Korean FanFest Yoshida Interview

[Talael]

Korean Fanfest was a few days ago and they did an interview with YoshiP, during this interview, Yoshida said that he believes FFXIV will continue to grow simply because "other games don’t have the weight of 10 years of growth behind them." This statement is concerning to me, as it seems he believes the game will keep being successful despite everything we have now (questionable story, tedious jobs, lack of content).

He also said that the current state of the jobs is due to fans complaining about the difficulty in Heavensward And that he already has the story for 10.0 ready. He hopes to continue FFXIV for another 20 years.

You can find the full interview below, note that it must be translated if you dont speak korean.

https://www.gameinsight.co.kr/news/a...ml?idxno=33448

[ovIm]

Korean Fanfest was a few days ago and they did an interview with YoshiP, during this interview, Yoshida said that he believes FFXIV will continue to grow simply because "other games don’t have the weight of 10 years of growth behind them." This statement is concerning to me, as it seems he believes the game will keep being successful despite everything we have now (questionable story, tedious jobs, lack of content).

He also said that the current state of the jobs is due to fans complaining about the difficulty in Heavensward And that he already has the story for 10.0 ready. He hopes to continue FFXIV for another 20 years.

Honestly, it is less concerning to me. Reading through the interview through an online translator it seems like Yoshi-P does want the game to continue moving forward because it already has a long history, not despite the issues we currently feel. And imho, a producer who still wants to create something is definitely better than someone who has given up. Despite some of my other posts in here, i wish for FF14 to be the best game ever.

I do kinda hope we get to see epic patches leading up to 10.0, though only time will tell if SqEx can deliver on their promises.

Google-Translated Link here, beware of possible inaccuracies.

[Ath192]

Yes, we know that people who can't be bothered to learn to play have been complaining about it for a long time. The question is why on earth would you listen to people who don't want to learn to play your game? Just because they log in for a couple of months and spend their money on the cash shop doesn't mean dumbing down the game for them is good for it in the long term.

[Daeriion_Aeradiir]

Yes, we know that people who can't be bothered to learn to play have been complaining about it for a long time. The question is why on earth would you listen to people who don't want to learn to play your game? Just because they log in for a couple of months and spend their money on the cash shop doesn't mean dumbing down the game for them is good for it in the long term.

If said people outnumber you 10:1, as a business you'd be stupid not to listen to them. Especially when their cash shop habits are also paying for the subs of players who no longer play.
Square-Enix is a business, as people like to forget, and their current model has brought them insane success much to the chagrin of many doomsayers.

There's a reason the entire video game industry has been trending towards casualization for many years now. It's where the money is.

[AlucaDragonheart]

He also said that the current state of the jobs is due to fans complaining about the difficulty in Heavensward

Well, there goes any hope for the supposed job reworks for 8.0 then.

[CidHeiral]

Well, there goes any hope for the supposed job reworks for 8.0 then.

To be fair, the awful state of encounter design was also because of people complaining over the years and they successfully reversed course on that this expansion. I want to give them the benefit of the doubt for 8.0 but a lot of their job related decisions in Dawntrail haven't filled me with a ton of confidence.

[Valence]

To be fair, the awful state of encounter design was also because of people complaining over the years and they successfully reversed course on that this expansion. I want to give them the benefit of the doubt for 8.0 but a lot of their job related decisions in Dawntrail haven't filled me with a ton of confidence.

Successfully? What now?

[CidHeiral]

Successfully? What now?

The uptick in difficulty has been pretty universally praised. Your mileage may vary I suppose.

[Canadane]

Well, there goes any hope for the supposed job reworks for 8.0 then.

Current state, not future state!
(hopefully)

[Doragan]

He also said that the current state of the jobs is due to fans complaining about the difficulty in Heavensward

Now that has to be a freaking joke..