Dev team appreciation thread!

[Alucard135]

Not sure where you fantasize the idea we are FFXIV haters but man better if you seek help.

Didn't say you were haters.

But you probably don't know about the deleted posts by some on this thread.

[SerLuke]

I’m thankful for all the hardworking devs we have working on this game, please keep up the good work!

[MrKusakabe]

Here is my personal, monthly "dev team appreciation":



I am the guy that tips the Kebab guy for making the best Döner in town.
I am the guy that smiles to the most grumpy casher on this planet.
I greet the bus driver when I enter the bus.


But seriously, I will not jump on these threads. Every year, I (mathematically) pay 155,88€ (or US$175) per year. That are more than two full-price AAA titles, with all the story, content, engine, sound effects, script FROM SCRATCH.
Here, I do pay this for getting small updates with the vast majority of the needed parts of a video game already in place (read as: They don't need to sit down and get the game engine running - it already does!) AND are paying for every expansion.
And then, there is the "optional"* cash shop.

Sorry, but we are grateful enough by simply enjoying their game. I do. I have a blast. Thinking about being on duty with my Red Mage Lalafell sweetens up my early shift at 6 a.m.

But please stop these threads like this and others like "Yoshi P. does not have an infinity glove". The developers do not read these boards. They are absolutely fine, you don't need to jump into their defense like social justice warriors do. It's a business, we enjoy and thus pay for it A LOT and then we have a perfect relationship.

* There should not be a cash shop. That is like renting a hotel room and locking up the shower with a coin-operated lock. The hotel manager just says "Well, the shower is optional as you have the sink and a washcloth there". Would you think that is reasonable?

I am not here to forbid anyone's opinion, but I feel a bit helpless amongst all these people that jump onto other views on that matter with "R U A GAIM DESIGNERS URSELF?? NO!! THEN UNINSTALL GAIM NOW IF U H8 IT!". I am 28 years "old", and here are people surpassing that a lot. I wonder if all these people behave like that in every establishment, at every fast food restaurant. I really don't think so. I call this hypocrisy.

Oh yeah, maintaining servers and a few support staff does not justify those 13€. Not even remotely.


Sincerely,

[SerLuke]

. I wonder if all these people behave like that in every establishment, at every fast food restaurant. I really don't think so. I call this hypocrisy.

As a 35 year old adult if I don’t like the food/service at a place I’ll simply go somewhere else and not create drama and make a scene at said establishment where people are enjoying their meals and act like my issue is the end of the world. If people weren’t so melodramatic/hyperbolic and type out walls of text about how this is the worst MMO ever and the dev team sucks and the game is dying whenever they present their issues the forums would be a much better place we actual civil conversation to happen.

And the devs actually do reads these boards and at times Yoshi P replies to threads.

[Iscah]

But please stop these threads like this and others like "Yoshi P. does not have an infinity glove". The developers do not read these boards. They are absolutely fine, you don't need to jump into their defense like social justice warriors do. It's a business, we enjoy and thus pay for it A LOT and then we have a perfect relationship.

By the same token, if the developers do not read these boards, can we stop the endless barrage of threads asking (if not demanding) that they add/fix/change/remove whatever that poster is unhappy with?

(And not discuss male Viera and female Hrothgar every day from here to 7.0 when they finally scrape the budget together to do it. Yes I want to see them in the game, but there is an overload point where I'm just tired of hearing about it all the time. I'm at that point, and all the arguments for and against it have been said. There is nothing left but repetition ad nauseum - and if the devs aren't listening here, then it's not achieving anything at all.)

Positive posts feel sadly rare here. The amount of negativity on the forums is simply tiring to sift through.

There should not be a cash shop. That is like renting a hotel room and locking up the shower with a coin-operated lock. The hotel manager just says "Well, the shower is optional as you have the sink and a washcloth there". Would you think that is reasonable?

The cash shop is not a core service. It's not the shower, it's the mini-bar. You don't need anything in it, however nice it might be. If you have a specific craving for whatever is in there, you can weigh up against the price and take it if you decide it's worth it.

There are so many nice costumes and mounts within the game anyway.

Not to say I don't think the cash shop is overpriced - I stare longingly at it often enough, and only very occasionally crack and buy pretty $18 outfits that I'm certain I'll make good use of... but still. Your argument is that it isn't really optional, and I disagree. It would be nice if they lowered the prices and aimed their price structure at more people buying more items, but that has nothing to do with them being required.

[Sorimachi87]

Nothing else to say here.

Thank. You. Very. Much. For. All. The. Hard. Work. You. Do.

Thank you!

[SenorPatty]

Giving credit where it's due: To the workers who took their personal time to make the 500something head pieces for Hrothgar/Viera: ya did good. Well done.

It's not ass kissing or groveling. I was raised to call what is bad, bad and what is good, good. If, as humans, we cannot even give credit where it's due, then we've failed as a society.

[SerLuke]

Yeah constant negative criticism without anything positive can lead to depression even suicide, that’s why some of us are trying to counter the extreme negativity with some positive posts. The devs are human too, let’s treat them as such.

[Violet_Galaxy]

I might not agree with all that has happened to this game but without the devs, this game wouldn't tick the way that it does! To think that they actually took time out of their already busy schedule to give us a bit more is simply fantastic and shows their extreme dedication and passion for this game. While I am still a bit disappointed with the gender locked races, the screenshots from the Live Letter are simply gorgeous and I cannot wait to see both races fully in motion and to see how they rock current/new glam. Cheers to the devs!

[Colt47]

Been playing since 1.0 and have been paying a sub even during the times I'm not always on playing. I think the Devs are doing a great job.