questions (to the best of your ability)


Added bonus:
A little late, but better late than never (If you recall from Episode 1)

[Linadae]

^This and I'd also like to see the NA community get just a little advanced info considering that now our community has been damaged by our loss of Reinheart. Without him we will officially be the last ones to know anything.

[Icefall]

I have to agree on the contest aspect. Twitch streams, due to a multitude of variables, are really unfair for holding something like 'who says x first in the chat'. Perhaps look into using an IRC client and bot to help pull out and log all correct answers (I know how quickly Twitch chat can get fly by) in x time, removing/disqualifying duplicate answer spam, and select one randomly from that pool of correct answers. This is much more fair to all viewers and less based on who has the best bandwidth. There are also a variety of apps out there for running contests based on who is live watching, who is chatting, etc.

The graphics were a fun touch, maybe look into a soundboard so you can have the related sound effects tied to them for next time (limit filling, limit used, clicking through menus, duty complete, etc).

I also agree with above about interacting with the chat room more. People really feel like part of the discussion and less a spectator when they are acknowledged in live (or delayed live per Twitch).

Perhaps see if you can get the rights for sharing artwork images more clearly from previous Live Letters. I love seeing Yoshi hold up the artwork, but sometimes we can't see all the details too well due to the distance of the camera. If you guys could put up closer, still scans, that might be a nice bonus for folks to see.

[Mcshiggs]

The whole thing seemed kind of sausagefesty, but I did enjoy the tribute to the old Godzilla movies they had by dubbing the voice track a second and a half after the video track.

[AmyNeudaiz]

The whole thing seemed kind of sausagefesty

All of our community reps are male. I don't really get bothered by it though

[Kat_Manx]

loss of Reinheart.

Where'd he go? o.o

[Varos]

Agreed with much of what was said on top, I enjoyed the bits I was there to see. As it stands, I look forward to seeing what they do. Even if they can't give any real info, I'm glad they're out there making their faces better known.

Also...yeah didn't hear about that. What happened to Reinheart?

[AmyNeudaiz]

He got a job translating in the FFXIV localization team for S.E. which I hope they get to talk about actually.

[Tetsaru]

When I watched the stream, I couldn't help but feel that they were rambling on about information that had already been posted amongst the forums, Lodestone, or elsewhere, or was otherwise unconfirmed speculation on rumors that have been going on for a while. It'd be nice to get more solid NEW information akin to that from Yoshida's Live Letters, but in English so we don't have to wait on translations made weeks later or rely on generous fans like Reinhart to translate it on the fly for us.

Other than that, I thought the game HUD was a neat idea. I also thought it was cool that they gave away a soundtrack, but it seemed rather sudden and unorganized, especially with people trying to get text answers in on Twitch.

[Gormogon]

Episode 2 was a huge step up from Episode 1's awkwardness, props there.

Sadly though it sucks we don't get to see much even though we get to hear them voice themselves a little. Would be nice if Yoshi would let Duty commence get some spoilering love for us instead of hogging it all for his live letter.

I wonder if Yoshi-P is aware of BE NICER TO CAMATE!