FFXIV Dev, and Yoshida-san. Thank you :)

[Meshico]

When you make software for your clients, do you hide information about features until production release?

Actually, yes.

We also promise things, and then back them out completely because of bugs that arise, that were not seen until implementation. And we normally don't tell them until the day before, or in most cases the day of (Because we are trying to resolve it, and when you fix one thing, sometimes something else rears its ugly arse head).

Now Yhippa I know this may sound shady but this is the business world, and I work in real life stuff that affects potentially millions of people.

Guess what I feel like pooh, after we promise something and then don't deliver. But in the end, we do deliver, and we improve, refine and re-define the our process in some extremes in order to not repeat the same mistake.

I'm glad I do work in a place that is as forgiving as SOME fellow gamer's. Since they stay with us and actually praise us when we do things correctly, not only shine the spotlight with the power of a thousand suns, when we do something wrong.

-Tari

p.s. Also the reason I wrote the OP in the first place...and well I can relate.

[Yhippa]

We also promise things, and then back them out completely because of bugs that arise, that were not seen until implementation. And we normally don't tell them until the day before, or in most cases the day of (Because we are trying to resolve it, and when you fix one thing, sometimes something else rears its ugly arse head)

That's not shady. Most places I've worked at happen that way because devs are human.

This is like is you being in a sprint and hiding what you're working on from a client or customer. Then you tell them you're going to release the software but will have random features.

Look at Guild Wars 2 news: https://www.guildwars2.com/en/the-ga...feature-packs/. Lots of info about future releases. World of Warcraft: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/warlords-of-draenor/#news. What do you see? Same.

Now go check out the Final Fantasy XIV news page: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/news/.

[Amiantos]

The pricing was quite high on the start I think. But where I differ from the current cry babies is that I understand plot prices will drop a couple time a day til it's bought. But much like hunts the patience is low and kids want it right away. Could the prices been lower? Yes but at the same time people could wait. Still pretty shit FC and personal share same wards.

[Zephyranthes]

ARR is a business. Them not upgrading their hardware, as you're claiming, is failure on their end.

[mero-ix]

Way too many complaint threads and not enough positivity. I love this game and am very happy with it! No other MMO even comes close to compare to FFXIV for me. And I couldn't care less about personal housing and am very content with our FC's house. Thank you, Yoshi-P, for an excellent gaming experience! *steps on the haters and uses their bodies as a staircase to reach never-ending fabulousness* /unicorns

[Seif]

Yeah thanks for lying and giving us nothing. Unhoused FCs would also like to thank you for taking away their plots.

[reality_check]

OP restores a tiny shred of hope left in my heart for this community.

[Cassandaria]

I have to add my two cents here for what it's worth (which, is, by definition, two cents :P). I agree and accept the changes to the housing, I understand limitations and setbacks, difficulties and troubles with all of the little nuances of making it work. However...in the end, while I am still 110% behind the game (heck, I've been playing since 1.x's beta if that tells you anything) this is the first time I have felt genuinely disappointed. I'm not upset, just...disappointed.
communication was something this team has been so forward with, but lately it's seemed that less and less communication with other cultures is happening. Fewer of the live letters are featuring subtitles and many are now outright saying they will not be subtitled at all, so we cannot watch the letters to get the intent behind things. Instead we have to read a partial translation or find another member who can translate and trust what they provide us. This...saddens me so much.
Reaching out and reassuring the players is what has made this dev team have so much support. This whole situation with housing has been a monumental flub but, it's one that could have been avoided with the amount of backlash if they had taken the time as they used to and TALKED to us. I look forward to seeing what will come of everything and I do not feel negative about the housing at all, lots of hopes for it to change in the future, but the end of it now is that personal housing has been made useless because of private chambers. Aside from garden access, at this moment in time, there is absolutely no difference. I will save my gil up and see what happens next.
Yoshi P, thank you for saving a game I had already been willing to invest in.

[Spetsnaz]

Hey Meshico, you got some kind of curly hair stuck in your teeth...