About ARR release.

[YuriSan]

All i wanna say is you ain't getting your fix any time soon

I cry everyday thinking about this fact while restoring my 1978 racing bicycle...

[Totorixiii]

Don't know about you guys but when I'm logging in FFXI during the time my interest in that game was still high, I don't play any other games. Same applies to FFXIV 1.0.

For some reason I just don't care for any other games because I have FF mmo to play.

Once I'm logged on to FF online, no other games has a chance to even get my attention :P

[Imoen]

Don't know about you guys but when I'm logging in FFXI during the time my interest in that game was still high, I don't play any other games. Same applies to FFXIV 1.0.

For some reason I just don't care for any other games because I have FF mmo to play.

Once I'm logged on to FF online, no other games has a chance to even get my attention :P

I don't think marketing is going to look at it like that. They will be trying to target new players.

[shanvhere]

I rather wait 10 months fir years of great game play.

[namasy]

relax guys new road map is coming in a few weeks time....

[Diyne]

I'll be happy if I get into Beta and can help make the game better when it is finally released. In the mean time, I have school to worry about, movies to watch, books to read, and other games I can play with my Ls mates that don't require as much time investment. A few extra months will go by fast.

[DexterityJones]

Say what you want, you'll all be back.

And so will I.

[Miliant]

Five months is a very long time.

Furthermore, it was NOT rushing a release that made FFXIV bad. It was its misguided direction and tanaka's obstinacy in making a game that was 10-15 years behind its time.

FFXIV was so horribly made from a technical standpoint that it couldn't even be patched into decency. ARR is not even the same game, it's a completely different game recoded from scratch as a much more actual and versatile game. This means that even if ARR releases early, its issues can be patched. Unlike FFXIV.

[Nox]

Five months is a very long time.

Furthermore, it was NOT rushing a release that made FFXIV bad. It was its misguided direction and tanaka's obstinacy in making a game that was 10-15 years behind its time.

FFXIV was so horribly made from a technical standpoint that it couldn't even be patched into decency. ARR is not even the same game, it's a completely different game recoded from scratch as a much more actual and versatile game. This means that even if ARR releases early, its issues can be patched. Unlike FFXIV.

you are partly correct in that it wasn't only rushing XIV out that made it bad, But rushing it out also made it an incomplete game (content wise) as well as a buggy one.

[Kallivis]

Five months is a very long time.

Furthermore, it was NOT rushing a release that made FFXIV bad. It was its misguided direction and tanaka's obstinacy in making a game that was 10-15 years behind its time.

FFXIV was so horribly made from a technical standpoint that it couldn't even be patched into decency. ARR is not even the same game, it's a completely different game recoded from scratch as a much more actual and versatile game. This means that even if ARR releases early, its issues can be patched. Unlike FFXIV.

If ARR has serious issues when it's released, the game is done.

What SE is doing is unspeakable in the game industry. If an MMO fails, it's done. They managed to resurrect XIV and they're being given one final chance to make it right. Square Enix cannot afford another screw up. People will wait as long as it takes.

It's not like they're not improving during that time. The longer it takes to be released, the more things they fix, the more content they add, and the more they can improve the engine/graphics/animations.