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

[Yukiko]

I guess its the history behind.
In first Live Letters he was shy and even said he is not used to it and its new...
Later on they become brave and tried some jokes (wada helped a lot)...
Now they are even doing live shows and as you see in fan fest he likes what he does...
With the add of Forums and "Letters from the Producer" he showed presence...
He did not try to hide and also said sorry for what they did wrong...
But one of the main reasons i think is his forum activity, if you read in JP forum...

[DefendPopPunk]

He has a strong work ethic and I respect that. This is just going by what a lot of his devs and community team members say about him.

[Dalex]

The personality he projects is friendly, outgoing, and very easy to relate to. He's the first developer I've seen (other than some on the Bungie staff) who really puts himself out there for people to see, and that helps put a human face and personality to the development team. Something about that just makes you feel more comfortable buying a product from him, and going back for more.

[ofTheMoores]

I was just thinking that I've never seen a community more protective of their leader than the FFXIV crowd. Downside of this is you cannot critic the game in any way or the wrath of all these fans will come down on you like a ton of hammers, making an honest discussion of game issues almost impossible.

[MilesSaintboroguh]

He had me sold when he showed how much he hated the old Stoneskin as much as us.

"NEXT!.....NEXT!"

[SongJoohee]

He seems like a nice guy, that goes a long way for something so simple^^

[DeadRiser]

Why do people keep blaming Tanaka for the 1.0 failure? They MADE him release the game unfinished and almost unplayable. He did his best to salvage the game....

But Yoshi-P. What's not to love. Just seeing him in the live letters makes me smile... HAI

[LlenCoram]

I just wish Yoshi would replace his Gathering lead designer. Dude doesn't know what he's doing with fishing.

Fantasy Life? Now that's some fishing.

[Korilynn]

I thought CoH had devs people loved, but I'd say when a game has a dev who looks like they enjoy what they do and the game they're making, players will start rallying about them.

[Ilenya]

I thought CoH had devs people loved, but I'd say when a game has a dev who looks like they enjoy what they do and the game they're making, players will start rallying about them.

Mostly came in here to mention this. I still think one of the worst parts of CoH closing is the fact that the Devteam ended up scattering to the four winds.