What can SE do to make FFXIV "Noticed"?

[Starlord]

I been browsing the Internet sure I found quite a few people who are excited for A Realm Reborn, but there's still a lot of people, who are having a hard time swallowing this pill and accepting its a different game.

All of us here, know the game has improved greatly and even more so when 2.0 comes out. However, a lot of people out there are still not amused by the Screenshots/Trailer and the Information provided via Interviews.

Some people are one-tracked minded out on the internet, " oh FFXIV again? I thought it was dead, not sure if I want to since it failed once already". Not that I blame them for thinking that way, It's just people don't give games in general a second chance to shine.

So I am here today, to ask you to rise up and give any information you would like to suggest to SE so when they make the push at Gamescom/PAX/25th Anniversary/TGS.. that they can take some of that information to heart when try to make this game a success.

Even if the game is the best ever.. it won't do any good without players to play on it.. and that's hard when alot of people think FFXIV is a failure.

Discuss!

[Xatsh]

They need to advertise, spend alot of money to force people to see the changes on Tv, Website, banners in game stores, and so on.

Most people think the game is still like it was at launch with more content added.

Sorta like Aion and myself. I have no clue what has changed in that game since I quit it 4 months after Na launch. People who quit XIV are in the same boat. The game sucked they no longer care about it, they stoped following it and are waiting for the next big mmo.

Word of mouth works, but in this games case the word of mouth is "this game is horrible, just play X mmo instead". That is SE's problem. The negative outweighs the positive by 20 to 1.

Making a kick ass 2.0 site and showing things in gaming conventions are nice and all, but it will not be enough. Look at the reviews for the new trailer the majority of the media is still slamming the game like they did 2 weeks after launch.

[Valmonte]

Needs MOAR HAWT Cat-Girls in slutty attire, advertise that and they'll be selling boat loads of copies.

[Laughlyn]

Needs MOAR HAWT Cat-Girls in slutty attire, advertise that and they'll be selling boat loads of copies.

You sir should be fed to the dodo's.

No, this game needs more kickass Content, Bigger badass-lookin mobs,
like... Camate's Final form kind of thing.

They should bring on the really massive Dragons, Wyrms, etc that the game could possible handle.
Completely gobsmack us with everything they got.

Dig out the old forgotten visual effects, like sunlight beams streaming through the trees etc.
More original monsters & foes, ancient ruins, forests, real deserts where you can almost feel the heatwaves when playing, brutal snowstorms or maybe even add slippery icy ground that will make
the game abit more difficult, some proper minigame puzzles to solve etc.

Even if it means standing on certain stones on the ground to unlock a hidden path.
(kinda like in FFX and a few other past FF games)

[Valmonte]

You sir should be fed to the dodo's.

What its true, besides its the only sure way to get those kids in there adolescence stage off the female night elf/Korean Grinder<Experience isnt the only thing those game grind > and into a real MMO.

[Laughlyn]

What its true, besides its the only sure way to get those kids in there adolescence stage off the female night elf/Korean Grinder<Experience isnt the only thing those game grind > and into a real MMO.

So what your are saying... you want more male players to play the game rather than more females?
Not all females are lesbians you know.

You want hawtness, in that case..bring on the really big hairy chest guys.
I mean jesus, all the male charaters in the game...got shaved legs?
Not very manly is it lol

[Valmonte]

So what your are saying... you want more male players to play the game rather than more females?
Not all females are lesbians you know.

You want hawtness, in that case..bring on the really big hairy chest guys.
I mean jesus, all the male charaters in the game...got shaved legs?
Not very manly is it lol

i'm all for more guys, all guys have this understanding that Pub's, boobs, Beer and Pizza are the fundamental Rules to the universe as is getting your ass kicked when you hit on our girlfriends on vent. ....its a guy thing.

[AcaciaTyrannia]

They never advertise on american TV like they do in japan. Do they think American players don't notice that? That they seem not to really care if we play or not? Just some simple advertisement would be more than enough.

[Uveck]

They need to show that they actually care about the game. Don't get me wrong, FFXIV is beautiful and has good game-play but there are many things in the game that show that the CORE people behind FFXIV just don't care.

They don't fix lag issues, they have horrible customer service, they offer gil to people who lose accounts rather than restoring them, they don't offer partial refunds for missed gameplay, they still haven't fixed leves being cancelled if you are disconnected, the list goes on and on.

Their response is to rush out 2.0 before they fix all the bugs in 1.0. I've never had so much difficulty playing a game I want to play.

I don't blame people for thinking 2.0 will be the same as 1.0. The gameplay may very a little, but the same half-assed mentality is producing 2.0.

[Rannie]

You sir should be fed to the dodo's.

No, this game needs more kickass Content, Bigger badass-lookin mobs,
like... Camate's Final form kind of thing.

They should bring on the really massive Dragons, Wyrms, etc that the game could possible handle.
Completely gobsmack us with everything they got.

Dig out the old forgotten visual effects, like sunlight beams streaming through the trees etc.
More original monsters & foes, ancient ruins, forests, real deserts where you can almost feel the heatwaves when playing, brutal snowstorms or maybe even add slippery icy ground that will make
the game abit more difficult, some proper minigame puzzles to solve etc.

Even if it means standing on certain stones on the ground to unlock a hidden path.
(kinda like in FFX and a few other past FF games)

i don't know if this has already been said but we already know his final form is a huge angora bunny... Aster figured it out

but on topic i'm going to have to agree with griss' post down below mine that will get the people's attention is the ones who review the game.