Very limited content at ARR launch :( ?

[Dragonheart]

http://jpgames.de/2012/08/gamescom-2...naoki-yoshida/

JPGames-Frederick: There was much talk about planned content for Final Fantasy XIV 2.0, which content will be there right from the start and which will be implemented later? I’m talking about content such as PvP, Crystal Tower, free companies, free companies housing, chocobo breeding system etc.


Yoshida: About the Crystal Tower and the chocobo-racing and the free companies, we cannot have this right at the launch, about PvP … we hope to have it at launch but because of all the balancing issues and with me being a hardcore PvP-player we want to make it perfect before releasing. We might have to keep adjusting and because of that we might not make it in time but if that is the case we hope to have it at the latest within a few months after launch and hopefully at the launch. The same thing goes for the housing system, but we hope to have that very soon after launch as well.



So the most exciting ARR content/features like Crystal tower, chocobo raising (the article says racing? error?) and free companies (NO GUILDS ???! ) will not be avaible at launch.
PvP in doubt too, and housing they hope a bit after...

At this point i suppose they're behind the schedule.. I would prefer to release it perfect some months after with a lot of beta testing (so not only to give them more time for content, but to resolve every bug or technical issue) , than release once again, an incomplete game.

And this will have a big impact on launch reviews. Think about this SE.

[Cer]

Idk, I'm still impressed that they remade the ENTIRE GAME. If a few features aren't quite ready... I think that's more than ok.

Most of this stuff has never been planned for "at launch." Devs have been saying that a lot of things they want to do will be after 2.0 launch.

[Xienzato]

I can see your concern, but to be honest there will be plenty of content to keep everyone occupied for at least a few months until these things come out:
A whole new redesigned world to explore, overhaul to crafting/gathering, new combat classes to level as well as new missions and quests to do. You'll also be able to change starting city and GC if I recall from a previous interview so there's that to experience as well.

[Nikita]

You'll also be able to change starting city and...

JPGames-Frederick: With the over howl of existing maps will current players be able to choose a new starting city? After changes are made, maybe a Ul’dah player wants to choose Limsa Lominsa instead, will this be possible?

Yoshida: The current player won’t be able to choose a new starting city. The reason being that current players are playing the story now and the continuation of that story with Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn – So we can’t make any changes there.

Sadly not, looks like only GC with some sort of penalty and your character can be changed.

[Xienzato]

Sadly not, looks like only GC with some sort of penalty and your character can be changed.

Awww my bad, I remembered wrong then.

[Xerius]

I think the thing to realize is that this isn't a new game being released. A lot of people will be starting 2.0 with several 50's. It's not like a conventional launch where everyone has to level to 50 before experiencing endgame content. Most people will be able to jump right into it. Thus, if there isn't a lot of challenging content people will grow bored rather quickly. I agree with the SWTOR statement. I think they should have a plethora of content to explore at launch and then drizzle in new content as they go to keep the game exciting.

[Kaizlu]

I think the thing to realize is that this isn't a new game being released. A lot of people will be starting 2.0 with several 50's. It's not like a conventional launch where everyone has to level to 50 before experiencing endgame content. Most people will be able to jump right into it. Thus, if there isn't a lot of challenging content people will grow bored rather quickly. I agree with the SWTOR statement. I think they should have a plethora of content to explore at launch and then drizzle in new content as they go to keep the game exciting.

Exactly, even with a shiny new world to explore SE can't expect to have players doing the same two dungeons that they've been doing for the past months.

[Reika]

I think the thing to realize is that this isn't a new game being released. A lot of people will be starting 2.0 with several 50's. It's not like a conventional launch where everyone has to level to 50 before experiencing endgame content. Most people will be able to jump right into it. Thus, if there isn't a lot of challenging content people will grow bored rather quickly. I agree with the SWTOR statement. I think they should have a plethora of content to explore at launch and then drizzle in new content as they go to keep the game exciting.

Well, what all the people with several/all 50's needs to understand is the game will have things to do across all levels of play. 2.0 isn't being made with just lvl50 in mind, that would be a bad move and wont bring in any more people. Perhaps try making a new character (especially since extra characters wont cost extra anymore) and experiance ARR from the bottom, and be patient with new content. The game was remade from the ground up with a new and better graphics engine. It is inconvenient yes, but thats just how its going to be for those who played through this 'beta'.

[Jennestia]

Converting current (1.0) content to 2.0 (ARR) means there's going to be plenty of content to do especially for a new player to this game (which is their focus) -- it may not be the exact same as now but the content bases we have now will exist, we just won't be getting the Crystal Tower at the start which quite frankly would only have been content for people who are done with everything now, but there's a much bigger base of people they want to attract and keep and in order to do so they need to focus on the low and mid level content distribution above all.

[Dragonheart]

Converting current (1.0) content to 2.0 (ARR) means there's going to be plenty of content to do especially for a new player to this game (which is their focus) -- it may not be the exact same as now but the content bases we have now will exist, we just won't be getting the Crystal Tower at the start which quite frankly would only have been content for people who are done with everything now, but there's a much bigger base of people they want to attract and keep and in order to do so they need to focus on the low and mid level content distribution above all.

Of course having the current content converted and revamped (i hope) is a good starting base.
But it's sad that none of the ARR exclusive feature will be avaible.