Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XXXVII Discussion Thread

[Berethos]

really how bad the team or the game engine/net code need to be that any thing most mmos now day have is to hard to implement.

I'm curious as to which particular features you feel FFXIV doesn't have that exists in the majority of other MMOs...notably features that exist in very similar formats, rather than being similar as a concept (i.e. glamour log) but differing significantly from game to game.

[usalia]

I'm curious as to which particular features you feel FFXIV doesn't have that exists in the majority of other MMOs...notably features that exist in very similar formats, rather than being similar as a concept (i.e. glamour log) but differing significantly from game to game.

glam want to talk glam here for a moment.
more interesting dungeons, want to talk of this?
and its the developers saying it to much for them to do some things.

[Berethos]

glam want to talk glam here for a moment.

"Notably features that exist in very similar formats, rather than being similar as a concept (i.e. glamour log) but differing significantly from game to game."

And you mention the one example I used as something that exists as a similar concept but has significant differences in implementation from game to game (namely that only a few actually have glamour logs, others have a handful of wardrobe slots that when you think about it aren't that functionally different from how our armoury system works, except that ours switches out gear with stats instead of just gear appearance, and still others just have you cover up specific items with one outfit/piece of gear at a time).

Were you even trying?

[Viz79]

I'm curious as to which particular features you feel FFXIV doesn't have that exists in the majority of other MMOs...notably features that exist in very similar formats, rather than being similar as a concept (i.e. glamour log) but differing significantly from game to game.

As someone who has played many mmos, I'd say the answer is none. The Dev commitment in this game is outstanding and I'd love to know what other mmo had far more functionality.

[Ghastly]

As someone who has played many mmos, I'd say the answer is none. The Dev commitment in this game is outstanding and I'd love to know what other mmo had far more functionality.

Exactly, people talk about other mmos like any other one is even as good to ffxiv. Only other I can think is Wow.

[Naunet]

I'm curious as to which particular features you feel FFXIV doesn't have that exists in the majority of other MMOs...notably features that exist in very similar formats, rather than being similar as a concept (i.e. glamour log) but differing significantly from game to game.

Glamour definitely counts. What we have now is a crippled shadow of a costume system, burdened by convoluted Prism use, limited customizability, and extreme inventory use. It hardly deserves to be called a costume system.

Things SE seems to have intense trouble with that other MMOs offer with apparent ease:
1. Multi-channel dye system
2. Plentiful bank space that is NOT rented
3. Instanced housing so that everyone has a home
4. Costume system with a wardrobe that saves appearances, and multiple saved outfits you can swap between whenever

Basically everything that they respond to with the "but our servers can't handle it" excuse.

Yoshida: However, we’re planning to touch on glamour in the future, and we’re planning functions such as accessing glamour history.

I want to know more about this.

[Berethos]

Love how everything is "too difficult to implement" or "would cost a lot". At least we're not paying a monthly sub for this game.

I've yet to see a developer say making an MMO was easy, and I've lost count of the number of times a certain bigger developer has used a similar set of excuses for either why they haven't made certain changes or haven't implemented something yet (not naming any names, but "updated character models" took several years to see them added).

Also, come on...we get one of the most consistent patch schedules in the business right now, with a solid amount of content, plus iterations of stuff moving toward more diverse offerings. It's not like we go 14 months between a final patch and an expansion and then get told some thing or another was too difficult to do or they couldn't get to it in time, or that doing this other thing that was cut would have "cost a raid tier." Wonder where I've seen that happen, though...

[dice137]

Love how everything is "too difficult to implement" or "would cost a lot". At least we're not paying a monthly sub for this game.

Most of the things being asked for in which they gave that response to aren't things we need, anyway.

[KageTokage]

WAR is going to be a lot more fun to play with no more gauge loss. I could see stance dancing to maximize Upheaval damage being a thing now.

I'm also glad they recognized MCH's shortcomings, because I enjoyed using it in 3.x.

[Zeonsilt]

I'm glad about MCH changes, as well as DRK and WAR. Not too happy about PLD, but he is indeed the best tank atm, hands down.