[QOL IDEA] Multijob Queue

[TaleraRistain]

In this thread, people who obviously don't program trying to posit when programmers should be fired without knowing any details about the database, programming languages or hardware in use by each development team. Yes, languages. There are multiple. They all have certain capabilities and restrictions. So do the different database systems. The setup that you have has a direct effect on what you can code the logic in to do and you can absolutely be limited by it.

Developers also don't decide the projects that will move the business forward. They can make a case to those who control the purse strings, but even Yoshi-P has shareholders he will be answerable to who want to keep costs low and want deliverables they can market.

[sarehptar]

In this thread, people who obviously don't program trying to posit when programmers should be fired without knowing any details about the database... The setup that you have has a direct effect on what you can code the logic in to do and you can absolutely be limited by it.

Are you suggesting that FFXIV's setup is so limited that it absolutely cannot achieve something WoW, Wildstar, and other MMOs have already been able to? And, if so, are you really okay with the long-term implications of that statement? If they are so limited they can't achieve what other MMOs already have at the current moment, what does that say about the game's ability to continue competing in the future? This is why we've been debating whether or not a consistent lack of updates to the queuing system is a sign of significant back-end development issues which might validate a need for new developers. Certainly a lack of new content will kill a game, but persistent and likely increasing issues with quality of life can kill a game too. It isn't ridiculous to expect FFXIV's back-end setup to be on par with the setups of other major MMOs, nor to expect FFXIV's developers to be able to do what other major MMO game developers already have.

Developers also don't decide the projects that will move the business forward. They can make a case to those who control the purse strings, but even Yoshi-P has shareholders he will be answerable to who want to keep costs low and want deliverables they can market.

And there's the nail on the head. Like I mentioned in my previous post, Square is going to do everything in its power to maximize profits while minimizing investment. So long as players continue to complacently play without complaining, this game will never get the major infrastructure changes it clearly desperately needs. That's why we need threads like this! So that player feedback can continue to be passed along, putting pressure on decision-makers to make said major infrastructure changes.

We get nothing by being quiet. That's just basic logic?