What is FFXIV trying to BE?

[Galamantyl]

When I first saw those words, my assumption was:

Fun - They're going to try to revise the game so that it's fun, and that's top priority.
Live - They're going to keep the game active and online moving forward instead of killing it and starting over.
Rebuild - They're going to completely change the game and rebuild it into something else entirely.
Reboot - Character wipe / re-release of the game.

Obviously Yoshida has stated he would never do a character wipe, but that doesn't mean he can't just as easily remove the value of everyone's efforts in the game and just introduce new stuff entirely.

But that was my interpretation of the words back in the day. I doubt they carry any meaning up to this point.

[Gicker]

I think FFXIV is trying to be.... FFXIV. For some reason people can't seem to grasp or accept that.

[gifthorse]

I think FFXIV is trying to be.... FFXIV. For some reason people can't seem to grasp or accept that.

Perhaps the reason people have difficulty grasping or accepting such a "concept" is because it tells them absolutely nothing. Absolutely nothing at all.

[Dargoth_Draconia]

Its trying to be a good game.

[Commat]

fun, live, reboot, and rebuild

What does that even mean?

The old devs had fun (instead of working on the game).
The game went live (and tanked).
They got a new dev team in too reboot.
The new team is working tooth and nail to rebuild.

[Mack]

The old devs had fun (instead of working on the game).
The game went live (and tanked).
They got a new dev team in too reboot.
The new team is working tooth and nail to rebuild.

This man makes sense.

[gifthorse]

Wow you guys missed the point of the thread entirely.

[Seif]

Well I have no idea. There clearly isn't a guy in charge with a vision. They're just basically trying to copy other MMO ideas into XIV and it's turning this game into a emotionless mess.

[gifthorse]

I'm so tired of this method of appeasement that's screwing over the original vision and making it difficult to ascertain whether the game will ever even be worth playing in the future. It's stupid to make false promises, but giving players some insight into the philosophy behind the future design process isn't stupid at all. It's an honest practice. Unlike stringing people along when they are just going to destroy the underlying fabric of the original FFXIV that people signed up for.

How many people were looking forward to Public Companies? I remember since release everyone was anticipating the day they would have to shuffle their Linkshells and swear allegiance to one Company. All those dreams were dashed so SE could implement fetch quests and add auto-attack.

Is that a sign of things to come or just a small step off the original path?

[Neptune]

Well basically.. gifthorse my bro.. I see it as Yoshi-P is not being honest with us. But, he said he wasn't going to be honest and open. He said no more info and no more broken promises until trust is regained. So, I agree with you and I'd like him to be open, but I'm ok with waiting while he tries to work it out with all those other people besides me he meant when he said that.