Thread: 2.0 Website and SE time sensetivity

Originally Posted by Mug

I also assumed it would take a bit of time, but that's only because this is SE we're talking about.

I'm just sad we're, again, discussing the definition of a term related to time, when SE could easily step forward and tell us exactly when this "soon" is.

SE tells us when soon is:

People go: WTF SE Y U TAKE SOOO LONG!!!! ARGHGHGHGHG!!

SE just says soon to us with no set date or anything:

People go: WTF SE Y U NO TELL US WHAT SOON MEANS ARGHHHGHGHG!!!

Best if SE doesn't say anything at all.. seriously... ~.~

Originally Posted by Mug

People will complain regardless, but leaving things up in the air only makes it worse.

However people tend to think if SE is late that they can't meet their deadline, thus making them not Trustworthy to the consumer when they say: this is coming out in 7/28/12~ when it comes a a month later 8/28/12. I'm no business major and all.. but lying to the consumer is the worst thing a company can do. That's just me though

Originally Posted by Mug

I don't think anyone expects a date, but at least the name of the month? It's only a website anyway. Hardly something that requires lots of manpower and work hours to get ready in time. I'm sure they just want to time it right for the "maximum amount of impact" or whatever reasoning they're using.

Well, I'm only going off based on how the community has been acting as a whole to when SE releases or not releases a date, I hope everyone ( or most) on here can understand when SE (Yoshi-P) Says "Were aiming for end of July" and its late for a month.. people won't freak out because they didn;t say "Its going to be coming at the end of July". I know its not going to happen, but I do hope for that day to come one day.

Anyways, Lets all just have fun play FFXIV, do Real Life stuff.. whatever it is you do to have fun do it, You only live once (Yolo" =)

Originally Posted by Starlord

Well, I'm only going off based on how the community has been acting as a whole to when SE releases or not releases a date, I hope everyone ( or most) on here can understand when SE (Yoshi-P) Says "Were aiming for end of July" and its late for a month.. people won't freak out because they didn;t say "Its going to be coming at the end of July". I know its not going to happen, but I do hope for that day to come one day.

Anyways, Lets all just have fun play FFXIV, do Real Life stuff.. whatever it is you do to have fun do it, You only live once (Yolo" =)

YOREFM

(You only return every fifteen minutes).

Originally Posted by Rau

YOREFM

(You only return every fifteen minutes).

k

/100000000 Char.

Originally Posted by Scratches

Y'know, up until this post I managed to remain happily ignorant of what YOLO meant... thank you for ruining that. I now hate you with the fire of a thousand suns. :P lol

On topic, I sort of agree with the OP. Valve Time is a running joke to most of us (rightfully so) and I cannot stand it when companies use the word "soon" to describe a timetable, nor any other equally-ambiguous word (especially when used to an obscene degree, like how Blizzard does).
For so long have I seen Yoshida-san say things like, "We're aiming to get that released to you by the end of May," and that's an absolutely beautiful choice of words -- it satisfies every party involved in the discussion (players get their ballpark time of release, and developers still have an escape clause if there's a misstep) -- and it's one of the many small distinctions that make me feel glad to give Square my money, even if I don't manage to login to XIV at all in a given month. Yet when I start seeing someone bandying about "soon this" or "soon that" (side note: "in 2.0" is starting to have the same connotations for me :/) and just leaving it at that, especially after showing they know how to not use such words... it leaves a sour taste, as it reminds me of...other developers... :/

Happy I could help a Fellow Adventurer!