Thread: So where is 5.45???

Originally Posted by Vahlnir

It was an issue then, still an issue now worldwide. Just because they are set up to work from home doesn't mean they can do everything there and at the same speed.

That's not the point. They can take all the time they like with the patches. They could schedule 5.41 for 2022 and I'd be fine with that, I got tons of stuff backlogged I'd like to get to before 6.0. But they need to let the players know what is going on so WE can plan accordingly. They're dealing with COVID, but so are we and a little communication on where things stand and when things are coming out is greatly appreciated. Take your time, make the patches great again and all that, but just let us know when they are coming far enough in advance so we can properly enjoy them.

Originally Posted by Vahlnir

It was an issue then, still an issue now worldwide. Just because they are set up to work from home doesn't mean they can do everything there and at the same speed.

Was SE not one of the japanese company embracing a permanent work from home solution? If that is true shouldn't they be close to ironing out the system? Also from reports from people from japan it has not seen nearly the lockdown other countries have.

Originally Posted by Moonlite

Was SE not one of the japanese company embracing a permanent work from home solution? If that is true shouldn't they be close to ironing out the system? Also from reports from people from japan it has not seen nearly the lockdown other countries have.

COVID is also on the rise again there, just like it is in those parts of the US that have populations ignoring the "do not gather" requests.

As for the permanent work from home solutions, that was only being offered to SE's executive employees. It's not very practical in production environments. While some work from home is possible, there's always going to be those tasks that need to be carried out at the workplace. Game companies tend to be very careful about the security of their systems and that's hard to achieve if you have to monitor hundreds of unsecured workplaces (homes) instead of just a couple secured locations.

the way some "adults" act around here... that's questionable lol

Honestly I hate this whole ‘take time off work to farm diadem’ thing.

I’d like to get a ranking because god knows I’m the best botanist EU, but I’m almost a grown adult with responsibility and I can’t compete with kids who are off school, let alone grown men who are taking time off of work for this.

Just everyone chill and play it casually when it comes. This is not WoW or Korea.

Originally Posted by Liam_Harper

I avoided the last one because it wasn't worth the stress, so no we don't have to do it, but that doesn't make it good design.

FF14 has always been a game that respects your free time, then they suddenly turn around and create a competition where the only real way to reach top 12 is spend an unhealthy amount of time each day crafting the same recipe over and over, for 10 days straight. On top of this, while there were many legitimate top 12's, it's not a guarantee the top 12 ranking will be entirely free from bots.
Keep in mind this is the only endgame we have for DoH/DoL now, sure we can skip it but there's almost nothing else left besides a small dinosaur mount for 500 hours grind. Even if we aren't forced to participate there's nothing wrong with leaving feedback that it's terrible content.

For example, if they made an absolutely terrible Savage raid tier that was only available 10 days per patch and no other raids, do you think people would smile and say how it's fine because they aren't forced to run it?

Ishgard restoration is absolutely fantastic content. The only single bad issue with it is the rankings. Because all of you savage raiders descend on us and try to take them, then you cry to SE that it’s bad content so we won’t get something like this again.

Me and my friends spend literally all our time in the diadem and could care less about savage raiding. We do not call it ‘terrible content’.

Just because you don’t like something doesn’t make it bad. Ishgard restoration generally has been the best feature of the expansion for many people.

The Diadem is something I have mixed feelings about. We're currently in the third version of it after the original two flopped, so it's hard for me to consider it to be 'excellent content'. It's...alright, I guess. Though it's really just a case of flying around, gathering stuff from nodes and occasionally using a blaster on passive enemies to get a bunch of materials. Seeing Ishgard rebuilt is neat and it brings the server's community together in a way that is satisfying. Yet it's all very grindy, be it trying to get on the ranking system or just aiming for the achievements.

Originally Posted by kidalutz

It'd be nice if people stopped for a moment and realised that they aren't the center of the universe and thought about things like the fact that programing actually takes alot of work especially in Japan where its not uncommon for the workers to literally sleep at thier desk and work 90 plus hours a week to make sure the work is done as soon as possible.

They’re grown adults remember? Not kids stomping their feet demanding a day to be set in stone, actual “adults” taking time off “work” to compete in a crafting contest.