Yoshi-P Statement on Player Feedback

[xbahax92]

Didnt know japanese community is whole circus.

[Feronar]

Given that the comments were on Japanese broadcast, and given in Japanese, I would have to assume they were directed toward the JP community.

[Rinhi]

Given that the comments were on Japanese broadcast, and given in Japanese, I would have to assume they were directed toward the JP community.

he is talking about the japanese playerbase

[technole]

he is talking about the japanese playerbase

He actually mentioned later on his staff relays things happening in other languages, probably from Foxclon since he's the community manager and fluent in English and Japanese.

[Quintessa]

For a while, people on this forum had me thinking it was the English-speaking forum that voiced their disapproval with this game the most. Apparently the Japanese player-base is just as dissatisfied, if not more.

Fun fact: PSO2 (the original game) was changed to free to play because the japanese players refused to play another subscription based phantasy star online game. Indeed, the company of the host country doesn't get any slack from the local gamers.

[MirielleLavandre]

Just a note that the dev team actually does have people who read and forward popular topics to them - were this not true I don't think you'd have ever seen male bunny suits or all the recent all gender changes to many glams. As far as I know, no one here on the JPN forums or worlds ever asked for things such as that, and yet it was changed. Yoshi-P is invested in all aspects of the game, not just we JPN people's needs.

And having watched that stream, it was, indeed, aimed at I believe the Japanese audience. However, people need to understand that what a Japanese person considers 'rude' or 'antagonistic' is probably not the same as the US/EU. Since everyone is taught fairly strict social standards, things that would seem just a little harsh may seem totally brutal to a Japanese. Thus, when kids (mostly -- hopefully) speak using really rude wording (kinda along lines of calling people by their first names and omitting honorifics), or speaking like they're talking to middle schoolers, it is seen as in truly bad taste and is kind of sickening b/c those comments are obviously from people who have no social etiquette. These kinds of comments were made on the JPN forums, which was unusual as most people are usually kind and/or at least polite. Thus, the words from the producers to keep in mind that one would never speak in such a way out in public lest they be shamed for it - same should go for the public forums.

[Snorky]

It's sad to me that some people don't know the difference between constructively crafted criticisms and down right insulting language aimed at inflicting negative emotions. I think it stems from people just pretending they are faceless when in fact there is a person behind every statement and every created thing on the internet. Someone somewhere conceived and wrote the code for that and they are people with feelings. Maybe take a minute and reread what you write and ask yourself how you would take it if it were being said to you. The fact is they have done a incredible job with this game and after 8 or more years it's more popular now than ever. That speaks volumes. These forums have gone down hill and that is also a fact.

[Theodric]

Although I would agree that it is ideal that feedback should be constructive, I think that the development team would do well to note that there is a very vocal portion of fans who insist on shooting down any and all feedback no matter how it is worded.

In turn, this is often where a lot of the hostility appears. Especially when there's a deliberate attempt to downplay legitimate concerns about the game or pretend as if it's perfect and can do no wrong.

I'd also note that there's often cultural differences in play. There's a lot of people within this community who seem to mistake a curt, to the point sentence as a brutal attack even when there is no actual hostility involved.

[van_arn]

Dunno. The forums are usually a pile.

I've hopped a few FCs since Endwalker, and all I can say is consensus among them is exceedingly positive. My current one was talking about the parts of Endwalker that "got them good" last night, and there were many points of the story that came into the discussion.

[KizuyaKatogami]

Great even more ammo for people to use to shut down any criticism for the game.The future is looking bright as ever…