FFXIV major NA news release: Chocobo's and Airships (why?)

[Murugan]

First MMORPG.com

http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/g...-Airships.html

Then pc.ign.com

Final Fantasy XIV Getting Airships, Chocobos
http://pc.ign.com/articles/119/1196323p1.html


Massively is the only original English gaming site that really covers the game regularly, these other sites rarely if ever report on the game. Both articles are thinly veiled insults to a game they reviewed poorly that something "so simple" is only now being added, and they report the information as if that is all that has been added/is being added.

I was wondering if maybe Square Enix sent out a news release to major gaming sites (like they do for major announcements/sales/expansions for XI) for these sites to even pay the game any notice. If so why would you do that? That is a horrible mistake and it completely misrepresents the game/development progress.

This is just feeding the fuel of hate for this game. If you didn't release the chocobo information to these websites, then maybe you should release other info to them as well to round out their reporting. When this is the only thing that they report on regarding FFXIV it looks very bad.

It might be even worth it to give a non-Japanese gaming outlet an exclusive, how is that too much marketing when it doesn't cost you advertising money? Isn't it your job to influence the release of information and public opinion about the game in a positive way? That's what PR people do in every other industry...

Or do you only do that in Japan?

If any other players would like to get more informative and accurate news stories on these sites you can contact the "reporters" and websites here:

IGN does not have a news tip submission.

The IGN writer's "wall"
http://people.ign.com/shoggign
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MMORPG.com does have a news tip submission (must have an account and be logged in to see it: white text box "know something we don't" on right hand side of screen)
http://www.mmorpg.com/newsroom.cfm?&...14CDFAAA2BFD44
Send the author of the "article" a private message: http://www.mmorpg.com/profile.cfm/username/SBFord

[PrettyPrincess]

I was aware both websites were garbage anyways.

[Murugan]

I was aware both websites were garbage anyways.

That's not the point. People who are no longer actively following the game are not going to go to an FFXIV site. This game needs accurate representation in the Gaming "media" despite how absolutely terrible and unrespectable gaming "journalism" happens to be as a profession.

Someone at Square Enix is clearly not doing their job. This is not an issue of marketing, or waiting to allocate advertising time/money at the game until after the revamp. This is Square Enix grossly mishandling the message being presented about their product. This is doing untold damage to your chances of a successful relaunch. Please do something about this.

[Betelgeuzah]

MMORPG.com usually posts news articles on the game. Not as much as massively, but regularly enough.

This is nothing compared to their article on the latest letter of the producer. "Patch 1.19 delayed" was the headline. What the heck?

But yeah MMORPG.com is garbage.

Also nobody gives a damn. They need to fix the game before getting all upset about the press.

[Holland]

They need to fix the game before getting all upset about the press.

This sums it up perfectly. Until Square says the game is ready for fees everything anyone says about FFXIV is the "truth".

[AmyRae]

Also nobody gives a damn. They need to fix the game before getting all upset about the press.

I agree. No news is good news, at least for the next little while. We're not ready for prime time, yet.

[Murugan]

I agree. No news is good news, at least for the next little while. We're not ready for prime time, yet.

No news is not an option when these sites just ran news stories about the game.... do you even read topics before writing your little quips?

Pfft, just consider yourself lucky they are even releasing FFXIV-related news at all.

If this is the only information they are releasing I would rather they didn't release anything at all. This makes it looks like since the game launched to the bad review the only thing which has changed are plans for chocobos and airships in a patch that was delayed. To people reading that site it looks terrible (much worse than it actually is in reality).

[AmyRae]

No news is not an option when these sites just ran news stories about the game.... do you even read topics before writing your little quips?

I do read the topics. Can you read that I was replying to someone's specific post before writing your little quips? I think not.

[User201109011315]

If this is the only information they are releasing I would rather they didn't release anything at all. This makes it looks like since the game launched to the bad review the only thing which has changed are plans for chocobos and airships in a patch that was delayed. To people reading that site it looks terrible (much worse than it actually is in reality).

Lol, you're lucky there isn't more coverage on the game.

Or do you want the world to know that:

-Collision detection totally removed
-All mobs grotesquely enlarged
-The UI is still a mess
-Targetting is still a mess
-Combat is still a mess
-Lag is still a mess
-Crafting system oversimplified to the point of stupidity
-Jump still not implemented
-No new story quests added, leaving players hanging for over a year with unresolved scenario quest that wasn't even put together very well in the first place
-sidequests with no voiceacting (rofl fail)

Honestly, barely a single thing has been added to the game beyond two instanced dungeons and a bunch of settlement things.

We haven't had a real update since Tanaka's November update.

[Konachibi]

Lol, you're lucky there isn't more coverage on the game.

Or do you want the world to know that:

-Collision detection removed due to it being faulty
-All mobs enlarged to make fights look more epic
-The UI is vastly improved from it's original form
-Targetting is a lot better now and 1.19 will finalise it
-Combat works much better
-Lag isn't as bad as it used to be
-Crafting system isn't as much of a mindless grind anymore
-Nobody really cares about jump
-No new story quests added, except all the ones during events and 1.19 is changing, scaling and adding more
-sidequests with no voiceacting, just like every other MMO out there

Honestly, barely a single thing hasn't been fixed in the game since Yoshi took over..

We never had a real update during Tanaka's November update.

Oh hey look, I fixed your post for you.

Geez you sure do make a lot of typos gifthorse.