Square Asks for Player Help in Reshaping FFXIV

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GWAVE5622d ago

It's sad that Square is asking for help. I don't view that as a good move, I view it as a desperation move. S-E thought they knew best when it came to FF14. They thought they knew what MMO players would want. They ignored the beta users. And then they failed. FF14 failed big time, and they're desperate to recoup the massive losses.

RBLAZE19885622d ago (Edited 5622d ago )

Seems like they don't have any idea what to do with this franchise, or the genre in general, these days. I wish they'd just release the ip to Hironobu Sakaguchi where it rightfully belongs. Maybe then we can have the chance to play another epic adventure rather than trying to make each new installment either more mmo like or more western friendly. I'm kinda sad that the last story is only coming to the wii. It looks like it will be a throwback to the golden age of jrpg games. Well hopefully it bombs on wii and nobody buys it so they have to port it to ps3. I really want to play but don't know about buying a new console for it.

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Keith Olbermann5622d ago (Edited 5622d ago )

how to make back some money....make HD remastered remakes of Vagrent Story; Xenogears and the like..bundle them and tweak the game play and save systems.People will buy that like hot cakes. Just stop making anything else because SE seems to be out of any good ideas this gen.

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Rage_S905622d ago

Remake ffvii or make ffXvi then we can talk square..

TheCagyDies5622d ago

"ffXvi"

Final Fantasy XVI, why skip Final Fantasy XV?

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RedDead5622d ago

Hurry up with Versus and I might help

Rage_S905622d ago

make it good then ill help :D

ElementX5622d ago

Funny how so many people hate FF:XIII but are willing to give SE the benefit of the doubt with Versus. SE games have sucked for a long time now, what makes Versus any different?

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rezzah5622d ago

Maybe if you knew the details of the differences you wouldn't post a comment like that.

Shows how much you know about Versus.

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Matthew945622d ago

a new low

RedDead5622d ago

Let the fans make the type of game they want, it ain't to bad, atleast they're trying to fix it, some devs just leave games in broken mess. And it's not like anyone has been charged to play it.

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ViciousBoston5622d ago

Ok. So apparantly no one knows the issues that went down. In the begining yes they ignored beta users and just did what they wanted. They removed the old team and replaced that team with veteran members of FFXI team and a new director. The new director (who has no experience) is actually doing an amazxing job so far. The game is coming along alot better than before, given 2 months this game could actually be something big. They're deffinately on the right track. Removing the 8 Guildleves a day and implimenting Chocobos will actually help alot.

Orionsangel5622d ago

This is one of the saddest game releases in modern gaming history lol! Our game is crap. We failed. Please help us?

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Kran5622d ago

Im all for Square doing that, but it does make them look a little helpless.

But I would like to see this happen more often. Companies publicly ask what they want from a sequel or such and then they get the opinions of the player.

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Xfanboy5622d ago

look at GW2.. that is all!

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tubers5622d ago

Before I hear cries regarding hearing out consumers now, a lot imply this isn't a good move.

W/e. Goodluck SE.

theafroman5622d ago

FF14 is such a mess.

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BLACKBOIJONES5622d ago

The first dev to show he has some brains and admit his problems.Now lets hope COD black ops devs do the same :|

mrv3215622d ago

MMO's suck, they launch bad but they evolve. You think WOW started out as it exsists now? No, sthey listen to player feedback AND evolve the best MMO's are usually the older ones.

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Baka-akaB5622d ago

wow was still good and quite playable at launch . There is a difference between a game getting obviously better each update , and being crap from the get go

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mrv3215622d ago

Blizzard is an exception, they don't release it till it's done.

But unlike normal video games MMO's go through SEVERAL major changes before they are 'ready' and that's why I believe FFXIV while currently poor, will get a lot better and grow.

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Baka-akaB5622d ago

sure after all even the crappier launch of AOC was saved later on .

My point was just that while they are never truly ready for launch , some are quite playable and good in the initial state

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Lirky5622d ago

square enix can easily shape it without help especially if they can succeed making it less Pay2play and free forever and having premium shop items i guess.

And changing the battle mechanics, and world map environments.

shadowmoses6235622d ago

Ill help you carry wada out the building! Im going to help as much as possible for ffxiv success.

George Sears5622d ago

Gamers this gen are developers as well. How many games have been patched because of our own R&D?

mobijoker5622d ago

The first mistake was to make it online.

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Troll-without-Bridge5622d ago

Thats very honorable *claps*

AllroundGamer5622d ago

lol it's just like saying, that SquareEnix is running out of ideas (but they still like the money tho, which unfortunately they don't get anymore thx to their latest crappy games)

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jneul5622d ago

please square just stop ffxiv development and focus on ffversus, the bad pc version already put me off ffxiv, so please don't waste your money

Baka-akaB5622d ago (Edited 5622d ago )

tired of seeing that crap everyday ...

1 . adding more people to a project already underway can actually delay it , with a surplus of useless mouths not familiar with the game in question .
Hell the team was already receiving the help it actually needed from the ffxiii team once it was done .

2 . If fixing delays was just a matter of pourring more money and people into a project , every big publishers wouldnt have any delays .

3 . They have hundred of workers , it's obvious each project got its team and isnt going to affect the other ones .

zaz125622d ago

screw you sucksEnix

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Kisama5622d ago

Yeah, because SquareEnix cared so much about people's input on FFXI.

acere5622d ago

i need help paying mi rent this month, can SE help me

BYE5622d ago

They want free help? How about hiring some good designers?

dragonknight45622d ago

"If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses."
— Henry Ford

Ryutamashiisan5622d ago

As a long time XI player my first suggestion would have not been to scrap everything from XI except the damn races >_>, i understand not being a carbon copy but there are still some pretty basic shit it could have taken from XI or at least lesson from XI like i dunno... how about a god damn auction house day 1. There are reasons XI player numbers are relatively stable vs XIV plummeting and alot of people from XIV > XI, take notice SE lol

TheHardware5622d ago

Tell em give me 60 bucks and I'll help em out...any additional help will be 12.95 a mo.

BABY-JEDI5622d ago

Believe it or not. I'm not happy with what they have been doing lately as are quite a number of people on this site (& the world LoL). Vagrant Story HD remake & sequel would be a good start. Also I controversially think that they have to start breaking the traditional ingredients of the FF story formats. It's been played to death & has become pretty predictable. I want more mystery & surprises not the obvious. OPEN WORLD... & stick to ONE CONSOLE. The one that will deliver the best product... Quality not quantity. Don't be money whores SE..

Spenok5621d ago

I cant wait for this game to be what it should have been at launch. Its hard to play it even still. But i have hope that one day it will be in playable form.