Letter from the Producer LXII

[Emmanellain]

We should just ignore MorbolvampireQueen6 and get back to discussing the actual game at this point.

[PharisHanasaki]

A huge thank you to the dev team!
It makes me happy to see people so devoted to their game to secretly spend their free time on it.
I would've done the same, I'm just that kind of person, so it really brought a smile to my face.

Usually, very few people outside a dev team would thank anyone for working extra hard to make the impossible possible. As a developer, I know people who know absolutely nothing about code, or how dev works, think stuff can be done by just 'investing more money' or 'hiring better coders'. It couldn't be further from truth.

But they still go on about how more can be made when they absolutely got no clue how much time it takes to review thousands and thousands of items. Or even code new jobs, emotes, etc. While we still get regular free patches.

I know. I am grateful
Really, thank you team for your hard work!

[Physic]

A huge thank you to the dev team!
It makes me happy to see people so devoted to their game to secretly spend their free time on it.
I would've done the same, I'm just that kind of person, so it really brought a smile to my face.

Usually, very few people outside a dev team would thank anyone for working extra hard to make the impossible possible. As a developer, I know people who know absolutely nothing about code, or how dev works, think stuff can be done by just 'investing more money' or 'hiring better coders'. It couldn't be further from truth.

But they still go on about how more can be made when they absolutely got no clue how much time it takes to review thousands and thousands of items. Or even code new jobs, emotes, etc. While we still get regular free patches.

I know. I am grateful
Really, thank you team for your hard work!

it aint free, there is a monthly fee. I generally agree with you other wise. That said i am not that comfortable with people doing unpaid work or overworking for corporations profits even if its for my benefit. I hope that they can pay people for their time, and encourage a decent work life balance for dedicated employees in the future.

[Luluna]

They both look so good I can't wait to try a Viera and try all the lovely hair they have! They are damned if they do they are damned if they don't. I am happy and looking forward to the expansion it looks the best so far to me. I have played a long time and this game has come on in leaps and bounds and as a older gamer I can say that waaayy back in the day there where no fancy graphics just imagination so I am happy lol.

[Destati]

To be honest reading the letter made my lingering frustration with the whole matter flare up again... I don't want to sound entitled, and I feel really awful knowing the amount of workload the devs have been put through in the time leading up to ShB (especially since some of them went out of their way to model headgear for Hrothgar and Viera), but I guess I was hoping for a solid "we will implement male Viera/female Hrothgar eventually". I suppose it was better from a business standpoint to neither confirm nor deny anything but it still kinda hurts.
So I guess I'm just going to make a Viera and try to pass them off as male. The Hrothgar appear to be coming along really nicely judging by that picture (weren't they given claws though? I didn't see any there...?) But either way, keep up the good work devs.

[Emmanellain]

To be honest reading the letter made my lingering frustration with the whole matter flare up again... I don't want to sound entitled, and I feel really awful knowing the amount of workload the devs have been put through in the time leading up to ShB (especially since some of them went out of their way to model headgear for Hrothgar and Viera), but I guess I was hoping for a solid "we will implement male Viera/female Hrothgar eventually". I suppose it was better from a business standpoint to neither confirm nor deny anything but it still kinda hurts.
So I guess I'm just going to make a Viera and try to pass them off as male. The Hrothgar appear to be coming along really nicely judging by that picture (weren't they given claws though? I didn't see any there...?) But either way, keep up the good work devs.

That's actually a good idea, I think i'll do that as well.

[manamoppet]

That Hrothgar and Viera indeed looks like the strongest, and very dapper both of them! On a sidenote, the Hrothgar reminded me a lot of Klaus V. Reinherz from Kekkai Sensen.

[PharisHanasaki]

it aint free, there is a monthly fee. I generally agree with you other wise.

Ah, yes. I debated on wether or not I should say 'free'. There's always someone who gets jumpy about this. Remember there are other resourcea to pay for. Like infraestructre, and what not. There's also the fact that this is a business, so money has to be made.

And regarding that, it would be nice to get compensated, but not required. Because your boss didn't ask you to do it. If I had done it, I wouldn't have expected anything in return, because as I said, I' m just that kind of person. I'm sure they didn't do it for money either. They just wanted to please the community.

Work/life balance is currently hard to achieve in Japan. Let's hope that in the future that changes.

[Physic]

Ah, yes. I debated on wether or not I should say 'free'. There's always someone who gets jumpy about this.

And regarding that, it would be nice to get compensated, but not required. Because your boss didn't ask you to do it. If I had done it, I wouldn't have expected anything in return, because as I said, I' m just that kind of person. I'm sure they didn't do it for money either. They just wanted to please the community.

Work/life balance is currently hard to achieve in Japan. Let's hope that in the future that changes.

its a little more complicated though, because you may do it out of goodwill, but then other employees feel its the new bar. Also, its great you want to benefit the community, but the company also benefits/profits.

its definitely a very prickly issue, and it probably needs a case by case judgement call. As well, maybe there are bonuses, time off etc i have no knowledge of. Still, while appreciated, i hope the devs set up the workflow/goals so its unecessary in the future.

[PharisHanasaki]

Still, while appreciated, i hope the devs set up the workflow/goals so its unecessary in the future.

I agree with your first paragraph. As for the second, it's not an issue with goals exactly, or is it?

Yoshi P said it wouldn't be done, at least for now, because he knew it was irrational to ask for that. The team decided to work on that by themselves. How can SQEX be blamed, when it was already deemed impossible. Not really trying to rebute your arguments, but I feel you keep trying to somehow put the blame on the corporation. I doubt any dev not putting their heart onto their project would ever do this.