Letter from the Producer, XXIII (01/23/2012)

[Chezen]

I really wish more people were like you. The way you word yourself makes me actually want to listen. It's a lot more effective than if you had started the post by telling me how stupid I was =)

Don't think some of the responses here haven't given me similiar initial reactions.

I just try to count to 10 and do my best to consider someone else's view (with respect). Anger and yelling will get you nowhere. Listening and talking, treating people with respect, much more helpful.

/steps off soapbox

[KumaAkuma]

Groups of people? This is the NA section of the forum; therefor anything said here is a reflection of the NA community.

You are entitled to your opinion as everyone else is; how you choose to express said opinion(s) is how you are seen by others on a forum like this one since no one knows you personally. It's easy to act a fool and be a jerk here, but in the end thats all you will be seen as.

That is why it's embarrassing that the NA(group) section of the forum is acting this way. If you can't wrap your head around that then I honestly don't know what to say in the face of pure stupidity.

The NA section? The English section is more than just NA.

[SirOleas]

The NA section? The English section is more than just NA.

Thanks for that
Fixed.
Still a single group though.

[Kio]

...Seems to be more of a personal blog about his travels and health / wishing us a happy new year (as its his first letter of the year) more than anything else.

The more I hear about Yoshi-P's personal life the more I'm convinced he needs a wife to take care of him.

[ShellQ8]

Here's to another great year of success.

ROFL!!!! +1

[Zezlar]

While i'm certainly glad to hear that Yoshi-P is in better health than he was, this letter was somewhat of a disappointment. Not the letter itself, but the timing of it. It feels like it's about a week or two late, and there isn't really anything about FFXIV in it.

Subscription has started meaning we are now paying customers, so information needs to come in order to maintain the user-base. We're still waiting on that player poll that was supposed to happen in mid January (it's not mid January anymore). There has been no news relating to patch 1.21 at all. The forum mods are doing the best they can to give out tidbits of 2.0 but it's simply not enough.

I'm all for telling the community about your personal life and being quite open, but this letter either took too long to translate, or it needed to be significantly longer.

Anyways, keep up the great work.

[DeadRiser]

As a side note I'd like to clarify something about my post -- I have nothing against people like haku - who simply asked hey please can we have info? That's one thing.. my post is directly aimed at this crowd .. and people say the defenders are rude? I think we have a right to be when people are being blatantly rude on the forums. If your being a dick, expect to be treated like a dick.

-Signing off -

LOL how was I being rude? Sharing my opinion on how I feel about the subject? Asking about the info they promised us? How is that being rude?

You are being rude for calling me rude names... so how am I the one in the wrong?

[knite23]

From that paragraph I am honestly surprised you can even read.

im guessing thats the best you could come up with.....yep its a shame when people want to comment on a post and don't have enough intelligence to put something half substantial beside heeeerp deeeeerp you must cant read..... its like talking to a 2 year old....wait my son has smarter remarks than this never mind its like talking to a tree

[Destain]

Most disappointing and lackluster letter from the producer eva...(IMO)

I'll give him a pass since he has been sick. I would appreciate additional info on .21 ASAP though. Dungeon teaser videos or w/e, maybe a teaser video of some more job ws's or one of the new dungeons. I woke up and read this with my morning constitutional and ended up switching to EGM with a feeling of complete indifference. I want letters from the producer to make me squeal with delight over a juicy tidbit or screen shot of something we haven't seen. After that if you want to throw in a paragraph regarding the developement staff, go for it.

[Starlord]

Guys, if this letter never happened, it would take another week for the actual info to come, and people will be all like, ITS BEEN 3 WEEKS WITH NO INFO! This was a letter to tell you guys " I'm back and ready to go, and while Im at it I want to tell you how my new years went. Do you guy know how to be Social? or you just know how to blow up over every little thing :/