Disappointed in Youkai Watch

[Kitano123]

Would people in this thread stop using the straw-man that because theirs other immersion destroying stuff in the game that adding more isnt an issue. Its nonsense, I dont want that stuff in the game either and so is saying you dont have to do it, I dont want to see this crap in the game and I will see it regardless whether I take part in it or not.

To the people defending it, I hope the next completely unrelated to FF marketing cash grab campaign by SE is something you dont like, then maybe you'll understand why people don't want elements from outside FF creeping into the game. How about Disney characters wandering around, or a quest with an NPC who insist you drink a mountain dew to quench your thirst? How about a big billboard in limsa with 'Drink Coke' emblazoned on it? What is your limit of irrelevant marketing bullshit?

[Vidu]

To the people defending it, I hope the next completely unrelated to FF marketing cash grab campaign by SE is something you dont like, then maybe you'll understand why people don't want elements from outside FF creeping into the game. How about Disney characters wandering around [...]

...and I hope the next campaign will be something you like so you can see that things like this have the potential to add something new to a game that we all should be playing to have fun with it - and not to build walls around it and stop it from evolving. Its also kinda sad to see how little trust you seem to have in the devs - also: Disney characters... did someone said Kingdom Hearts?!
This isnt a cheap marketing campaign either, they're not telling you to go and buy(?) Yo Kai watch stuff in order to get those items - like they did with a certain magazine and some gear, people want(ed) *cough*

There are a lot of things in this game I dont wanna see, some of them being really immersion-breaking (Mi'qos running around in a bikini in Coerthas?) - and some are in the game because "fun" seems to come first.
You dont even know yet if this is going to break your immersion - aka how they'll explain and implement it. Would you complain aswell if they just added 13 pets, weapons and a mount with completly new designs too?

[Vaer]

To the people defending it, I hope the next completely unrelated to FF marketing cash grab campaign by SE is something you dont like, then maybe you'll understand why people don't want elements from outside FF creeping into the game. How about Disney characters wandering around, or a quest with an NPC who insist you drink a mountain dew to quench your thirst? How about a big billboard in limsa with 'Drink Coke' emblazoned on it? What is your limit of irrelevant marketing bullshit?

All of them have been games. I doubt they would do something that wasn't a game of some sort especially not food. So far I can remember Dragon Quest (game), Yo'kai Watch (game), and PSO2 (game, XIV didn't get anything from this collab though).

Disney characters might happen (Kingdom Hearts, which btw also has FF characters in it)

[Evumeimei]

To the people defending it, I hope the next completely unrelated to FF marketing cash grab campaign by SE is something you dont like, then maybe you'll understand why people don't want elements from outside FF creeping into the game. How about Disney characters wandering around, or a quest with an NPC who insist you drink a mountain dew to quench your thirst? How about a big billboard in limsa with 'Drink Coke' emblazoned on it? What is your limit of irrelevant marketing bullshit?

Like this game doesn't have plenty of other immersion breaking things (do you complain about all the swimsuit clad Miqo'te running around too? Or the maids?). What about someone dressing their character like a character from a non-FF game? Does that break your immersion too? Because according to your statement Yokai Watch isn't acceptable because it isn't related to FF.

The only crossovers into FFXIV so far have been Square Enix games (Lightning Event, Dragon Quest and, now, Yokai Watch). I guess it's possible they do something with Disney due to Kingdom Hearts (I find it unlikely, however). I don't see the issue with them promoting their games within FFXIV as small, fun events like these.

As much as you say not to use the straw-man that other immersion breaking things are in the game, it's a fact. They've already done it.

[Gramul]

To the people defending it, I hope the next [...] cash grab campaign by SE is something you dont like

We already had the FF13 event. Several times. I survived.

[Jijifli]

To the people defending it, I hope the next completely unrelated to FF marketing cash grab campaign by SE is something you dont like

If they release an event I don't enjoy, I will leave it alone. It's that simple. I mean, we can run around in clearly unfitting for area gear, tank with our glamoured gear to naked, and fall from heights clearly able to kill us with a simple splat and survive easily. What's the problem with this? I can't see it, considering we could use the same excuse as some other events as to why this is possible. *coughlightningcough*

[Uielyave]

Y'all can be mad all you want. I love Yokai Watch, and I can see it fitting in to my RP and in to the lore. I mean honestly, you're throwing a fit over this but the lightning event was OK?

[Kaoru_Nagisa]

Don't like Youkai Watch (tbh never even heard of it, just seen it now and then in Gamestop and it looked like a Pokemon ripoff to me tbh), and the weapons and minions both are glaringly cartoonish in a world that looks more realistic (to a degree). However, despite my distaste for it, I may still play around with it a bit just because I enjoy participating in events in this game, they give me something to look forward to along with my usual playtime. And a few of the minions have caught my eye at least, based on their designs... not like we don't already have some cartoon-y looking minions anyway.

Tbh I think my entire dislike of the items is just how badly they clash with the surrounding world. If they were made to look more in line with FFXIV's aesthetic design, think they'd be less jarring for me. But my only issue with them is aesthetics, and that's never stopped me from liking stuff regardless >>

[DragonFlyy]

Don't like Youkai Watch (tbh never even heard of it, just seen it now and then in Gamestop and it looked like a Pokemon ripoff to me tbh),

It actually is quite different from Pokemon and worth a look. I enjoy it, personally. Not saying you will, but it is still worth a look. The second and third are supposed to be even better from the reviews I've heard from Japan.

[Kaoru_Nagisa]

It actually is quite different from Pokemon and worth a look. I enjoy it, personally. Not saying you will, but it is still worth a look. The second and third are supposed to be even better from the reviews I've heard from Japan.

-shrug- If this event perks my interest at all beyond just new stuff to collect in a game I play regularly, I may look into it. I mean, I remember when I was a kid, people would always argue that Digimon was a ripoff of Pokemon or Pokemon was a ripoff of Digimon, even though they were two completely different things and just had similar thematics about friendly monster pals :P. So who knows!