7.0 copium has got to stop

[Sindele]

Oh, Blue Protocol.

Blue Protocol's chasing the Genshin market but with an approach more akin to PSO2 NGS, so a) nobody with the sort of brain damage that leads one to post in this thread is likely to be into it and b) it's going to fail on its own merits long before AGS' effect matters. It's been in development for nine years and the final product suggests they were about as conceptually behind the curve for most of those years as they were when Gundam Evolution missed the boat and was then promptly driven into the sea. The day Bandai Namco figures out online games is the day I rejoice, and at this rate I expect that energy will manifest in the form of me rolling in my grave.

Anyway.

Show me some content that the ~Entire Playerbase~ approves of that isn't just literally free stuff being handed to them and I can all but guarantee I can find someone who most certainly disapproves of it on my friends list, much less anywhere else in the FF14 internet sphere. MMOs not only basically never produce content that the Entire Playerbase loves, but should be deeply skeptical on the off-chance they come up with something that appears to be universally loved because it often signals that there's probably something deeply cursed about it that hasn't manifested yet.

[Velvet_Lunarfang]

Oh, Blue Protocol.

Blue Protocol's chasing the Genshin market but with an approach more akin to PSO2 NGS, so a) nobody with the sort of brain damage that leads one to post in this thread is likely to be into it and b) it's going to fail on its own merits long before AGS' effect matters. It's been in development for nine years and the final product suggests they were about as conceptually behind the curve for most of those years as they were when Gundam Evolution missed the boat and was then promptly driven into the sea. The day Bandai Namco figures out online games is the day I rejoice, and at this rate I expect that energy will manifest in the form of me rolling in my grave.

Anyway.

Show me some content that the ~Entire Playerbase~ approves of that isn't just literally free stuff being handed to them and I can all but guarantee I can find someone who most certainly disapproves of it on my friends list, much less anywhere else in the FF14 internet sphere. MMOs not only basically never produce content that the Entire Playerbase loves, but should be deeply skeptical on the off-chance they come up with something that appears to be universally loved because it often signals that there's probably something deeply cursed about it that hasn't manifested yet.

Or Yoshi and his team really and I mean really need to start taking risks and chances. They become so complacent they don't dare try anymore. All it takes is for some company to make a new MMO take what is good in each one implement their own and once FFXIV has some competition again, can they afford to keep the same outlook they have been doing?

[Atelier-Bagur]

Unironically the only sensible thread you've ever made.

[TheNight]

Troll copium needs to stop, if you dislike the game so much koros and TheNight use your own logic and leave right? Oh yeah you’re the same person lol. TheNight comments wanting to just see the game fail and your posting that it’s never going to get fixed blah blah so save yourself and leave then go.. leave you’ll be doing many a favour then because posts like this don’t do anything for the wider audience. At least Aveyond was pretty on the ball with their rolling statement of going when they said they would.

There's quite no need for you to become another reply guy of mine.

[Aword3213]

Wait, so it's okay to tell people to quit now?

I thought people would be labeled as white knights were they to do that.

I should do that more often.

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

technically, the OP is using "doomium".

saw that term here the other day and seems very appropriate for the poster and their alts (not to mention a bunch of their like minded boosters)

It is also weird that a RMT guy wants to infect the game with Doom and gloom...especially because this very game is what makes them Money......
Never made sense to keep paying to play a game just to constantly hate on it in the 1st place. Logic around here has always been lacking though....

Wait, so it's okay to tell people to quit now?

I thought people would be labeled as white knights were they to do that.

I should do that more often.

Consistency.....what is that?....

[sharknado]

EU was supposed to get a new datacenter this summer. So where it is? Did player numbers projected way below expected?

Sproutbringer happened but after all those new and WoW players seeing expansion progress patch by patch (slowly with breaks, what did you expect?) then the interest dropped down. 7.0 will see high queues again but in a month it will be back as usual.

Still, I think 7.0 and the idea for the next expansion patch progression can be make or break for quite a bit of players, especially those newer ones. If nothing changes then we already can write down most if not all gear and tier releases... And don't forget the graphics revamp. Not to mention I have a weird feeling they will re-use First and it existing zones/characters for the next expansion while adding much less new ones.

[Kes13a]

EU was supposed to get a new datacenter this summer. So where it is? Did player numbers projected way below expected?

is the EU getting new worlds or just new server hardware?

[Kaurhz]

is the EU getting new worlds or just new server hardware?

They had plans for an additional Datacenter, as per their Regarding the Expansion of FFXIV's Operations lodestone post.

In the first phase of the expansion, scheduled for July 2022, a total of four new Worlds will be added, two under each of the logical data centers presently housed in the European Data Center. In the second phase, one new logical data center will be established and eight new Worlds will be added under it, resulting in a three-logical-DC configuration of 8:8:8. The aforementioned semiconductor shortage requires we carry out this upgrade in two stages, and we ask for your understanding and patience as we continue making preparations.

What’s more, in anticipation of further expansion, we are working to secure floor space for a fourth logical data center. Preparations are also being made in the event the addition of this logical data center is needed earlier than anticipated.

My guess is they just haven't remotely maintained as many player numbers as they were expecting, and probably misattributed the reason why there was a massive influx. With an additional, and entirely new data center under current numbers, we'll essentially just have unnecessary servers, given our current situation in EU with us always skirting on 3-4 servers on preferred status.

[Heroman3003]

They had plans for an additional Datacenter, as per their Regarding the Expansion of FFXIV's Operations lodestone post.



My guess is they just haven't remotely maintained as many player numbers as they were expecting, and probably misattributed the reason why there was a massive influx. With an additional, and entirely new data center under current numbers, we'll essentially just have unnecessary servers, given our current situation in EU with us always skirting on 3-4 servers on preferred status.

Considering how long it took to implement Dynamis and Materia, and with how EU was always lowest on priority list, I wouldn't doubt it's just being delayed until 7.0 launch too (or close to that).