Why does this patch feel rushed like when the game was released?

[Betelgeuzah]

6 months to build new gear?! Seriously? How do they manage to put more gear in XI with all the new content with a whole lot more of variables to work with?

Lol, it doesn't take any less time in XI.

They can build as many new models as they want, but they need to start preparing them 6 months in advance.

There's no limit on how many models can be made (aside from money limitations of course), but it's going to take six months from start to finish. And that is the industry standard. If XI can pump out new models in 3 month intervals, all that means is that preparing those models was started 6, 9, and 12 months ago.

In other news, if trolls like Seif really can't come up with better complaints than this I am convinced the game is finally in good hands.

[Jennestia]

In other news, if trolls like Seif really can't come up with better complaints than this I am convinced the game is finally in good hands.

indeed.......

[Sonic_the_Hedgehog]

In other news, if trolls like Seif really can't come up with better complaints than this I am convinced the game is finally in good hands.

I finally agree with Betel on something again!

[Drunk-Bandit]

>.< Get back in the kitchen azury... no one told you leave that place...

[DonMega]

overall i'm happy with the patch although i haven't got to see and do all of it. i wasn't impressed with the solo guildleves and behest but i think what we have now will make more sense as we see the next 2 patches hit the servers. my only real complaint is the severity of the death penalty , after fighting the ogre and dying many times in the 8 man raid all my gear is broke hopefully they can atleast reduce it some.

[Jynx]

someone obviously never played FFXI and never had to sneak/invis harvest.. dieing @ Mt. Zyhlom with no real easy way back.. BOOO HOO! it makes it fun.. figure it out.

I might agree with you if we were able to sneak/invis. From the sounds of it harvesting items became much harder than it was prior.

Chances are next update they may move the grade 5 nodes around in some areas to compensate for the new mob positions.

[Orcishgrappler]

The gathering is the only thing that they really messed up this time. As gatherer myself I wonder if they even get how them mess it up. They seem a bit clueless about it to be honest.

[Physic]

Lol, it doesn't take any less time in XI.

They can build as many new models as they want, but they need to start preparing them 6 months in advance.

There's no limit on how many models can be made (aside from money limitations of course), but it's going to take six months from start to finish. And that is the industry standard. If XI can pump out new models in 3 month intervals, all that means is that preparing those models was started 6, 9, and 12 months ago.

In other news, if trolls like Seif really can't come up with better complaints than this I am convinced the game is finally in good hands.

6 months is actually not the industry standard for creating high res models. most 3d artists can do it much faster, but i think he meant the time it takes from when they decide a new armor should exist to it existing, a lot of that time is probably spent in planning stages.

Personally i think they spend too long in planning, 6 months is how long i would take to do a 3d model in my off time, when im bored, and thats with me relearning the whole 3d software.

[Dreadnought]

i think the proof that this patch didnt have the man power behind it is the fact that we ice skate while drawing our weapons.

i honestly never thought theyd release that feature as retarded as it looks. some times my legs dont go back to their animations at all, i have to stop and then go again to activate the animation.
i know they said they were gonna fix that in a later patch on the JP forums, but that is 100% aside from the point.

[Dreadnought]

6 months is actually not the industry standard for creating high res models. most 3d artists can do it much faster, but i think he meant the time it takes from when they decide a new armor should exist to it existing, a lot of that time is probably spent in planning stages.

Personally i think they spend too long in planning, 6 months is how long i would take to do a 3d model in my off time, when im bored, and thats with me relearning the whole 3d software.

i have to agree with this.
it would take me a few hours to create a weapon mesh and texture using amateur made programs in FFXI. if i can do that then im sure they can pump out something proffessional with an actual team and actual software shorter than a 6 month span.