Naoki Yoshida interview @Gamescom

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I am not sure why I bother answering a white knight so this will be my last reply regardless of your answer.

I could have said Mr Yoshida, or even Yoshi-P, but I went with the Japanese honorific since he is Japanese, I see no reason why I should not use simple polite language when discussing something he's said or done.

Thank you for explaining Japanese honorifics that I totally didn't know after studying Japanese language and culture for several years.
However, I am also aware of the "twist" that is usually given to it when westerners use it (admiration - culture imitation). That is what my comment was based on.

A game maker without a vision and the guts to stick with it is simply a populist and will ultimately drive their game into the ground.

*sigh* As I have tried to explain multiple times, it is not about abandoning visions to ride the latest "complain train" but about staying flexible. The problem is Yoshi's "set-in-(tome)stone" behaviour for me. I didn't say you should agree, to each their own.

All he does is cater to the Japanese community? Really? That totally explains this then...

quoted from;
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post3849410

North America, not Japan...

Also, I'm pretty sure that it was not the Japanese audience that were clamoring for an EU data center.

One example and one of the most useless things ever. Having spoken and worked with several Asian developers, they usually do not put an emphasis on PvP. This change is a standard adjustment for the west that can be found in multiple games as the western community (for whatever reason) often revels in killing each other.

As for the data center: have you checked how long they waited to do it? Also, better latency = better gameplay= people more willing to join that might not have due to latency before. In either case, having an EU data center when you publish a game in the EU is standard procedure. Not doing it is bad business.

What you got was a mini RTS game at the GS, with a DF lobby added later. But you described a trading card game, which was already added - called Triple Triad. So rather than add another trading card game, they tried to give us a RTS game instead. I appreciate the effort, even if it is difficult to use (controller)

I don't know how you can mistake what I said for a trading game like Triple Triad but ok, have it your way and see it as a trading card game.

Disclaimer: Everything expressed here is my own opinion, which is based on work experience after having worked with games and game publishing for 6+ years. I do not try to force it on anyone.