Keep Us Informed

[whoopeeragon]

Hyrist, keep the snurbles out of this! D:

[Warlock]

This argument would be valid if the game was only striving to be a regional game, it is not. SE is attempting to develop a global product so therefore there approach should be global. What they can get away with in Japan after the launch failure will not work in EU and NA. Most people here need to be assured that their patience will be rewarded. Information goes a long way to fulfilling that reward.

I don't think it means what you think it means.
It is... you will get a month free of playtime...stop talking like they owe you

[Hyrist]

The snurbbles have always been a part of this, since the beginning!

and Camate lied, he diddn't hide his kin under his desk.

And liars lose family members.

[Rizon]

Rizon, you keep talking about rewards - it may be just me, but haven't we been rewarded enough? Legacy, unique items, event items, progression (they didn't shut down servers). Why must we request more? Is there a limit to how much we define as our 'reward'? Not to mention information isn't something that really 'relates' to being a reward for us who stayed with game, because anyone can access it, not just people who've stuck with the game. Maybe it's high-time to drop this 'reward' approach because we've been compensated enough as it is.

Upon thinking about it "reward" was probably the wrong word. Recognition, I think, would be better.

[Wobi]

I don't mind if SE goes quiet for a while either, though they could actually keep us apprised as of what's happening.

One post a week on a set day that they don't deviate from.

It would give people looking forward to XIV something to look forward to every week.

While in theory that sounds like a perfectly amazing idea and reasonable to expect. However you may have noticed that some of the idiot children here will take information regarding a concept or new feature and without all the details fill in the remainder of the information themselves. This leads to panic threads/rants/jumping to conclusions.

Kind of like, "I heard they are making the Ul'dah citizens look more arab. OMG SE supports terrorism, check for WMDs!"
This is obviously a joke example but no more ridiculous than most of the posts I've read lately. The sad, sad truth of the matter is that a fair percentage of the player base cannot be trusted with new information.

That being said, I'd love some minor updates and as far as most of the game I'd prefer to see it for myself in game and make my own conclusions (then keep them to myself).

[Zezlar]

The more you wait for information, the longer the wait for release is going to seem. Put the game in the back of your mind for now, and it will be out before you know it. A lot of us waited for info the first time around, and how did that work out for us?

[Hyrist]

Well, we get a custom chocobo, Legacy status (which comes with 7 free character slots at a discounted normal price), even I hear words of some sort of physical mark for surviving Dalamud (Rumored to be a tatoo).

This is on top of the Goobue, and the unique plotline only we've experienced.

So yeah, we've been recognized.

[GodseijuroHiko]

Problem is, what benefits from giving us every sliver of information possible about something before it even hits retail? Like reading the full synopsis of a movie before it even releases in the cinema (exaggeration)? I don't mind hints and pieces of things, as they're doing atm, but some people think they should even release the coding for the game for us to examine...

Not nice to exaggerate. I don't think anyone here realistically wants EVERY sliver of information as you put it. I'm going to exaggerate too and call people out as liars if they can't admit that there is A LOT we don't know about 2.0. How do I know this? Take a look at all the threads people post on speculations, where the only response people like you give is, "we don't know yet, just wait till the game comes out." I personally won't get upset by lack of information, but to pretend that the people who are more excited than we are to know more are "entitled" or too impatient is just dishonest.

Well, that was very judgmental of me. Guess that happens when you just throw a blanket statement over everyone who doesn't feel the same way you do. SE is known for saying vague things. "We will be adding something nice for housing, please look forward to it!" If that's good enough for you, great.

[GodseijuroHiko]

You're completely delusional. XIV sold more copies outside of Japan for your information and not only XIV is in trouble. Entire Final Fantasy brand is in trouble. Wada publicly apologized if you don't remember. You're basically saying they should keep doing same thing and ignore western market. A completely idiotic idea all together. If SE plans on making money they need a strong foot in western market. If XIV doesn't make enough money they will abandon any plans of making expansions or supporting it. There is not going to be 3.0.

You tell me to keep it short and simple and you go on white knighting for two more paragraphs. Come on buddy, who made you a GM here?

Lol he responded to your wall of text with one of his own. So much sanctimony in this thread.

[Callence]

Can't we all just get along? Besides:


I could think of worse things like the internet going boom for example.