No release date; could it mean we're in for a longer wait than expected?

[Starlord]

There are 2 possible game breaking things that will come from a release date, they are releasing a buggy game on time, and we all know what happened last time that happened.

Or they push the release date back, which also angers people, a release date will come either after Alpha or some way towards the middle of beta, so they know where they are.

People will get mad.. but it doesn't take long for them to get glad! I think the forums are a way to let out Real life frustrations without actually saying the problems.

I rather people get mad at waiting for a long time and say hey this game is awesome at launch, than releasing a buggy game early and saying, SE THIS GAME SUCKS, blah blah.

I mean SE could release a "Time frame" for the release. but that is only if they can meet that timeline. However, it's hard to make a "exact date" until they are close to releasing it.

[Antipika]

People will leave and not come back.

I really don't see that happening. Actually I believe that the retention rate of customers who stayed in the last months will be close to 100%. People will -at least- give a shot at the beta (in late stage, when the game is almost in a release state) or at release timing. It doesn't mean they will stay after experiencing ARR off course.

But I just don't see how someone who endured XIV 1.x for 2 years would NOT at least give a shot at ARR. It doesn't even matter if you are playing something else, chances for you to come back and at least give it a shot are extremely high. If your interest is not high enough, you would have stopped earlier.

ARR could be released in 2014, I would still give it a shot. Even if it means playing something else for a year in between. And I am sure that lot of people would do the same. I can completely see SE making a "Welcome Back Campaign" when or soon after ARR is released, so former XIV players can get like 7 days free to "witness the changes".

[moriandrio]

People will get mad.. but it doesn't take long for them to get glad! I think the forums are a way to let out Real life frustrations without actually saying the problems.

I rather people get mad at waiting for a long time and say hey this game is awesome at launch, than releasing a buggy game early and saying, SE THIS GAME SUCKS, blah blah.

I mean SE could release a "Time frame" for the release. but that is only if they can meet that timeline. However, it's hard to make a "exact date" until they are close to releasing it.

If they come back for release, if it takes too long, or they just dont get Infos a bunch of them won't and everybody knows FFXIV needs every single subscriber.

[strallaalaa]

Wow (no pun intended) you speak with such a broad stroke of words, you must know these things to be true, and speak them as fact for everyone.

First of all he is talking about GW2, and maybe it sucks for you, but I'm enjoying myself atm, as are many others. Second, all MMO's have not sucked imo, FFXI is the best MMO I have ever played. I played for 6 years, and guess what, I'm thinking of going back, how does that strike you, lol.

umm, i played ffxi for over 5years as well, fact probably 10+ hrs a day (><) lol. but either way i wouldn't go back cause it's not the same game to me now. either way ffxi now fits into my opinion that all mmo's suck now. gw2 is a joke of a game but again my opinion(it's a solo game for most part, and too many like the solo'ing in a online game and that is the huge joke of it), only part that i'm saying is true is all mmo's dwindle hugely and die out quick ...and most are going to be willing to come back to this game no matter how much they do or don't like the one they are playing till ffxiv releases. if we did a world wide vote i'm sure all of it could be considered fact, it's easy math, this many start ..this many leave, ask those who left why. end of case. but again opinions since i'm not gonna go into legistics nor care to find them or whatever else. really in all of this my opinion is the only one that matters lol, if i think a game sucks then i want that to change. i want to love a mmo and play it for 5years again. it's not gonna happen if they follow suit with the same methods of making a mmo as they have since ffxi released. ...fact.

and lol, i played ff1 when it released too if you never played gyromite you suck as a human bwhahahaha.

[Kerwin]

Releases when Yoshi and Wada find it acceptable. End of story.

[ShellQ8]

http://www.amazon.com/Final-Fantasy-...qid=1349481281

[Raldo]

December 31st is a common date used when the release date is not currently known.

[Mijin]

Because they ... want it to be successful?

Working out all the bugs from beta isn't the only formula for making the game successful... So is advertising and setting a release date ahead of time so new players actually buy the game. That's what I was trying to infer, but I think it went over your head.

[ShellQ8]

December 31st is a common date used when the release date is not currently known.

This +1

Also, let's just assume December 31st is the deadline, let them take as much time as they want if that's what they need to deliver the perfect FF MMO. People waited for 2 years, it would be a shame if the game got delivered "too soon" with many flaws because people couldn't wait a few more months.

[Alhanelem]

http://www.amazon.com/Final-Fantasy-...qid=1349481281

Amazon gave a release date! they must know something we don't!

*rolleyes*