Development Officially Delayed due to COVID-19

[Lersayil]

Not sure what scare this is all about I got it lasted 4 days and was over it. When I got West Nile virus in the past that was way worse.

Think of the spanish flu. The virus itself isn't really all that scary on its own, but it spreads fast and complications combined with previous conditions most prevalent in older age groups makes it... well, all that scary.

Also, the load on infrastructure. I'm sure you've seen the graphs about how we should flatten the rate of spread, otherwise we overload the healthcare system, which would lead to even more of a dire situation.

For the young to mid age groups its less about getting sick, and more about worrying for older family members, and mitigating the crisis before it leads to an even worse situation.

[Raiya]

Not sure what scare this is all about I got it lasted 4 days and was over it. When I got West Nile virus in the past that was way worse.

2 Words: Collateral Damage. In 80% of people it's like a stronger flu, but in the remaining 20% it can hospitalise people to the point of needing a ventilator and of those who end up in intensive care suvival is about 50%. The real danger from all this is that if so many people get sick at once it overwhelms the health system leading to people who are stricken down with other health issues not geting fast enough treatment and dying from preventable complications. That's the main issue. Covid is basically Sars 2: Electric Boogalo World Tour, the last one didnt make it out of Asia but this one made it. Only have to look at the amount of older people being wiped out to see the damage not to mention those who have other complications or comprimised systems being struck down as well.

The whole situation sucks but without what's happening now we would be looking at far worse damage and fatalities, remember the spanish pandemic ended up wiping out 100m people a century ago, least were now in an age where tech lets a good chunk of people work at home and not need to put themselves at too much risk.

[Krotoan]

Not sure what scare this is all about I got it lasted 4 days and was over it. When I got West Nile virus in the past that was way worse.

I totally survived a car crash head on collision with a drunk driver with 0 ill effects. All these people talking about how deadly drunk drivers are are totally exaggerating.


... see how that sounds?


Just because it didn't happen to you personally does not lessen how serious the effects can be.

[Schan]

I hope they stay safe. I don't mind waiting. In fact it even works better for me, with work going insane.

I'm not looking forward for more people like hynaku to start coming out of the woods saying it wasn't that bad because "they got it" and they were fine. I can see it coming a mile away. In fact it has already begun.

[Sarynth]

Stay healthy and safe Yoshi P and team =^_~=

[Ryaz]

Stay safe, team! Better to protect your health.

Gives me a chance to get caught up on my backlog of games.

[lol123]

being healthy and safe is way more important than a game i dont mind the wait. I couldn't see anyone being against this.

[Nicodemus_Mercy]

I hope the devs take care of themselves. As much as I enjoy playing FFXIV and look forward to each new patch, people's lives mean much more than my personal entertainment. Stay safe, stay healthy. When things get back to some semblance of normalcy, then we can worry about playing catch up.