[Rumor] FFvsXIII team moved on FFXIV + Release date in...!

[Teakwood]

Also, it could and probably does mean "this is the absolute longest we're expecting it to take, and it may take less time, if our tech is on par and people on the official forums don't bitch and scream about everything and expect us to change it because it sucks or w/e", which... aaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahha, *wipes tears of laughter away from eyes*

[Kallivis]

An SE employee probably wouldn't post things like that. All rumours like these come from "employees" and they really aren't. The most recent one I know of was that Vs. XIII was cancelled and an "employee" said that, only to be rejected by Wada himself that Vs. XIII is still actively in development.

[Andrien]

Good news for those waiting for FFXIV ARR, and very bad news for those waiting for VSXIII since 2006. I'm not sure if I should be happy or pissed off.

We might see FFVSXIII on PS4 after all.

[Forte]

If this is true it doesn't shock me with the mess of 1.0, also this could be a nice shock and aww tactic to get some one to come in with a set date. The latter wouldnt surprise me much either; try and pull as much info as you can so make something fake freak everyone out wait for some one with real info to confirm or deny.

[Azurus]

Maybe a plan to force SE's hand and make them Reply with a real date to quell the rumor haha. ( I know this is not realistic)

[Kallivis]

Also to add to what I already said people should think logically for a second at how stupid this sort of thing sounds. Adding what, 300 people to an already 300~ people team? More people != more production. In fact, it slows things down.

Those people would need to be trained and be brought into the loop of everything, learn about the game's pipeline, and actually adapt to the team's synergy.

The game is pretty much done (the start of it anyway). It is in testing state. In fact I believe Yoshida said at Gamescom (at least that's what everyone's been telling me he said in an interview) that the game will be released before 2013, some time around Christmas. How does that suddenly get pushed to July? I said March and no one believed me saying "nope Yoshida definitely said before 2013 you're stupid".

What is Vs. XIII's team going to do? Add 300 more beta testers?

[Dhalmel]

Also to add to what I already said people should think logically for a second at how stupid this sort of thing sounds. Adding what, 300 people to an already 300~ people team? More people != more production. In fact, it slows things down.

Those people would need to be trained and be brought into the loop of everything, learn about the game's pipeline, and actually adapt to the team's synergy.

The game is pretty much done (the start of it anyway). It is in testing state. In fact I believe Yoshida said at Gamescom (at least that's what everyone's been telling me he said in an interview) that the game will be released before 2013, some time around Christmas. How does that suddenly get pushed to July? I said March and no one believed me saying "nope Yoshida definitely said before 2013 you're stupid".

What is Vs. XIII's team going to do? Add 300 more beta testers?

beta before 2013, not release.

[Celes420]

I have looked everyone, and I have never ever heard, before 2013. Where did u find this? I don't think thats true >.<.

[Kallivis]

I have looked everyone, and I have never ever heard, before 2013. Where did u find this? I don't think thats true >.<.

That is anecdotal, that is not something I can personally confirm. I thought Yoshida originally said he assumed it would be ready by March (as I believe that was posted on the production calendar which is available on the site). When I brought that up in several communities, both community members and staff members alike argued with me and said Yoshida claimed it would be ready before 2013. I thought they were wrong, they told me to "watch Gamescom". I didn't. According to someone above, that might of referred to the beta.

[Elexia]

Also to add to what I already said people should think logically for a second at how stupid this sort of thing sounds. Adding what, 300 people to an already 300~ people team? More people != more production. In fact, it slows things down.?

It really doesn't in game development, it just means bigger team sizes on a section compared to the small number that were likely on it. In normal situations more doesn't always mean more production, but when you're scrambling to push something out, more talent is always better especially if you're on a tight deadline.

They last said they rebuilt this game in a year, that's a hell of a lot of work for a small team to do, so clearly the more team members means more workload being spread out to quickens things. The only time More = Less production is if it's badly managed.

So if ARR ends up a steaming pile, Yoshida is the one to blame, not the team members because that would mean he dropped the ball managing them.