I don't know what can honestly be done for Final Fantasy XIV at this point.

[VelKallor]

Getting back to Bozja again, I think it was the only time I actually had fun with FATEs aside from a few Endwalker Special FATEs, but the problem with those is the near endless amount of players that kind of curbstomp the whole challenge behind them (like I think they're suppose to be hard, but clearly just cheesing the whole thing is enough to make it pointless).

Only it wasnt future proofed, that endless amount of players are gone, you are alone out there more often than not, the BIGGEST problem with exploratory zones are their short shelf life...which is, I am surmising, why they didnt go that route this time.

[Theodric]

The fact that they weren't future proofed is entirely on the shoulders of Yoshi-P. If he was actually in tune with feedback from the community and/or the game had a public test server then such issues would be identified well in advance and the game could be tweaked accordingly.

I'm pretty sure the reason we didn't get an exploration zone in Endwalker is entirely related to the fact that Yoshi-P is distracted by FFXVI. It remains to be seen how things fare once FFXVI finally releases. Though if Yoshi-P knew that 6.0 was going to coincide with a lull in content development then that just makes his decision to rush to the finale all the more bizarre.

[VelKallor]

I'm pretty sure the reason we didn't get an exploration zone in Endwalker is entirely related to the fact that Yoshi-P is distracted by FFXVI.

Because project managers / directors cant multitask. Yes they can. Sorry, no.

Though if Yoshi-P knew that 6.0 was going to coincide with a lull in content development then that just makes his decision to rush to the finale all the more bizarre.

How do you know it was "rushed'? You DO realise that expacs are YEARS in the planning, that it isnt done in a few months? Work on the next expac has been underway Id say at least a year if not more before Endwalker launched. They dont wait until one year in to start organising the next one, the new expac has more than likely been on the boards since 2020.

No MMO designer works "on design by committee"..hell look at this forum, each and every person has their own ideas, theres no cohesion, no consensus, when you do x and someone says no I want you to do "y"..so who do you listen to?

That way lies insanity.

[Kaliesto]

The fact that they weren't future proofed is entirely on the shoulders of Yoshi-P. If he was actually in tune with feedback from the community and/or the game had a public test server then such issues would be identified well in advance and the game could be tweaked accordingly.

I'm pretty sure the reason we didn't get an exploration zone in Endwalker is entirely related to the fact that Yoshi-P is distracted by FFXVI. It remains to be seen how things fare once FFXVI finally releases. Though if Yoshi-P knew that 6.0 was going to coincide with a lull in content development then that just makes his decision to rush to the finale all the more bizarre.

This is what confuses me, what feedback is he even reading? I asked this in another topic regarding this, and I'm confused to what kind of players he talks with that led FFXIV to be what it is right now. I can't seem to find this feedback either.

[VelKallor]

This is what confuses me, what feedback is he even reading? I asked this in another topic regarding this, and I'm confused to what kind of players he talks with that led FFXIV to be what it is right now. I can't seem to find this feedback either.

More than this Englsh forum, thats for certain. He gets multiple sources, many of which we know nothing of. This game is GLOBAL, remember? The comments mentioned here may very well NOT resonate with international playerbases...so he has access to far more than we do.

What does he get in feedback and from where? Ill utter the words a lot of you wont use.

I. dont. know.

[Thaciscokidd]

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CBU III is pretty much doing the job of two CBU's atm (I and III) while having to manage 11, 14, and DQ X, they have to develop 16 and its associated DLC and stuff.

I honestly attribute a lot of what's going on to stuff outside of Yoshida's and CBU III paygrade. True directors/project managers can multi task but you still have a limited number of personnel to work on said projects and now Yoshida has alllll of this pressure on him to perform and if FF 16 doesn't blow the socks off of everyone who's going to be the one holding the bag.

I honestly like Yoshida and hope 16 does well but the dude might need some well earned break time but he and CBU III got to roll right into continued development of 7.0 and DQ X offline expansion.

[Rolder50]

It's more fun to look at the data in chart form:



That is one massive dip after EW launch, we're dipping below ShB levels at this point.

[Jeeqbit]

Lucky Bancho stats
2023/03/06 1.39 million active characters
2022/12/31 1.36 million active characters
2022/10/16 1.45 million active characters
2022/08/20 1.31 million active characters
2022/06/27 1.33 million active characters
2022/04/10 1.7 million active characters
2022/01/03 1.35 million active characters
2021/11/05 1.62 million active characters
2021/07/18 1.2 million active characters

These stats are over a 2-3 month period, which doesn't necessarily give an accurate picture of subscriptions, but the overall trend is still telling us things.

Active characters are higher than in July of 2021 when the streaming thing happened and have remained relatively stable since June 2022.

Criteria

• The maximum level is 60 or higher (not including just 60) OR Jobs that cannot be released in the free trial OR FC affiliation *
• HP, level, and experience have changed since the last survey (12/31)
• The number of minions and mounts possessed has changed since the last survey.
• New characters not present in the previous survey
• Own 1 or more mounts
• Characters using jumping potion in the job at the time of data acquisition (main weapon IL 260 and battle job maximum level 60 at the time of data acquisition, main weapon IL 390 and maximum level 70, IL 530 and maximum level 80) Characters excluded

[VelKallor]

they have to develop 16

Again.

16 is DONE. Finished. Ready for release. All thats left is marketing.

[Thaciscokidd]

Again.

16 is DONE. Finished. Ready for release. All thats left is marketing.

And post bug fixes and patches, DLC, and eventually down the line Xbox and PC compatibility. There done with the base game but development never ends. Recent games should be proof enough.