Do devs post on the English forum?

[LittleArrow]

-snip- I'm not sure if this current change has to do with Yoshi P working on 16, or not, but it's clear Yoshi P is getting a bit out of touch with 14's community.

I just wanted to respond to this part of your quote. I'm sorry for taking it out of the full quote, but hopefully context won't be lost.

I don't believe the forums are any sort of indicator of the devs involvement with the community personally. I've seen SO many issues get addressed that the JP community just didn't care about (to name just a few: Hroth ears, Female Hroth, Male Viera - please correct me if I'm wrong).

However, I do see a shift IN-GAME when it comes to this quote, and I completely agree - it does seem like Yoshi is drifting away from the XIV community. There have been changes that looked way more similar to the 1.x mentality - specifically Viera / Hroth implementation (gender locked / no hats / unfinished). Another issue I've noticed is the lack of detail in armor (ears for miqote, anyone remember visors?, 3-months between patches, no longer supporting hard mode early dungeons / only 1 dungeon per patch which is usually tied to the MSQ only). These are pretty minor in the long run, but I have noticed it seems like the keen eye to detail isn't like it was in 2.x.

Yoshi, however, has given me nearly 9yrs of great gameplay with my family. He has at least earned, from me personally, the benefit of the doubt. I think what you said is true in that possibly 16 is just stretching him thin. I wouldn't want anyone else to replace him, despite him seemingly checking out. I don't really have an answer to this concern other than I'm glass half-full right now, but I do notice a change.