The Lessons Not Learned.

[aveyond-dreams]

I actually read your "rewrite" of EW. If that is what you would consider good story then I am sorry to say but no, thanks.

Thank you for your opinion. Under normal circumstances I would’ve liked to dive deeper and ask what specifically didn’t work for you and how I could improve on it, but given how many FFXIV players gleefully ate up a convoluted time travel story with the anime little girl of ultimate despair, I have good reason to dismiss your counsel outright.

I know what works for me in terms of storytelling, and I was considerably gracious in not eliminating the scions outright and even reusing some of the worst characters in the entire Final Fantasy franchise in better ways, such as Meteion and Hermes. In any case now we have people arguing in defense of the most ridiculous round of beast tribe quests yet, so I can safely say that those with such childish tastes will certainly never align with my own.

Thank goodness FFXVI, in spite of Yoshi’s involvement, seems to be shaping up to a more mature game. Unlike here, he couldn’t ruin that game like he did FFXIV as his “playground” subjecting all of us to his ever-changing whims. Or perhaps his passion truly lies there and that is why he appears so confounded whenever he has to answer lore questions about FFXIV. If so, perhaps it’s time for him to pass the torch to someone who cares more and continue pursuing whatever it is he’s most passionate about.

[Aword3213]

I know what works for me in terms of storytelling, and I was considerably gracious in not eliminating the scions outright and even reusing some of the worst characters in the entire Final Fantasy franchise in better ways, such as Meteion and Hermes. In any case now we have people arguing in defense of the most ridiculous round of beast tribe quests yet, so I can safely say that those with such childish tastes will certainly never align with my own.

What works for you may not work for others, especially if you aim for a player base so large as FF14 currently has. You have to take millions of players into consideration. You WILL have to listen to every single opinions and feedback, and you WILL implement them all accordingly. Otherwise, players will complain that you show how little you care about your player base and the doesn't meet their STANDARD of a decent MMO.

And I assure you that Aveyond Junior will be there at your forum, posting endless threads of complaints, every, single, day.

But you will give whatever players are asking for, riiiiight? "People complain because they care." as you used to say. I'm sure amenable person like you would make a fine story writer, and a good developer in gaming industry