How is anyone fine with the 4-month patch delivery schedule?

[IdowhatIwant]

I'm at least 97% sure it's because of current global situation and Yoshi-P doesn't want to overwork those who work for FFXIV

Covid is not the reason, that is how the patch cycles have been in this game since launch. So stop using covid as an excuse for laziness.

[SnowVix]

Covid is not the reason, that is how the patch cycles have been in this game since launch. So stop using covid as an excuse for laziness.

Better idea: don't demand crunch, don't throw labor under the bus just so you can get your entertainment 2 weeks earlier, let game devs work a normal amount of hours.

[IdowhatIwant]

Better idea: don't demand crunch, don't throw labor under the bus just so you can get your entertainment 2 weeks earlier, let game devs work a normal amount of hours.

I could care less that its coming out two weeks late. I do care that it's the same predictable patch as 5.1, 4.1, and 3.1.

[Ixon]

I could care less that its coming out two weeks late. I do care that it's the same predictable patch as 5.1, 4.1, and 3.1.

Predictability and consistency is what they TRY to achieve vs what other games have. It's a tradeoff, sure it might not make content as exciting because you know what should be there, but it's also reliable. Something you can easily plan your life around. Besides, the only similar parts are usually the Raids, Trials, Dungeons. As we have seen in the Live Letters for 6.1, we will be getting items not consistent, such as a new and revamped PVP mode, Hildebrand quests, Ultimates, etc.

[Avatre]

Covid is not the reason, that is how the patch cycles have been in this game since launch. So stop using covid as an excuse for laziness.

"laziness"

It's called giving your team a better quality of life where they aren't rushing things so that there are more potential bugs that get missed, and giving them time to actually work on stuff without burning out.

[Atreides]

Meanwhile 5 month gap coming by. I want to remind you guys release was in december we get 6.1 mid april...
4 Months are okay, 5 months are not. I mean I have other things I can do while waiting for content, Lost Ark and Elden Ring came in the perfect time.

[DPZ2]

Meanwhile 5 month gap coming by. I want to remind you guys release was in december we get 6.1 mid april...
4 Months are okay, 5 months are not. I mean I have other things I can do while waiting for content, Lost Ark and Elden Ring came in the perfect time.

Patch 6.1 is consistent with the release timing for 5.1 and 4.1. The .1 patch is always close to 4 months after expansion release. December 7 to mid-April is 4 months and a week, not 5 months.

Life goes on. There is always a new game being released, always a new series to watch on your favorite streaming site, always friends and family to deal with. Enjoy your time both in-game and out.

[Illmaeran]

Patch 6.1 is consistent with the release timing for 5.1 and 4.1. The .1 patch is always close to 4 months after expansion release. December 7 to mid-April is 4 months and a week, not 5 months.

Life goes on. There is always a new game being released, always a new series to watch on your favorite streaming site, always friends and family to deal with. Enjoy your time both in-game and out.

Out of curiosity, when did Pandaemonium drop? Wasn't it after launch and before 6.1? It sucks that we haven't gotten anything at all between launch and the patch coming in a month...

[DPZ2]

Out of curiosity, when did Pandaemonium drop? Wasn't it after launch and before 6.1? It sucks that we haven't gotten anything at all between launch and the patch coming in a month...

For the curious: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...patchnote_log/

Pandaemonium dropped with 6.01 (Patch notes dated 20 December 2021)

Savage Pandaemonium dropped with 6.05 (Patch notes dated 3 January 2022)

Minor job adjustments dropped with 6.08 (Patch notes dated 25 January 2022)

This has been pretty much the same pattern since Heavensward.

[Izar_Chillen]

Meanwhile 5 month gap coming by. I want to remind you guys release was in december we get 6.1 mid april...
4 Months are okay, 5 months are not. I mean I have other things I can do while waiting for content, Lost Ark and Elden Ring came in the perfect time.

5 months of no MSQ for me is a no no. Its a long break to leave the finale and a new sotryline i dont like it. Im keeoping busy with alt job levleing and taking breaks although not currently un subbing

yet:


The beauty of taking control and being the master of your own choices , as an FF14 player , is that you can and should take a sub break I will do if i'm too bored to want to log in.

I wont sub , i see that as a waste of my money . There is soo much content on Steam to play or buy . Its a nice "bonus" that taking breaks from ff14 wont make me fall behind .


I'm stunned more folks dont do this.


But yes 5 months gaps of content drought is painful . Its worse as this is a pay per month access game . In other games (live service) such as The Division 2 its been over a year since proper content came out and its looking like the game is dead in the water (new content looks like a PuBG ripoff f2p trash) so its easy to ignore as you dont need a sub to keep playing. Wow had some very long god awful gaps many many months and they design systems to be FOM grind fests of misery yet players til crave more of something at least.



Business team 3 needs to start making proper daily hubs( dedicated zones). If they did this and designed them well they could then give themselves a breather as players are engrossed for months doing well designed daily's in to mission to rank reputations get s cool unique rewards and unlock new dungeon's or raids/wings after wards.


I do miss the old school wow daily hubs (sunwell)