Letter from the Producer Vi

[Mishakai]

So a thread directing people who might not check all the forum areas has turned into a childish argument about a couple sentences that were typed.

How about everybody slow down, and take a few deep breaths.

I look at the producers letter this way:

They were working their rear-ends off to deliver two patches within a few short weeks, and despite the disaster that has essentially put an entire country in disaster recovery mode, they still see the need to inform us about what we can expect in the near future.

Personally, I think this thread needs more:

/bow

Than it needs:

/nerdrage

[Kallera]

They are troopers, a earthquake, a tsunami, and nuclear power plant problems, and they are expecting a delay of only one to two weeks? That's amazing.

I wonder if the companies will be part of the various factions, like the horn and hand? or will be part of npc companies that track their activity for bonuses, like in Conquest?

[TheVedis]

I think my honest sediments got Abigail and TheVedis' panties twisted in a /nerdrage fashion.
As always I deliver,

Sep 25th, 2010
"Tanaka: In FFXI, there are Linkshells, which are like casual groups of players. In FFXIV we want to have a system for more tightly-knit groups, called Companies. So while there is a lot of flexibility in customization, a player will also gradually define their identity within their own Company."

Source: http://ffxiv.zam.com/story.html?story=23393

The real crime is neither Abigail or TheVedis will be humble enough to admit their accusations (and name calling) were out of step. Life goes on. gg

um, you realize that quote still doesnt prove that they are baiting us with anything as you originaly claimed they were

it gives us the same info we have known all along, that companies are coming, and they will be seperate from shells, but no real info beyond that
no date of release, no solid features involved in it, nothing

so keep going, im waiting for the proof of this bait and switch you claim happened