Japanese dev posts today (April the 20th)

[Ava]

I wouldn't mind a cross server dungeon finder as long as it was used ONLY for instances and not for anything else. The problem with it in wow is you can do any content in the game through the dungeon finder, it kills the server community.

[Chezen]

There's a good deal many on WoW that claim the cross-server dungeon finder destroyed the community, because people could do and act like they wanted without consenquence, unlike being on the same server and getting blacklisted if you were rude.

I would hate for that to happen, so I'm not sure how I feel about it. I like the convenience of the LDF, but not at the expense of the community.

[Reika]

There's a good deal many on WoW that claim the cross-server dungeon finder destroyed the community, because people could do and act like they wanted without consenquence, unlike being on the same server and getting blacklisted if you were rude.

I would hate for that to happen, so I'm not sure how I feel about it. I like the convenience of the LDF, but not at the expense of the community.

Very true. Especially if you were like one of the newer tanks, and all the people you were in the party with wanted to skip stright to the end just for their daily Justice Emblems while you needed lots of Triumphs, or they all raged at you not being in full T-10 heroic gear and not being able to walk through the dungeon blind folded and never lose agro and never get damaged.

Want to avoid this.

[Commat]

Very true. Especially if you were like one of the newer tanks, and all the people you were in the party with wanted to skip stright to the end just for their daily Justice Emblems while you needed lots of Triumphs, or they all raged at you not being in full T-10 heroic gear and not being able to walk through the dungeon blind folded and never lose agro and never get damaged.

Want to avoid this.

What you have described is not in any way a problem created by the dungeon finder tool(DFT).

Selfish, uncaring people will be around with or without a DFT.

Even though i spent my time in WoW with cutting edge gear/skills(lol) i never hassled new/under-geared players.

On the contrary, i always let new players learn encounters and was always supportive/helpful. I established a lighthearted, enjoyable tone early and runs with me were always a blast.

A DTF wont ever make me a dlck and i doubt that it has made anyone else.

[Chezen]

What you have described is not in any way a problem created by the dungeon finder tool(DFT).

Selfish, uncaring people will be around with or without a DFT.

Even though i spent my time in WoW with cutting edge gear/skills(lol) i never hassled new/under-geared players.

On the contrary, i always let new players learn encounters and was always supportive/helpful. I established a lighthearted, enjoyable tone early and runs with me were always a blast.

A DTF wont ever make me a dlck and i doubt that it has made anyone else.

I don't think anyone actually argues that it creates bad attitudes, just gives it a place to fester.

I'm very glad to hear you're not like that.

[Commat]

I don't think anyone actually argues that it creates bad attitudes, just gives it a place to fester.

I'm very glad to hear you're not like that.

I feel like most people are, in fact, like me. They want to have fun playing a game and accomplishing goals with teammates. If a system like this turns people into something awful then i would have to conclude that they are, awful.

After playing MMO's for long enough everyone figures out that the only thing worth a damn are memories and screenshots. The people that Shlt on others to get loot or grind rep the fastest don't matter. They might quit, they might change or they can keeping going about it and waist their time and everyone else's.

I am only as good as the worst part of me and the same goes for everyone else. I'd rather have a system that tests the community then one that hides it.

[Reika]

What you have described is not in any way a problem created by the dungeon finder tool(DFT).

Selfish, uncaring people will be around with or without a DFT.

Even though i spent my time in WoW with cutting edge gear/skills(lol) i never hassled new/under-geared players.

On the contrary, i always let new players learn encounters and was always supportive/helpful. I established a lighthearted, enjoyable tone early and runs with me were always a blast.

A DTF wont ever make me a dlck and i doubt that it has made anyone else.

Well it is good you were like that, but you probably are lucky to not have been in the auto-parties with the nerd ragers or the people that need on everything or the people that leave after they got what they wanted.

[Commat]

Well it is good you were like that, but you probably are lucky to not have been in the auto-parties with the nerd ragers or the people that need on everything or the people that leave after they got what they wanted.

It is not luck based at all. Most everyone i have ever met, in life or in games will respond to kindness with kindness.

Developers cannot make a selfless community. I have to do it and you have to do it. We must be active in our excitement about playing with each other and also be patent or let go of people that wrong us.

In the end, people wont skip out on me if i give them a reason not to. people wont nerd rage on me ever and people will share loot when i am around.

Why? because i command it with good play, hugs, kisses and all my best wishes =)

If in any game the problems you have described keep happening to you i would suggest reevaluating how you treat others.
I am not saying you are a jerk or w/e.

I just hear the same thing over and over with every game i play when i very rarely have these problems even with an exorbitant amount of play time. I almost always have a good time with DFT systems. I have an incredibly high success rate on my mains, on alts, it doesn't matter.

Power of positive thinking people!

[Nabiri]

I don't like the idea of cross-server content for the same reasons people listed, and also I don't want to be stuck with non role-players when I don't ever go out of character. I'd prefer to stick with the people of Besaid and be more likely to come across other role-players. If they add cross-server things, I likely won't participate in them.

[Nipa]

Just merge all the darn servers in a single gigantic shard. Technology allow this. The surname system allows this. The multiple guild system allows this

This would give us some definite feeling of "world server", a feeling that very few games can bring. Let the people use linkshells to build their own networks of communities, instead of that arbitrary split in servers.

And yes, this means instancing everything to hold the charge. Instancing is not a problem, since anyway FF14 isn't sold for its lusterfuck groups of hundred of players (like a RvR oriented game would be). Non-instancing bring only technical problems on PvE games.