Out of touch? PLL

[Voidmage]

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Spare me. I was there when Eureka was new.
Yes there was criticism at the beginning for the first two zones but then Pyros came out and people were starting to enjoy it more.
I still remember the mount taxis and people walking huge distances just to resurrect other players.
Those in Eureka were enjoying it to the most part with the typical snark here and there.
This forum also while negative had constructive criticism back then like the level range for groups to get exp, Pagos level design etc. All good and right feedback that was implemented and general consensus is that Pyros and Hydatos are seen in a positive light. Was there bullcrap negative comments? Yes but a that is always there.
Eureka is alive even today, the bunny fates got praise even back then.THAT is a sign of good design. If the Devs didn’t see that this content has its fans after Bozja then I don’t know what to say.

Bozja got the most flack because of its ugly maps and the bad queueing for the raids the rest was normal to positive received with a mix of saying some things were better in Eureka or that the relics where badly implemented.

Less players in this content than expected also doesn’t mean anything from the person who did all to get Hrothgar into the game while saying it doesn’t matter if almost no one plays them.

You all try to present that content reception as the Antichrist itself.
Yes there was criticism, yes there was hard criticism but so many people in these zones enjoyed that content and over time more and more players joined and saw how it actually was.
The players who were complaining in Bozja still? Not the same who liked that content.
Most often the players wanting stuff back are not the ones who wanted it gone, same as the relic weapons in EW and written is this forum to death by now.

Heck Bozja raids got actually lots of praise.
You can also stick your snark elsewhere. Yoshida was surprised? Well he was also surprised that Bakool JaJa would be liked.

No I do not blame the players giving feedback or the casuals (who you again just insult without reason).
I blame the devs. At the end of the day they decide what to do and how to balance things.
They decide what feedback to implement.

Unwarranted complaints? What is unwarranted? Expecting more long lasting content? Expecting headgear actually working or maybe expecting the gold saucer actually having something to do? Expecting them not to just axe content because they think it isn’t liked instead of asking why?(something they THEMSELF said they did and wanted to stop doing)

Tldr and I won’t respond anymore because I said all that I wanted.

The devs decide what to do.
Feedback is important.
Neither casuals nor hardcore players destroy the game, they only give feedback.
The devs have an obligation to think before they act. The viper changes shortly after its implementation or the backtrack on the blm changes are a good example.

If Eureka and Bozja were so popular, please explain why no exploratory content was present in EW?

Because devs?
What do I know? For all the reasons one could be because deep dungeons are far easier to make or because EW was the time where they went hardcore into the “let’s give nothing longlasting”.
If Eureka and Bozja weren’t popular then they would be dead right now but you know what they are not?

SB MSQ was popular, Lyse was a fan favorite, Eureka/Bozja was everyones favorite content.

The forum 2024 revisionism continues I guess.

Sure let’s go with that. Sounds romantic.