Are the developers of XIV out of touch?

[GrumbleBeard]

Theres a difference between saying "Hey, thanks for the game, Its been fun, but there are somethings that Id like to see..." and "Are the devs just not in touch with the layer base! Theyre adding this thing I dont like, and always dodge questions regarding the things I want, and..."

I'm sorry if you can only see things in extremes. There are tons of threads requesting things, and had I been requesting something I would have posted it in the relevant thread. This thread was intended to discuss the seemingly growing trend of them doing just less of everything in general.

Sorry, but your original post sounds more like dissatisfaction as a whole, particularly if your asking if the devs are even on the same page as the player base. If you dont think they are, then posting your opinion here is moot other than to get a few thumbs up from like minded folks. If they are paying attention, then being fairly negative to them from the get go isnt going to garner you much favor.

They actually have (rarely seen) community members whose job it is to relay information back to the relevant people. See the removal of Need in 24 man raids, something they thought was a great idea and was quickly removed to to outrage. Whether you think that is a more legitimate reason than mine or not is irrelevant, your opinion is no more valuable than mine and vice versa and I can only speak for myself.

So as I said, if the former is true, speak with your wallet. Theyll get the message.

They've been hemorrhaging older subs for years and nothing has changed.

[Melichoir]

Aiite so it comes back to the very same thing: You open up with derision. That does not seem pragmatic if you want to deliver a message to the Devs. Yes, you can have criticisms, but if its "Hey Devs are out of touch cause theyre doing things I hate like implementing some garbage bike!", youre not going to have as good luck. People who complained about removing Need, yeah some of them were pretty "WTF Outrageous", but you know, it was probably people being straightforward in their position and giving appropriate feedback. Mind you, they probably removed it to address an issue they saw and realized it made things worse.


But heres what you did:
-Disregard their responses to inquiries you have by overs implification (and implying it was very aloof as well).
- Put down an collab event because "probably short lived".
- Mogstation items that are immersion breaking, particularly the "Ugly, immersion breaking motorcycle". Something people did actually request a few times.
- Dismissing these things as "Theyre nice, but not substantial!" and "These dont get people excited anymore!"

Then you proceed to talk about what the focus should be (based on your tastes).

You pretty much slammed them for not doing things you want, particularly in character customization. You want to convey a message, maybe making your thread title "Are the Developers of XIV out of touch?" and then slamming them a bit and putting down their projects isnt a great way to do it.

I have to point out too: For every large patch, theyve pretty much been adding glamour items and haircuts for people. New mounts which add to the flavor of your character. Armors and weaps too. And yet "They dont care about customization," in your eyes. I wonder if youve even considered their end, to be frank. Ive pointed out that adding more indepth customization can really break things in the game unless its done right, and that takes time. And yes, theyre running on an older engine because thats part of the point of recooping costs from FFXIV 1.0. You think MMOs just rebuild their engines every year like its nothing?

Im gonna stick to my guns on this: Sounds like youre dissatisfied. Sounds like youre not getting what you want. And if you have to ask if the Devs are listening, then I imagine you already have a pessimistic outlook on the game. Afterall, youre saying theyre hemorrhaging subs for years and nothing has changed, so they must not be then. So why are you still playing? The writing on the wall, according to you, is they dont listen or care. So why are you spending your money on something you dont enjoy.