FFXIV will fail to re-crack the Western market without embracing what is now a staple of the genre - the free-to-play alternative - but really, it might just not be looking to do so.
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.
Do not miss the Final Fantasy IX lottery commemorating its 25th anniversary and see the new merch release by Square Enix.
I’m hoping Xbox Showcase will be where the Remake gets announced… freaking all this stuff with FF9’s anniversary and still nothing on the Remake…
Square Enix released new screenshots of the upcoming patch 7.25 for its popular MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, including the Occult Crescent.
To summarize: SE isn't willing to adapt to F2P market
Lol what, another FF? I think their biggest problem is they have so many freaking games i just dont listen anymore.
the new patch saved it for me, am loving it now. If 2.0 changes things dramatically as they say they are, am sold. I love this game. way more fun to me than swtor.
I loved FFXI, time ago -when it was announced- I was sure FFXIV would have been great ( at least as much as FFXI was ).
But if SE cancels the PS3 version, or can not make it good enough, I will not buy SE games anymore.
I am a man of his word.
I am going to boycott every game it comes out at least until Wada is there.
SE have totally failed this generation. This is the last chance I give to them.
They need to change their direction quickly, very quickly.
FFXIV could be the final nail in the coffin as far as I'm concerned, take care SE, I was your huge fan time ago ( Squaresoft fan ).
FFXIV won't go F2P, why? Because SE do not listen to people when it comes to their products.
I know first hand how badly they ignore people since I was in the beta testing (closed and open) for FFXIV and submitted bug and problem reports the size of small novels on a monthly basis. Yet upon release of the game every single bug and problem I had encountered were still there!! Made me wonder why they even bothered with a beta test phase since they didn't listen to anyone when they voiced their concerns.
I used to be a huge fan of SE, Final Fantasy XIV was the final game I will touch from them.