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

[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.

[BlackHaloJT]

Wow the whole 10 of you that liked OP are satisfied with XIV direction ? Well that's going to be a resounding success !

They get special butt kissing minions I was told. And they glow like white knight armor.

[Amiantos]

They get special butt kissing minions I was told. And they glow like white knight armor.

Oh no some one has a different opinion than you! Please get over yourself.

[Spetsnaz]

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

[abzoluut]

There are some of us <me, and my friends> that actually understand how hardware works

I am glad there is a post which appreciates their work. Should they read it, I am sure it will put a smile on their faces.

I might have interpreted it wrongly, but with actually as a keyword, you make it sound like you and your buddies are a special breed. I know a little something about developing too and as a developer I know the people, humans, who use my product will judge the result. Of course, lots of emotional judgements going on. I don't excpect otherwise because it has always been like this. I am sure SE knows this.

What I would do differently is give people a heads up in time. People, rightly so, expect great vision when it comes to this. Why else would they pay if the future is uncertain? These heated threads weren't born today. They added up because of the numerous "due to console/server limitation/memory....... we will look into it" dev responses.

I am glad we had some great QoL changes again. These aren't even noted on this forums because people are too busy with what is going on. The thing I am worried about now is 2.4. People will expect them to deliver twice as good. Let's hope SE knows how to hype (not over-hype) a patch so people can calm down and actually notice this game is so awesome you want all your friends to try it out too.

[Meshico]

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Your right, that might sound or be interpreted as condescending I will edit that out. Thank you for your feedback, and a post about the OP

Actually I'm going to include this as well. In the OP.

[FJerome]

Housing's a flaming train-wreck right now and will probably continue to be going forward unless they rush out city stables, indoor planters and apartment blocks - but everything else in patch 2.38 was damn lovely and that's a pretty long list of stuff.

[Rubieus]

Thank you SE, for trying. That really sums this whole experience, ever since 1.0 Alpha. Thank you Tanaka for trying, Thank you Yoshida for trying. Thank you SE for trying. You will not please everyone. But thank you, for trying.

I am not a developer. I am not in charge of hundreds of highly trained people who are skilled at various jobs required to make a game as complex as this. I am definitely sure that in time, this will blow over just like FC housing did. I know when you release Golden Saucer, that it will cause riots and people will complain. So in advance, thank you for trying.

I do have a suggestion though, if you will hear me out. A small one really. That is this. "Why not have a survey?" For things such as pricing? Ask us how much we are willing to pay for such things like a large house, a middle house. a small house. Ask us, if we want personal housing at all? or a zone like the personal rooms in the FC, but bigger, much much bigger. Have a survey about all sorts of things, not just housing, but about future classes, races, even content.. Then go from there.. Sure you can definately stick to your "story line" and "lore" but none of it matters if the content is not up to par. ASk us if we reaally want to grind fates for the next Relic or if we would rather grind dungeons or spiritbind(soulbind?).. take a good long look at how we feel about your game design.

I for one, love this game. It is full of love, I know. Because I poured my heart into it. I know I am not alone in this. So please, listen to us.. Listen to us when we cry, when we scream.. "Let us help you!" Let us.. be part of your team. We don't need monetary payment.. We just want our home.. Our digital Haven.. To be the best it can be.. So thank you for trying.. but you can't do this alone. So let us take some of the burden.