Why is Yoshi-P so loved for a head dev?

[Pinkie_Pie]

No head dev I know from any MMO is loved or liked yet this guy is BEYOND loved.

Women want to be his gf/wife.

Straight men are willing to go gay for him.

WHAT makes this guy SO great compare to any other dev from any MMO?


(not gonna lie, I would totally go blush mode if he would totally hug me )

Do you guys know why?

[Hocchi]

Probably because he doesn't love a childrens cartoon that revolves around ponies.

[Antanias]

Unlike the previous one, he listens to the players.

[Wildsprite]

I think part of it is he listens to the players.
he also actually plays the game. knowing this helps the us the players feel more like he is one of us.
quite a lot of directors and developers do not play the game they worked hard on and it shows.
and you can tell he has a good sense of humor making him rather likeable.

[Raidenz]

he polished a turd and then made a better one with that same nutty goodness.

anyone that jumps onto a sinking ship and saves it should be loved.

[Ruri]

He tries his best to listen and relate to players concerns. He seems very easy to talk to from what I saw in the fan fest videos (even if his English isn't great). He just looks like a fun person to hang around.

[Sylve]

He tries his best to listen and relate to players concerns. He seems very easy to talk to from what I saw in the fan fest videos (even if his English isn't great). He just looks like a fun person to hang around.

This is pretty much my feeling on the matter. While i haven't had the honor of talking directly to him, his very open and often humorous appearances tend to endear him to a lot.
That and he very clearly plays the game hes directing, and thus clearly sees the flaws in his own game. That lets him take our concerns on board in such a way that we feel like we're actually being listened to.

That makes a very big impact on a lot of people.
He's also very communicative. lol

[Pinkie_Pie]

Probably because he doesn't love a childrens cartoon that revolves around ponies.

Keep drinking that haterade bro, you're going places on the internet.

[PotatoTree]

He's like the only gave developer I know. Others I can think off are maybe Sid Meier, cause his name is on the box of the Civ games I play a lot of, but I don't even know what he looks like, just his name. I can also think of Dustin Browder from Starcraft 2, but I don't really think he's "loved". I pretty much just know him from old memes involving destructible rocks. I don't even know the makers of any of the other games I play, like Fallout or CoD.

Yoshi-P puts himself in front of the crowd, does the talking, wears cool clothes, and does things people like to the game, like putting in Gold Saucer. And the game is only going up under his wing. Not to mention he also plays the game. That's probably why he is loved.

[KaedrianLiang]

He brought this game back to life. He refused to adopt a f2p standard that always ensues after a MMORPG failure. World first and only so far for an MMORPG?