GamingUnion.net: Final Fantasy XIV feels like a game that's nowhere near the finished article. There are so many niggling nuances that just shouldn't be there, but the good thing is that Square Enix are actively looking to address these faults with a string of serious fixes in the coming months. Should they have launched the game this soon? Probably not, the servers suffer from severe lag and it seems as though hardly any feedback from the Beta testing was addressed. The Fatigue system is a unique way of encouraging players to expand their horizons and try out the new jobs, and with the ease of the system and flexibility, it can only be seen as a good thing. However, the game doesn't really promote parties and the Battle Regimen system is dire. There are also some severe problems with the user interface and the Market Ward system. Final Fantasy XIV is still a fun experience though, and those willing to embrace it will find a nice home in Eorzea.
YoshiP, the director and producer of Final Fantasy 14, has apologised for the state of the game at the time of writing.
Do you not see this happening during development? Like, why are we apologizing after the fact instead of stopping it during development?
Criticism and reflection occur after the fact. The apology acknowledges the past criticisms with the new expansion and they're keeping transparency with players about it. Now that they've acknowledged it - it will be interesting to see what kind of cycle we'll get with a new expansion and I wonder if they're planning something special with beast master since they didn't mention it in the last live letter.
The base game and expansion go on sale all the time and doesn't stay full price for very long since a new expansion is on the horizon.
If you're stating they should reduce the price of new expansions or the sub fee, no, that's not gonna happen lmao people aren't even complaining about that. They are criticizing the same old pattern of content that releases and how it is devolving into mediocracy.
"They are criticizing the same old pattern of content that releases and how it is devolving into mediocracy."
The product should be cheaper then.
I was unhappy with DT and have spent far less time in it than any other expansion but it's things like this that makes me respect Yoshi P. It's rare for such a high profile developer to be so candid in his assessment on a live game.
Same, i've found my self resubbing every two patches instead of keeping it up. Don't own a home in the game so there's no point in keeping a constant sub going. The post story is getting interesting though.
Square Enix released new screenshots of the upcoming patch 7.25 for its popular MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, including the Occult Crescent.
A Final Fantasy XIV fan has embraced the way of the Warrior by creating an axe-shaped controller for IRL Fell Cleaves.
Sounds like it needs a lot of work
It's good that the PC is an easy platform to updates games for, I can't really say the same for the PS3, when the game finally arrives for it.