FFXIV gets a 4.0 from Gamespot and other reviews & hilarious discoveries about FFXIV

[jenova_9]

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mew mew mew! let's all be fwends! FWENDS! =^^=

Mew! This is just the beginning! Eventually people will be distracted by improvements and additions in FFXIV, that the situation it's in now won't matter! We just have to believe! Be-LIEVE! Mew! oh mew! We just have to be patient and stuff and things will get better!

[Ufgt]

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Yes, lets be fwends.

THE FUCK?!

hahahahaha.

[TheGrandMom]

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Knock it the fuck off. Bad day gets even worse when I log in and see this shit. Another troll post or flame and the thread will be closed and infractions handed out.

[Grizzlebeard]

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I agree, this thread needs more love and to that end...

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[Raydeus]

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Edit > Oops wrong-ish thread, nvm.

Edit2 > Oh what the heck, video spamming ftw.

Click

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[Taskmage]

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Random vicious rumors:

*NSFW* Final Fantasy XIV Player Numbers “Collapsing” | Sankaku Complex
The article is clean but there's other page content that's NSFW. Anyway, if these numbers are to be trusted, XIV's population has dropped by nearly 20% this month and the free trials haven't even ended yet.

Rumor: Final Fantasy XIV draws a $26 million ragequit - Massively
This seems less likely to me but it still made me laugh.

[Aksannyi]

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Rumor: Final Fantasy XIV draws a $26 million ragequit - Massively
This seems less likely to me but it still made me laugh.

The first comment made me laugh really, really hard.

[Grizzlebeard]

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The article is clean but there's other page content that's NSFW. Anyway, if these numbers are to be trusted, XIV's population has dropped by nearly 20% this month and the free trials haven't even ended yet.

Here...

A graph

[jenova_9]

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I think the gaming community is too spoiled these days and notorious to slam a game, even a growing mmorpg still in its early stages. Ya instant gratification attitude and unwavering expectations can be bad, mew. Ya its true SE is part to blame for the negativity, but unlike a single player RPG, FFXIV can fix and get better over time.

If this negativity keeps up, the consumers would be the ones that lead an mmorpg towards its doom, not the mmorpg itself.
And that would result in FFXIV maybe getting cancelled and not being able to get much better just like FFXI had over the years despite criticisms.

But ya it depends how big and influential the consumer rants and attitudes become that might affect things, or maybe they won't affect things at all. FFXIV may lose a lot of subscribers, but may win some back or new subscribers as it fixes thing and adds more stuff!

If only the consumers stay patient and give FFXIV time to improve (negative input can be good to help SE move in the right direction. No complaints leads to them thinking nothing's wrong.) then it could give XIV time to improve and then things will get better, more people will be interested, and then it would win more subscribers!

But ya it might be too early to call armageddon on FFXIV just yet, mew. There is still the PS3 launch, and that might determine whether or not FFXIV will continue.



I think the quality of the PS3 version will be much better than the PC launch. So I think that will be a positive start that will help FFXIV continue and improve over the years.

The thing is that if SE will continue to make decisions with half covered ears, instead of re-evaluating what makes a FF mmorpg fun and inviting. Crafting is certainly not the answer.

[Grizzlebeard]

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If only the consumers stay patient

The onus is not on the consumers to stay patient, it's on the company to make a working, polished product. They shove a barely tested, pay-for-beta out into the marketplace you can guarantee people are going to kick up a stink. Especially from those of us who really were looking forward to this game and who were in beta and sent feedback after feedback only to see nothing change. S-E customers have been conditioned in to thinking we should be grateful for whatever scraps they toss our way, somewhere down the line the majority of us forgot we're the actual customers and if a product is shoddy you don't sit silently by and accept it.

[jenova_9]

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The onus is not on the consumers to stay patient, it's on the company to make a working, polished product. They shove a barely tested, pay-for-beta out into the marketplace you can guarantee people are going to kick up a stink. Especially from those of us who really were looking forward to this game and who were in beta and sent feedback after feedback only to see nothing change. S-E customers have been conditioned in to thinking we should be grateful for whatever scraps they toss our way, somewhere down the line the majority of us forgot we're the actual customers and if a product is shoddy you don't sit silently by and accept it.

ya true. It's a shame that even if FFXIV results in big losses, I don't think SE will learn from its mistakes.
They would just place the blame on something else.

[TheGrandMom]

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I think the gaming community is too spoiled these days and notorious to slam a game, even a growing mmorpg still in its early stages.

/rant on
I'm sick to fucking death of hearing people spout this bullshit....especially people who DON'T EVEN PLAY THE GAME! Think logically for a minute, I know that can be difficult but give it a try. There are people ALL OVER THE WORLD complaining about this game. There are hardened MMO veterans slamming it. There are game magazines/websites, who's bread and butter it is to kiss developers asses, handing out bad reviews. Even FF fans are having a hard time keeping the faith with this game. All in all, this is not limited to a segment of the gaming universe, like 360 fanboys slamming the PS3, it's EVERYONE! So tell me, if you read in various newspapers/magazines, that a restaurant is horrible do you immediately think that the people that wrote that are spoiled? If you also hear its horrible from family, friends, and others, are they spoiled too? Of course not, you'll think long and hard before eating there and you'll usually steer clear of that place and eat somewhere else. We aren't spoiled, SE fucked up and the entire world knows it....except you and people like you.
/rant off

[jenova_9]

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okay um well I think with the situation this serious, SE could very well be convinced to improve things. And the PS3 launch will be a new community and new impressions from a different part of the market, so ya will have to see how it turns out.

I think even some PC gamers will give FFXIV a chance until the PS3 version shows how well the 2nd launch will be like and how the PC version updates will be like by then.

[TheGrandMom]

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They should suspend the servers and pull it from the market and fix it. Do a re-release with the PS3 release and promote the hell out of it....but they won't, it would be too expensive. I actually love the game...for what it could be. I just don't love what it is right now.

[Aeni]

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I'm not going to respond any more in this thread.

First of all, I want to apologize to Grizzlebeard for my hostile tone and my response. It was unwarranted and childish (immature) and did not need to have been posted. I take full responsibility for my actions and if I'm to be banned or reprimanded in some way then I'll fully accept that punishment.

Secondly, I would like to apologize to everyone else, not just those that have read this thread, but to those that participate in the overall community here. I have been less than civil on a couple of other threads as of late and I take full responsibility for those posts as well. You did not deserve to read that nor be exposed to vitriol in a community which take pride in civility and maturity (at least when compared to the other communities on the internet out there)

And finally, I'll try to keep my posts as informed as much as possible and try to fully research any claims or opinions that I repost from others. I'll also try to minimize my interaction to just the off-topic and a couple of areas of interest and possibly anything to do with crafting in FFXIV. I do enjoy the community and the discourse that occurs on a daily basis and that I need to remember to not let myself take anything personal from the community.

With my sincerest apologies,
Aeni