I truly feel bad for the community reps - it doesn't have to be like this

[Neptune]

SE-Japan rolls a patch off the line and keeps the patch notes secret until the last possible second, changing everyone's skills, while the only players to even read the notes are probably the ones who have invested all that time since the beginning, pissing people off left and right, hurling insults at each other and cursing SE. It doesn't have to be this way. The dev team could be much, much more transparent and this patch could have been thrown up on a test server weeks ago; and the controversial changes could have been challenged as beta content on the forums instead of being received like a kick in the nuts and a punch in the face. The management team is making your lives harder, and I'm sorry you have to deal with closing threads, reading these harsh comments, and wondering when the dev team is going to do something else inconsiderate. I feel really bad since it's not your fault and more than that it's your job to have to experience all of this unpleasantness. What a shame. It's not necessary.

Test server please.

[PeaceWalker]

It's not gonna happen.
Development will just go on like FFXI patches came, you'll only know what in it when you download it.

[LuxLex]

XI is going to be opening a test server soon, fyi

But I agree with the OP. If the devs had actually spoke to the playerbase about what they intended we could have thought of way more fun ways of "challenging" the playerbase than making mages almost unplayable, and certainly impossible to solo play with.

[TonyMontana]

SE-Japan rolls a patch off the line and keeps the patch notes secret until the last possible second, changing everyone's skills, while the only players to even read the notes are probably the ones who have invested all that time since the beginning, pissing people off left and right, hurling insults at each other and cursing SE. It doesn't have to be this way. The dev team could be much, much more transparent and this patch could have been thrown up on a test server weeks ago; and the controversial changes could have been challenged as beta content on the forums instead of being received like a kick in the nuts and a punch in the face. The management team is making your lives harder, and I'm sorry you have to deal with closing threads, reading these harsh comments, and wondering when the dev team is going to do something else inconsiderate. I feel really bad since it's not your fault and more than that it's your job to have to experience all of this unpleasantness. What a shame. It's not necessary.

Test server please.

100% agree.

[Leeloo]

Where some see nerfs, others see fixes. -shrugs-

[Abriael]

It doesn't have to be like this. The usual three whiners just need to quit and all will be well.

besides, Yoshida already said that there will be a test server. Of course you want it now, and hopefully that'll make you quit before it happens.

[Ventus]

Where some see nerfs, others see fixes. -shrugs-

Listen to this quote people, there's more wisdom in it than you could ever know =/.

[Fated]

I think the DoM whining is partially justified.

I don't quite understand the Archer whiners, though. They seem to have it set in their mind that ranged DPS must absolutely pwn the mob or they are underpowered.

[Nabiri]

I prefer the surprise of not knowing exactly what's coming and the fun of messing around with things all at once when they get here.

[indira]

1.18 is pertty much the almost complete patch of the gods.
the game runs alot bettter, controls are fluid with a controller, no more infinte MP, ablitys you never used before work now, the game has a bit more of a challenge.

troll are the only ones hating this patch or noobs you cant think.