The Image of FFXIV

[Lustre]

Actually really cringeworthy videos. Getting to the point where I'd be ashamed to tell someone I play this game.

[AwesomeJr44]

Actually really cringeworthy videos. Getting to the point where I'd be ashamed to tell someone I play this game.

Same. If my friends who don't play FFXIV find these, I'm going to curl into a ball and die from embarrassment.

[Deveryn]

Same. If my friends who don't play FFXIV find these, I'm going to curl into a ball and die from embarrassment.

This, not ERP, is what makes this happen? ok

[AwesomeJr44]

This, not ERP, is what makes this happen? ok

ERP isn't officially endorsed 'content' by SE. It is thus correctly seen as fringe activities by outsiders. These videos are not only endorsed but CREATED by SE.

[Moebious]

So they spent their increased budget on useless projects like this, and soulless corporate art style at that too? Sigh.

If they wanted to appeal to potential new customers or new players, maybe instead they could have commissioned some famous or proven/legendary JP artists and key animators, to create some short stories for each job in the game, to appeal to both new and old players, and more importantly allure for potential players, as it would be short animation at some peak appeal for each job style and potential an interesting take of the FF14 jobs with some exciting art, which could end up as secondary for concepting possible future gear/glam.
But it seems SE is hellbent on removing anything exciting and appealing from their games/products, as of late.

Also making such guide videos more or less just proves that the problem lies in the beginning of the game. Maybe they should improve to make more exciting, instead of wasting precious budget on such videos, like maybe hire additional developers to refine the beginning, and perhaps also to staff more developers for certain jobs and roles too? The game doesn't need a bigger budget for its marketing but for its content creation and quality of life improvements, aka hire more developers to properly staff each segment of important content pipeline. And maybe also quality assurance, like having a second look at their stories, before releasing a heap of a plot hole riddled mess of a story. Or making sure their upcoming job changes aren't tone-deaf beyond measure.

This has only made me doubt the future for this game even more. Not that SE hadn't already done plenty of that as of late.

[Lauront]

They look rather hideous to me, but I'm not fond of this art style from the outset and if this was my first impression of the game, coupled with ARR in general, I'd probably go find something else. They've done some nifty looking anime short piece in the past, which looked way better. Doubt these guides will accomplish what tools like HotN, various well written guides etc. have thus far failed to accomplish. You can lead a horse to water, only this one might kick you in the face for trying to help it. It's down to the incentive structure the game itself creates/imposes.

Actually really cringeworthy videos. Getting to the point where I'd be ashamed to tell someone I play this game.

You and I both, brother.

[Solarra]

If I didn't know anything about FFXIV and those videos were the first thing I saw, I have to say they would have put me off even trying the game. The art-style is very much like you'd see if you were on a work training day and for me, that is a definite turn off.

Is there a lot of useful information in there? definitely. But I feel the goofy presentation gives a false impression of the game and leaves an awful lot to be desired.

It feels really incongruous that the company is promoting FFXIV with these videos and yet at the same time they are advertising the next patch with this:
Patch 6.2 Buried Memory

If you like the style of the video tutorials, you're probably not going to find the patch promo very appealing and vice versa.

[Shibi]

,,,The art-style is very much like you'd see if you were on a work training day...

At least it wasn't "Gen-Z Corporate Flat" style (which always makes my eyes bleed) - the one with huge feet and hands and tiny heads.

[Anura]

My god, those guides are atrocious. The animation is hideous and the information is just bad, really bad. I thought you guys were being dramatic, but holy Jesus. It seriously feels like something aimed at children, but I don't think a 5 years old should be playing this.

[Deveryn]

Some of you take this whole thing too seriously. The presentation feels satirical and provides decent info for people starting up. The scholar uses rescue ffs