LOLPATCH 1.16a

[Abriael]

I wonder what lesson they learned with FFXIV. Mr. Tanaka certainly learned a thing or two.

Probably he learned that investing his face publicly when the real decisions are taken elsewhere is not a good idea.
I don't have a natural admiration for Tanaka, but I seriously doubt that the decisions that most drastically impacted FFXIV in a negative way were his or majorly his.
Tanaka was the producer. While every company has a different definition of what a producer is, I know for a fact that in SE a producer doesn't cover the role of a game director as well, and still has to bow to executive decisions.

I emphathize with you Belgian. I also dislike how people color you a troll when you're simply attempting to stir up the community into earnest thought.

The community doesn't need to be stirred up more than it is. Thinking that some of the basic areas of this game have merit and should be preserved doesn't mean needing to be "stirred up".
Also, there's a big difference between "stirring up" and intentionally spreading negativity and FUD, every single day, always looking for (often completely out of line, like in this case) excuses to do so, without a single spec of constructiveness.

Game development needs constructive feedback, and that's what the forums are for. Self elected robin hoods should learn that stay in sherwood. Overdramatized support posts don't really make their methods any less disruptive.