LOLPATCH 1.16a

[BelgianRofl]

Trinta, I think you fail to realize that some epically monstrous changes and content need to be pushed out for this game to succeed. Look at that list of games... those are only the games I have an interest in. There are plenty more blockbuster hits and some gargantuan titles coming out in 2012... Where is FFXIV's PS3 release going to fit? How does SE expect to get media attention with FFXIV? At this rate, our game is going to fade into oblivion.

[Dreamer]

Trinta, I think you fail to realize that some epically monstrous changes and content need to be pushed out for this game to succeed. Look at that list of games... those are only the games I have an interest in. There are plenty more blockbuster hits and some gargantuan titles coming out in 2012... Where is FFXIV's PS3 release going to fit? How does SE expect to get media attention with FFXIV? At this rate, our game is going to fade into oblivion.

Except that FFXIV doesn't need to compete with those games; it only needs to compete with other MMOs. Also, success for us is subjective, but success for SE is easy - will the game make profit when released? Given the number of servers and development pace, I don't think it will need massive sub numbers for that to happen.

Edit: I just realized I replied to a BelgianRofl post. I fail.

[Jennestia]

Trinta, I think you fail to realize that some epically monstrous changes and content need to be pushed out for this game to succeed. Look at that list of games...

I agree, look at the list of those offline games. I'm not sure if it's just because of my status as a gamer, but I can tell the difference between game genres. FFXIV =/= a GTA styled game, nor is it a shooter, nor is it a reboot of Half-Life. It's an MMORPG which there's no threat to an MMO beyond the company itself, because right now there's MMOs from 1990s still alive and kicking even some underground MMOs.

The PS3 release will have a surge of players especially on the Japanese side, so it will fit just fine -- there's a slew of games you failed to mention that is Japanese specific coming out as well even for the PS2 still.

No game in history fades into oblivion unless you have zero playerbase -- The only thing that fades is hype, but Duke Nukem Forever was the running joke of the gaming industry yet they didn't throw in the towel.

[ARoy]

I agree, look at the list of those offline games. I'm not sure if it's just because of my status as a gamer, but I can tell the difference between game genres. FFXIV =/= a GTA styled game, nor is it a shooter, nor is it a reboot of Half-Life. It's an MMORPG which there's no threat to an MMO beyond the company itself, because right now there's MMOs from 1990s still alive and kicking even some underground MMOs.

The PS3 release will have a surge of players especially on the Japanese side, so it will fit just fine -- there's a slew of games you failed to mention that is Japanese specific coming out as well even for the PS2 still.

No game in history fades into oblivion unless you have zero playerbase -- The only thing that fades is hype, but Duke Nukem Forever was the running joke of the gaming industry yet they didn't throw in the towel.

Maybe I'm just being impatient, but I kinda agree that this game needs some monumental changes before it can compete with anything out there in the market. Anyone saying the game just needs to compete with MMOs clearly has no idea that the market is currently ruled almost entirely by casuals, meaning it will have to compete with everything out there for their money on at the very least, the initial $50/$60 purchase.

You're right on the example of duke, but... that is a game that changed developers multiple times and old content scrapped and started over from scratch several times as technology changed. Considering they plan on keeping FFXIV online this whole time, that is not an option for SE. They need big changes and fast, but that takes time, people, and money. And also really, really good ideas that are striking and fresh, which aren't all that easy to come by when you've got 12 other teams of people working on huge games in the same genre.

I played the game for two weeks in its current state because I was sucked in by the grindfest; My days were filled entirely with behest and levequests (eight to twelve hours at a time), but after the downtime ended, I've logged in once, for twenty minutes, and then stopped. I honestly do not feel the drive to play this game anymore as is and I doubt I will for some time, which is sad, considering I like the FF series.

[Milkskates]

No game in history fades into oblivion unless you have zero playerbase -- The only thing that fades is hype, but Duke Nukem Forever was the running joke of the gaming industry yet they didn't throw in the towel.

Asheron's Call 2

[trinta]

Trinta, I think you fail to realize that some epically monstrous changes and content need to be pushed out for this game to succeed. Look at that list of games... those are only the games I have an interest in. There are plenty more blockbuster hits and some gargantuan titles coming out in 2012... Where is FFXIV's PS3 release going to fit? How does SE expect to get media attention with FFXIV? At this rate, our game is going to fade into oblivion.

I think you fail to realize that I was commenting on what the patch notes contain, not what they don't contain.

[Evenstar]

You are such a troll. You know that the a and b patches are just patches to adjust some mechanics they introduced in the main patch. Now if this was called patch 1.17 I would totally agree with you, but patch 1.16a and 1.16b (if there comes one) are just to adjust and fine tune the mechanics added in 1.16, nothing more, nothing less.

You forget they had to deal with the earthquake, tsunami, a nuclear powerplant that was giving trouble and having energy troubles in general. As soon as I saw the name of this thread I knew it was you. I shouldn't reply to an obvious troll like you, but I couldn't resist, my mistake.

Get real seriously. I do not care about any of the games you mentioned above, so what now?

The servers just came up a few days ago and they are already giving us a new patch to adjust some small things we asked for (like SP and EXP on quest mobs). Now give me ONE, just ONE, company that does this for their MMORPG? Well?

[trinta]

The servers just came up a few days ago and they are already giving us a new patch to adjust some small things we asked for (like SP and EXP on quest mobs). Now give me ONE, just ONE, company that does this for their MMORPG? Well?

WoW. Hotfix upon hotfix after new patches.

[Evenstar]

WoW. Hotfix upon hotfix after new patches.

Nowhere as quick as this. At least not when I played it and definitely not a few months after their launch.

[Shikyo]

You are such a troll. You know that the a and b patches are just patches to adjust some mechanics they introduced in the main patch. Now if this was called patch 1.17 I would totally agree with you, but patch 1.16a and 1.16b (if there comes one) are just to adjust and fine tune the mechanics added in 1.16, nothing more, nothing less.

You forget they had to deal with the earthquake, tsunami, a nuclear powerplant that was giving trouble and having energy troubles in general. As soon as I saw the name of this thread I knew it was you. I shouldn't reply to an obvious troll like you, but I couldn't resist, my mistake.

Get real seriously. I do not care about any of the games you mentioned above, so what now?

The servers just came up a few days ago and they are already giving us a new patch to adjust some small things we asked for (like SP and EXP on quest mobs). Now give me ONE, just ONE, company that does this for their MMORPG? Well?

and you are such a blind A$$ that likes to insult others for giving their honest opinion, again if you like this game so much as it is why are you not playing instead of telling ppl not to give their opinion in a forum that was made for just that