Bored...

[Xzen]

The longer it takes the more people will never come back. Once they are hooked by SW:TOR, GW2, TERA, TSW, ArcheAge.

[Arcell]

If you don't like the pace of the patches or the game itself I suggest leaving. Not saying GTFO but logically, why are you spending your time (that you'll never get back) on a forum or in a game you don't like? Find something you enjoy go do that. If you actually have hope for the game then take a break and come back. If you have no hope see above.

That being said, they're working on it. We've received more updates for this game since Yoshida's been around than I've seen for some games in a year. The progress is steady, not slow you're just all impatient. If they didn't have to rework the original team's giant mess maybe we'd be further along by now. I feel there have been more than just "a few minor changes" but you're right none of it really gameplay altering but when is it in most games? We know the coming patches are indeed gameplay altering, they're reworking the combat aspect of the game and all things related to it.

The game's not perfect but it's what I personally enjoy playing. I got bored with it at launch but when I came back a few months ago it was like a completely different experience and it's only been getting better. I'm having a blast, I can appreciate the game for what it is. I have hope for the game, I like the direction it's going in and I am looking forward to it all.

well.... let's look at the possible consequences of not hurrying his ass up.

For starters: Diablo 3

Yeah because your last prediction of April 19th really decimated this community. /sarcasm

[Onidemon]

Oh yeah. That's exactly what Yoshi needs. The same type of pressure to rush out an incomplete product from the higher-ups that plagued the original designers. That will fixeverything.

He needs pressure. He has not kept his promisses... where's the bi-monthly patches? We are lucky if we get one. Where's the "i will keep you guys more informed and get more frequent updates"?

If bringing us real content faster means rushing something out then he needs to make it clear to higher management and request more staff and or money.

[AlexiaKidd]

That is exactly what i am thinking! I'm willing to be more patient if at least they would give us more information. Patch 1.18 is coming in mid-june to the earliest? Ok fine but at least tell us what to expect. I don't care to know exactly what will be in as i know some thing won't be ready in time but at least tell us give us a better idea.

They made us wait and teased us with the whole Grand Companies and Yoshi-P kept teasing us with the info coming very soon and that they are hard at work on the webpage and that is why it is taking so long... next thing you know we get lame page with some background info on the 3 grand companies leaders. To me this was an insult to our face from Yoshi-P.

Got to agree about the whole company thing. They built it up say the info is coming and then the page came, I read it and was excited for a few mins then thought hold on that didn't tell us anything about what we will be doing ><

[Demacia]

So, whatever happened to those cakes, pirate ship attacks, and new hairstyles?

[Anty]

Yep would be nice to have some comunication, I mean like the battle system they obviously know what they are doing so tell us, they know what the company system will be so tell us, they know what the job system will be so tell us. They have a lot of things they could tell us but they are being very tight lipped atm.

This is what i dont understand (hey Alexia btw )
Why can't they say more about what they are goin to do, be more exact. I'm sure they know what they are goin to do.
Most stuff must be in the final stages if they want it live in mid-june.

So many posts leave us with more questions then answers... this would be ok, if we played an already 2-3 years old, good running, populated mmo and they tease us with something while we enjoy what we currently have... but thats not the case.

But well, perhaps its the best to just play something else until the end of the year or even longer (looking forward to witcher 2 , skyrim, deus ex,...) and look at the game after ps3 launch and see if things changed by then.

But the ps3 launch will not save ffxiv at all. If the pc community isnt happy with the game (at least 80% of them) then the ps3 users won't be either, its not like jp players enjoy the current game (which is the console majority if im not wrong).

[Gramul]

He needs pressure. He has not kept his promisses... where's the bi-monthly patches? We are lucky if we get one. Where's the "i will keep you guys more informed and get more frequent updates"?

If bringing us real content faster means rushing something out then he needs to make it clear to higher management and request more staff and or money.

You can give positive pressure though. It doesn't have to be waving possible negative consequences in from of his face. That creates the wrong type of stress, the type that screws everything up.
And your bi-monthly patches took a heavy hit from sickness and the earthquake. But whatever the case, I'd rather the content be complete rather than have it on time.

I completely agree about the lack of information though.

[Onidemon]

Well it sounds like you're just not happy, which is understandable. Not everyone likes or enjoys the same things that others do... it's not a bad thing it's just a personal opinion and we are all allowed to have them. Of course on a forum you're going to find more people saying they dislike the game or that the game has problems than vice verse because the people who enjoy it are playing, not necessary wasting time coming to a forum.

I feel that sometimes this give the game a negative view that I don't feel it deserves, because obviously I find myself enjoying the game greatly. It is in no way perfect, and yes it does need improvements but I feel that it is improving steadily and it is (in fact) getting better.

Now I'm not saying this in a rude way, like some who might say well then just leave if you don't like it. But, when faced with something in real life that doesn't make us happy we don't keep doing it. We either change it to make it pleasant or remove ourselves from the situation. If the game really doesn't do anything for a player and they are really that bored or unhappy playing it then I guess it's time for them to look within and decide 'do I want to keep going, and maybe continue to be disappointed'? If not, then maybe it time for a player to remove themselves from the situation... maybe not forever but for a time until they feel it's worth coming back.

Either way, just be happy.

You couldn't be more right. If i don't like a game i usually don't play it anymore, it is that simple. But it's different with FFXIV. I had very high hopes for this game. SE teased it as the next great MMO and it will only be 2nd to WOW. But instead we got a game that is inferior to almost every single popular mmo out there.

SE recognized that and apologized for it.... they even gave us free play time. They changed the dev team and producer and made a shit load of promises that gave us even more hope then before the game was ever released. Now they don't look like they can keep that many promises and people are losing all hope.

[Arcell]

He needs pressure. He has not kept his promisses... where's the bi-monthly patches? We are lucky if we get one. Where's the "i will keep you guys more informed and get more frequent updates"?

If bringing us real content faster means rushing something out then he needs to make it clear to higher management and request more staff and or money.

February:

1.15a

March:

1.16
1.16a

April:

1.17
1.17a

I forget when he made that promise but he's kept it the past 2 months. Argue all you want about the size or original intent but there are indeed two patches per month for the last 2.

Also the post your e referring to does make a good point. Why would you want to rush him further when rushing this game out was the reason it sucked in the first place? I'm perfectly fine with them taking their time and making sure it's good. Yoshida has said multiple times on multiple topics that he doesn't want to put anything in the game without sufficient reason or purpose.

[Onidemon]

Yep would be nice to have some comunication, I mean like the battle system they obviously know what they are doing so tell us, they know what the company system will be so tell us, they know what the job system will be so tell us. They have a lot of things they could tell us but they are being very tight lipped atm.

I can't help to think that the lack of communication might also have something to do with E3. They might want to keep major info for E3 so that the whole videogame industry takes a 2nd look at FFXIV. Patch 1.18 coming after E3 i'm sure is no coincidence too.