Quote Originally Posted by Tint View Post
When they can do an achievment log, gathering log, crafting log and fishing log, then why can't they do a glamour log? Just makes no sense to me.
They said themselves recently that's what they wanted to do in the first place, but because of restrictions, couldn't get it done.

If I were to assume, having no hand at all in the company and its workings, SE's budget for XIV is much smaller than a certain other MMO which has an account unlock system towards its looks. They still have a great budget of course. And a lot of space. But as they continue to increase the quality of production, the budget and space goes towards new and adjusted assets (think new bunny boy and mega cat lady's clothes which all need to be re-rigged, including ALL of the old assets and future assets).

Then there's the other space issues, like housing and apartments, which are also finite because of spacing issues. They can only release so many wards at a time. Over here, Balmung has already used up all of its apartments. One or two might be freed up every few days. And if you're lucky you can get an apartment. It's been like this since July. Also a space issue.

Then there's the new zones, dungeons, raids, which require space... More mobs, more AI, more areas where more players are going to be concurrently in the world. Space needs to go towards computing all of that. Voicing space, cut scene space... I think you get the idea.

Oh but for good measure, let's not forget the recent letter addressing server shortages and how they literally ran out of digital codes at one point because of the recent influx of players, and they're probably panicking at the idea of the new players and returners all salivating for Endwalker... They desperately want to release even more servers to our datacenters on top of allowing cross-data center travel. Those are all huge asks that aren't even out yet.

Do I think it can be done though? Yes, eventually. But SE is on a roll and in no mood to cut the quality of its game. The popularity boom I hope will fuel the money towards the larger overhauls people have been asking for, like this, like addressing housing, ect.

But this is just where I, who knows probably about as much as you, have come to believe and understand. Unlike other MMOs, I haven't been constantly burned by straight up lies. Just watching them slap patches on patches trying to keep players content with a sincerity that has earned them the benefit of the doubt from me.

If the dev says they really wanted to do glam unlocks but it couldn't be done at that time, it couldn't be done. I just hope they do it in the future. :> We're waiting.

In the meantime, big support for this thread. (Though I do consider it another slapped on patch that I mentioned above).