Letter From the Producer IX.

[Eldaena]

EDIT: I'm sorry for the wall of text, but this is months of thought poured into one post. No one's forcing you to read it all.

I agree. Final Fantasy XIV will NEVER be like WoW, can't everyone understand that? It is so strikingly and obviously different from WoW in presentation, direction and style that it's not even funny. Why are we so worried that it is going to become a "WoW clone?" IT'S NOT. I haven't played WoW but I live with my brother and he played it often for the first year that I lived with him, and I've seen a lot of it. It never appealed to me, just looked silly and like something I couldn't get into. This game, however, I jumped all over, the world, art style, story, screenshots and everything else on the website just looked amazing. I still look at WoW and see absolutely nothing in it that I can compare to this game, shouldn't that say something?

I find it really funny that when this game first came out people were crying foul because it was missing "everything that any MMO should have in it at launch," well now they're adding all that stuff, and we're crying foul again because we think they're copying other MMOs. All I gotta say is wtf?! The devs must think we are all whiny, insane idiots that don't know what we want, and they would be right in thinking so. I feel sorry for them, they ask us what we want, we tell them (polls) and then they start giving it to us, and then we rip them a new hole for it and say they're trying to make it like WoW and accuse them of copying other MMOs. THIS IS WHAT WE WANTED! Right?! They've been being so incredibly awesome by telling us what they're doing with the game and communicating with us about it and asking for feedback which is something SE never does, and we're taking that gift and smashing it on the floor and stomping on it for good measure like whiny little 5 year old brats. Can't we just be happy that they're even adding stuff? Let's not ruin the game by not letting them implement things that are fun and have been proven to work! You can be original while still adhering to a working formula!

Furthermore all you hardcore players out there just need to be patient. Hardcore content will be implemented as soon as they lay the groundwork for the game, they are adding all the casual stuff first because that is what is going to bring back lost players and bring in new players. You have to remember that this game is still a lil broken and isn't really appealing to those that aren't die hard fans. I for one would love for lost players and new players to come into the game (I mean the game is dead outside Thanalan on all servers, it's depressing), and that can't be done without establishing basic groundwork, the stuff that "all MMOs should have at launch" as we all so elequently put it when the game first released. THEN they can start adding all the hardcore stuff and the stuff that sets this game apart from others. Come on guys, the Final Fantasy series has never been known for being one of those uber hard video games that only the best of the best gamers can beat. It has always appealed to all kinds of different gamers, casual and hardcore alike. For instance, in FFVII you can either be content with beating Sephiroth and watching the awesome ending and being done with it, or you can go back to your save game and spend a rediculous amount of time tackling Emerald and Ruby Weapons, breeding a gold chocobo, obtaining Knights of the Round, maxing out all your characters etc. Just have some faith guys, the devs are gonna put hardcore stuff in the game, it's just not gonna come til later. And that sux for the hardcores out there, but it's the reality when it comes to fixing a broken game, it would make absolutely no sense for them to add all the hardcore stuff first. It has to be the groundwork. Good things come to those that wait! Can we seriously, please just be more respectful towards the dev team for their efforts and have a more positive attitude? We don't even know hardly anything about these dungeons or quest hubs besides screenshots and we're already protesting (*ahem* Shiyo). Can we just stop, wait for more news or even the update itself before we start flaming???

/thumbsup ^-^

[Gramul]

Because I'm not like the other 450'000 that gave up and didn't bat an eyelid?

I'm here. I hope this game will become something because I don't want to give up, that doesn't disqualify me from saying what is wrong with the game and what they're doing I disagree with.

But you don't need to protest every action of the game. People have voted on what they want to change and how they want it changed. Being upset with how the game is progressing should be a sign that you don't agree with what the majority of people want to change, and you'll probably not enjoy the final product.

[gentlepie]

So us in Japan can call every NA/EU game company disrespectful because we get information about their game sometimes a year later if it doesn't come from a 3rd party source?

If that game company directly markets to Japan, I think it would behoove them to either provide the info to everyone that paid for the product, or not blame their overseas customers for mistranslations because none were provided, yes.

[Mishakai]

Quests hubs and low level dungeons? The more and more they do, the more I lose hope for this game. Seems they ARE going to the direction of WOW clone, I'll just have to wait and see. Low level dungeons and quest hubs is not something this game needed at all, it only needed these things if they wanted it to be a WOW clone -_-

I look forward to the battle changes, but now I'm more scared than ever for this games future, sigh.

Instead of stupid copy/paste "dungeons" from WOW they could've added a new chain of missions(or deleted old ones and added these) that are group based and make us explore muytuy, cassie, mistbeard cove, copperbell mines, etc etc. If you've actually been to the higher level dungeons you'd see how they're actually really cool and look awesome deeper in. They also could've made them bigger, and made the missions have us fight to something that would pop a NM/multiple nms,(or BCNM doors) and have a story behind it with cutscenes. The fights could've been EXTREMELY CHALLENGING as well, COP difficulty. Would've been more FF like and just as good, have the missions also give rewards or something, maybe even unique crafting mats to make unique armor, maybe special skills only available if you complete the missions, idk.

/facepalm...

Copy / paste dungeons from WoW??? I don't think you will be killing Van Clefe in XIV.

From your perspective, the game has always been and always will be a WoW clone. There are swords and shields in WoW, and there are swords and shields in XIV.. Guess they "copied and pasted" WoW weapons..

[Peregrine]

They should have hired a bilingual on call person. Get up, translate it, go to bed, get paid by the post. Very good job. Will only get called at night very infrequently if in Europe or Japan. I can call in any language translation in person within an hour to have a realtime discussion with someone if I have to, or at least can get them on the phone. The comments are not so serious to need Obama-level press release accuracy.

Where communication is key, you need instant comunication.

We will continue to run messages through google regardless.
What did we screw up anyway? Was the material thing all wrong?

[Sonic_the_Hedgehog]

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What did we screw up anyway? Was the material thing all wrong?

That's what I'm wondering too.

[Slatfatf]

What I think about when reading the replies to this thread is; how in the hell does everyone have so much time to play this game? Any content is good content, and SE can take all the time they need to put it out (no monthly fee as yet). I’m not in a race, I was on day 1, and I still don’t have a job over 40. Even with that, I feel like I play a bit too much sometimes. There are other games that can fill your time; now that you have everything to 50 you want; I just don’t get it, I guess. Maybe I’m getting to old to play these anymore, still enjoy the game but the community irritates me.

[DurtiMonkeyToe]

Because I'm not like the other 450'000 that gave up and didnt bat an eyelid?

I'm here im hope this game will become something because I dont want to give up, that doesnt disqualify me from saying what is wrong with the game and what they're doing I disagree with.

All of your posts seem hopeless to me and you seem to disagree with every direction they take. That is just my opinion from what I have read.

[Mack]

Some replies on here are mind boggling and some are downright stupid and its pointless for me to divulge but at the very least I now have a goal, to reach Rank 30, before mid-June and I better get started .

[Reika]

Some replies on here are mind boggling and some are downright stupid and its pointless for me to divulge but at the very least I now have a goal, to reach Rank 30, before mid-June and I better get started .

Positive thinker!