[Dev 1024] Linkshell Administration Options

[Rhianu]

Hey Reinheart, sorry to bother you again, but would you mind translating this please? That is, of course, if it's not too much trouble.

OK！日本語でという事なので、そうしますね。
私は勘違いをしてました。あなたの画像は、カレントのカラーバリエーションにおけるあなたのイメージの提案なのですね？
とても良い出来だと思います！すばらしい提案だと思いました ＾＾
これがパッチなどでできるようになったら、とてもステキだと思いました ：）

[Reinheart]

OK！日本語でという事なので、そうしますね。
私は勘違いをしてました。あなたの画像は、カレントのカラーバリエーションにおけるあなたのイメージの提案なのですね？
とても良い出来だと思います！すばらしい提案だと思いました ＾＾
これがパッチなどでできるようになったら、とてもステキだと思いました ：）
OK will post in Japanese since you said it's OK
I was misunderstanding, your image is an idea to adding color variations for the current right?
I think it's very well made! really think its good idea ^^
I think it would be nice if something like this becomes available in a patch

Watch now I'm going to have lots of posts saying Rein I posted this on the JP side but they responded in JP HEEEELLLP
I better get ready to run away from the forums lol

[Grim_Lion]

What would you do? (Thinking that, like every project, you have been given a budget and a time frame to fix the issues)

I would go to the Directors of S.E., those in charge of the money and demand more money to hire more people to get the game fixed faster. If they said no, I would walk off the job because, at least from my chair seat, it seems like there is no hope without said influx of staff.

But Im done with my /rant now. Like I said, I dont expect SE to respond. I just need to get it off my chest.

[Rhianu]

Watch now I'm going to have lots of posts saying Rein I posted this on the JP side but they responded in JP HEEEELLLP <br>I better get ready to run away from the forums lol

Haha, you better hide good, cuz' we'll find you if you don't! :3

Anyway, thanks a ton for your help.

[viion]

I think you're underestimating how long game development actually takes. Try actually making a game yourself, and see how fast YOU can make even basic things.

Oh I didnt know it was 1 man, on his own, without a previous mmo experience, degrees, money etc building XIV. But it would explain why its so poorly created!

So a stupid comment to even try compare...

SE has money, it has lots of employees on XIV, it has people with experience, working on it for years, specialing on specific things and they cant even do what most indie developers do in a extremely short time. Hell build the tools correctly and you shouldnt have problem but they cant even do that. So sad that SE skill and expertise lacks that of non-gaming "professionals" communities.

And I could probably make a guild like system in a very short time with any current *DK that exceeds in what SE have or even plan to do. Its not a 3d physics engine when making crud lists...

[AmyRae]

SE has money, it has lots of employees on XIV, it has people with experience, working on it for years, specialing on specific things and they cant even do what most indie developers do in a extremely short time. Hell build the tools correctly and you shouldnt have problem but they cant even do that. So sad that SE skill and expertise lacks that of non-gaming "professionals" communities.

And I could probably make a guild like system in a very short time with any current *DK that exceeds in what SE have or even plan to do. Its not a 3d physics engine when making crud lists...

But could you make one that fits within the limitations of PS3's memory while the rest of the game is running, one that works in 4 languages, that plugs into the auto-translate feature, that won't crash ever, but if it did, wouldn't take down the whole client or the whole server? Oh, and the linkshell needs to be extremely efficient at referencing a database filled with millions of characters in order to send all chat messages to all connected linkshell members server-wide because even the slightest delay could result in someone not getting an important message during an LS event in time. Oh, and you have to deal with unresponsive clients that are lagging so make sure your messaging can handle that. Make sure to make a graphically sound user-interface for administrative tasks that's easy to understand and works well with a mouse, keyboard, and/or controller. Oh, and it has to plug into an as-of-yet non-existent player search function so you can run some administrative tasks through it as well.

And oh, by the way, this thing has to manage hundreds of linkshells across every server, so make sure there aren't any bugs in it whatsoever? Because, that would be catastrophic and unacceptable to the players. I mean, like, how hard could it be, amiright?

Do you understand there's more involved here than writing a simple program that organizes a list?

[OdynKorsai]

Well said AmyRae... unfortunately that's not something many people understand when they get on here to rant and ramble. It's easy for people to talk a big game when they don't truly understand.

[Fenella]

yes please! i want to delete people who dont log on for months and months

[Biggs]

They responded to this by saying they are aware that our ls's suck because of them and in no way plan on taking action on this anytime soon. I can only assume that if it takes 6 months to make a new piece of equipment and put it into the game, something like linkshell administration should take somewhere between 2-3 years. Have no fear folks, time is on our side!

[Amage]

bump^^ no reason we cant know whats going on