Quote Originally Posted by Bun_Vivant View Post
Theoretically possible, sure.
Possible to do and still release DT this year? You and I don't know the answer to that.

And the "multi-million dollar company" line of argument doesn't get off the ground with me:
I spent 30 years working for multi-billion dollar high-tech companies, including being technical lead of a microprocessor development team at Intel, and the fact that the company made billions every quarter didn't do us any good. Upper management gave us schedules and budgets, and we were expected to meet them. (Plus we had to compete with other projects for immutably-limited resources like wafer starts and C-suite mindshare.)
I'm unfortunately well aware throwing more money at a project doesn't actually make it easier. You're also right in that I don't know the answer to that question. I actually believe people would be feeling less frantic and scared if they weren't worried for the artists' management being compressed into such a short time.

However, I know that no scenarios are ever a perfect 1-1 either, and I often bring up Square Enix's status as a company because I feel like people frequently forget we are thousands of actively paying customers in a live service game, as if we should be simply grateful for whatever is thrown to us.

I've been playing for 10 years now, and while the team has a good track record, I'm unfortunately also equally familiar with many promises never coming to fruition (Personal and FC housing will be separate, FC alliances, the forbidden free third retainer promised in Heavensward launch, the announced plan to unlock racial hairstyles in Stormblood, RPR being an interesting and complex job, to name a few).

Regardless, I think sharing criticisms is more of a good thing than not, even if some aren't exactly eloquent or, er, entirely right with what they're describing. So, if they cannot manage everything straight at launch, I'd rather--and I assume many others--see people continue to speak up so that it's addressed sooner instead of later.

The last live letter showcasing characters literally had "while preserving the looks you all love and know!" plastered on its announcement panel. They've repeated this sentiment multiple times, and while I know natural human error will have an effect in everything, some of these changes seem a little sloppy for an update and make the advertising feel ingenuine. Still, along with you, I'm hoping for the best.