Petition: Keep the Animation!~

[Ricky]

Whaaaat?? But how does animations stop them from focusing on mechanics?? The animations weren't just 'nice', they were downright spectacular, and made the movements look so realistic that I never thought my characters looked weird moving around (where as chocos don't have the animations, and I notice how weirdly they come to a stop all the time).

; ; I am so disappointed...

In a game where you need to get out of a ground based area damage spell within 3 sec, your attack animation cannot last for 4

[lololink]

Hey. You're the one who said they made the decision way beforehand. Why else would they remove animation if but to meet the standard?


1.0 was "decided already".
The horrible random server transfer idea was "decided already".
Color based stats on clothing was "decided already".

Yoshi and his crew aren't saints. They're just as human as Tanaka was.

And you decided already that they should keep the animations , so your idea is bad !

[Gramul]

And you decided already that they should keep the animations , so your idea is bad !

What did you hit your head on to think that made a lick of sense?

I'm not saying that every decision made is bad, that's just stupid, I don't even know why you thought I meant that. I'm saying Yoshi can and has made bad and stupid decisions before, but we have helped steer him in the right direction by speaking up about it.

[Yrusama]

Just because they're removing them doesn't mean they can't add them back later. And seriously, is THIS going to be the dealbreaker? You people are being nit picky over animations when we don't even know the specifics of the gameplay yet! I think it's safe to say we should wait to find out more about combat balancing and other things before we start bitching. Graphics DO NOT make the game fun. FFXIV Initial Launch = case and point.

[lololink]

What did you hit your head on to think that made a lick of sense?

I'm not saying that every decision made is bad, that's just stupid, I don't even know why you thought I meant that. I'm saying Yoshi can and has made bad and stupid decisions before, but we have helped steer him in the right direction by speaking up about it.

yeah maybe they did bad decisions , but you said that it couldn't be good because it was already decided just like 1.0 .A lot of things are already decided before they start to make a game ...

[Fensfield]

Just because they're removing them doesn't mean they can't add them back later. And seriously, is THIS going to be the dealbreaker? You people are being nit picky over animations when we don't even know the specifics of the gameplay yet! I think it's safe to say we should wait to find out more about combat balancing and other things before we start bitching. Graphics DO NOT make the game fun. FFXIV Initial Launch = case and point.

'My priorities are the only proper ones. Nobody should value things differently to me.'

[Gramul]

Just because they're removing them doesn't mean they can't add them back later. And seriously, is THIS going to be the dealbreaker? You people are being nit picky over animations when we don't even know the specifics of the gameplay yet! I think it's safe to say we should wait to find out more about combat balancing and other things before we start bitching. Graphics DO NOT make the game fun. FFXIV Initial Launch = case and point.

No. The animations are not a dealbreaker. I'm just annoyed that people will be so accepting of a clear downgrade instead of a fix.

I really really do hope they add them in later, but I'm not going to deal with the idea that I should just keep quiet about it, and I don't think it's a good idea to launch the game in an incomplete state again.

yeah maybe they did bad decisions , but you said that it couldn't be good because it was already decided just like 1.0 .A lot of things are already decided before they start to make a game ...

No, that was just an example to show that not everything is set in stone, and bad decisions can be subverted as long as people speak up and tell the company what's wrong. I'm sorry, I could have been more clear about that.

[lololink]

it will be incomplete ... they can't finish it in the right time , they already said that summoner won't be avaiable at launch .
But you can't say that's the devs fault ...

[HiirNoivl]

Hey. You're the one who said they made the decision way beforehand. Why else would they remove animation if but to meet the standard?

What standard? The imaginary one in your head? Last I heard, SE set their own standards for their own games. They have their own goals for FFXIV. FFXIV is a substandard MMO... by SE's own standards.

[Gramul]

What standard? The imaginary one in your head? Last I heard, SE set their own standards for their own games. They have their own goals for FFXIV. FFXIV is a substandard MMO... by SE's own standards.

The one Yoshi and his team keep talking about.
The one they used to redesign the interface.
The one they used to add features like quick group.
The one they used to focus on the 'themepark' style.