Public Companies?

[Peregrine]

SE should release information about new features in complete form and players would be much more satisfied when it does come out. Letting players speculate with minimal information is a sure recipe for underwhelming then when the material is finally released.

Yup, if left to their own devices people will imagine a building that you purchase, upgrade like the BoF II house with a lot of work, recruit NPCs to, Install shell stands, player quarters, airship docs, then airships, ships, basically their own hangout and mini town.

Then what they get is a npc to talk to that takes them to tha company's hamlet defense for a mini-besieged and they rage.

[Shura]

Yup, if left to their own devices people will imagine a building that you purchase, upgrade like the BoF II house with a lot of work, recruit NPCs to, Install shell stands, player quarters, airship docs, then airships, ships, basically their own hangout and mini town.

Then what they get is a npc to talk to that takes them to tha company's hamlet defense for a mini-besieged and they rage.

lol i somehow feel like your gonna hit the bulls-eye with that guess.

[Chinook]

Taken straight from the development thread:

[dev1034] Introduction of public companies

* [dev1034] Introduction of public companies

o Introduction of public company leaders in each city-state
o Introduction of public companies in Limsa Lominsa, Ul'dah, and Gridania to combat the threat to Eorzea

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/294-dev1034-Introduction-of-public-companies


Doesn't look it's worth speculating about player driven companies.

[SirEdeonX]

Taken straight from the development thread:




http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/294-dev1034-Introduction-of-public-companies


Doesn't look it's worth speculating about player driven companies.

Oh oh.. I feel rage coming up XD

Why do I have the feeling this is going to have leve-style missions in the middle XD

[Nephera]

Oh oh.. I feel rage coming up XD

Why do I have the feeling this is going to have leve-style missions in the middle XD

haha oh god why

[TheVedis]

Oh oh.. I feel rage coming up XD

Why do I have the feeling this is going to have leve-style missions in the middle XD

anything that requires you to kill, gather, deliver, or anything along the lines of doing anything can be compared to a leve....isnt that kinda sad? the only thing that leves dont have is cut scenes.

[SirEdeonX]

anything that requires you to kill, gather, deliver, or anything along the lines of doing anything can be compared to a leve....isnt that kinda sad? the only thing that leves dont have is cut scenes.

I didn't like the sound of "public company leaders in each city-state" XD
Makes me think of a counter for leves <<

[TheVedis]

I didn't like the sound of "public company leaders in each city-state" XD
Makes me think of a counter for leves <<

i know what you mean
personaly i took it as that there will be things related to them in each city

we will know soon enough when info is given

[Nabiri]

It's actually a detriment to SE to release minimal information and then let players speculate on it for a long time. Sure, it builds up anticipation, but on the other hand it encourages all this rampant theorizing that almost always turns out to be way over-the-top.

SE should release information about new features in complete form and players would be much more satisfied when it does come out. Letting players speculate with minimal information is a sure recipe for underwhelming then when the material is finally released.

I agree with you there, it would probably be better if they did that.

Partially the players' fault for hoping for things that may not be. I try not to expect anything so I won't be let down. I don't mean that in a negative way.. I'm sure some people may misinterpret that. Hoping and expecting certain things for something you know nothing about usually ends up in a let down. I just prefer to wait and see what I'm given then suggest any changes that may make it better.

But them telling us what we're getting when they announce it, as you said, would probably get rid of the whole "hoping and expecting" thing. Thinking about it more.. I'm sure there'd be some cons to them doing that too.. Hmm..

[Xatsh]

MY suggestion on Company's... they may be called "Grand" but overhype will lead to massive rage on the forums.

Sorta like how the quest where going to be awesome, gamesaving, the best thing since sliced bread they would give us butt loads of sp/xp with voiced HQ cut scenes with long story arches displayed in a way no mmo has ever done before.... Yea the expectations where set a wee bit too high on those.

Until you told by square what exactly it will be or you actually see it in game assuming it will be uber awesome will only result in over hype and disappointment... this will make a decent update seem horrible due to falling way below expectations.