Tanaka Rage!

[Raelia]

I didn't even know he came back until the test server went up and '1500 Heavy metal plates' came out. First thing I said was 'smells like Tanaka...'

[Lyall]

I didn't even know he came back until the test server went up and '1500 Heavy metal plates' came out. First thing I said was 'smells like Tanaka...'

It was the 15AGI sword that made me scratch my head.

[Aver]

It was the 15AGI sword that made me scratch my head.

But haste! On a sword!

[Septimus]

There is a simple way they could have made bots completely useless on kings.

Have the mob pop and stay "open" for a random duration of 1 to 3 seconds. During this time it can be attacked by anyone. Then claim is randomly given to one of the parties/alliances who attacked it (claim is determined by party/alliance not by individual so numbers aren't all that important). At this time a status is given to everyone in the alliance so that outside help is disallowed and nobody who was not already in the alliance when it was claimed may join it.

You still have to pay attention during it's window and be fast, but bots are completely useless because anyone who's paying attention has an equal chance at claiming it.

Or instead, the monsters could be force spawned. People get to fight monsters, no one has to stand around for 3 hours a night, everyone is happy except the botting linkshells.

[Ayn]

"He who must not be named has returned"

I laughed way harder at this than I should have.

[Atomic Skull]

Or instead, the monsters could be force spawned. People get to fight monsters, no one has to stand around for 3 hours a night, everyone is happy except the botting linkshells.

No competition between shells that way though. In a game without PVP you need to have some way for shells to compete.

[NynJa]

Abyssea seems to be working fine...unless you count competition for the 10-15 minute Gukumatz competition?

[Apelila]

Why exactly do LS's have to compete? I thought this was a PVE game.

[Septimus]

No competition between shells that way though. In a game without PVP you need to have some way for shells to compete.

They can compete by playing "Who looks the prettiest" in Port Jeuno.

[Colenzo]

They can compete by playing "Who looks the prettiest" in Port Jeuno.

or just doing stuff better or more efficient than other people is always nice too

[NynJa]

Wouldnt that mean you're better or more efficient? What part of having a better bot means youre a better player?

[Colenzo]

sleeping with your laptop on botting claim and winning = so good you get sponsored by SE

[noodles355]

just a curious question. Couldn't we just start a petition on the Official FFXI forum to remove Tanaka as director?

When was Tanaka made Director? Isn't Mizuki Itto, who took over from Akihiko Matsui in 2010 the Director?

Even if he was Director, I still don't understand people saying "It must be Tanaka, he's come back and ruining the game" because of Voidwatch and 1500 Heavy Plates for empy trials. Afterall, they revamped Dynamis and WoE at the same time as releasing voidwatch, people seem to ignore those two very un-tanaka events in favour of focusing on the single tanaka-ish one. And also for Empy weapons, didn't they say they wanted to balance them out so at 99 they would be comparable to obtain as relics? Seems like they've done a good job on that.

I really don't understand the Tanaka hate. He was producer throughout all of abyssea after all wasn't he? And even if he wasn't and returned just in time to bring us voidwatch, he also brought us neo-dynamis and new WoE, sooo....

[NynJa]

The WoE that drops shit like two leaf mandy buds in mandy conflux, and drops scrolls at an alarming 0.01% rate, and drops dice at a 5% rate needing 100 for the WoE weapon upgrade.

[DNAval]

Can I add this?
I want to hire an assassin to kill him!

I'd do that shit for free...........

[Apelila]

Walk of Summoner's? The event that is so exceptionally well designed that any job can go in and contribute without full support?

Tanaka may have always been the producer, but when his/whoever's attention was focused on ignoring all the feedback from the FF14 beta FFXI improved greatly.

I'm partial to blaming the director myself, this new guy could be going back to 'old style' updates because he's unwilling to take risks/has any idea's of his own. It's easier to point the blame at Tanaka because he has a history of completely fucking ignoring what the people playing his game want. See : CoP, Kings, Interviews with Bercus, FF14.

[DNAval]

When was Tanaka made Director? Isn't Mizuki Itto, who took over from Akihiko Matsui in 2011 the Director?

Even if he was Director, I still don't understand people saying "It must be Tanaka, he's come back and ruining the game" because of Voidwatch and 1500 Heavy Plates for empy trials. Afterall, they revamped Dynamis and WoE at the same time as releasing voidwatch, people seem to ignore those two very un-tanaka events in favour of focusing on the single tanaka-ish one. And also for Empy weapons, didn't they say they wanted to balance them out so at 99 they would be comparable to obtain as relics? Seems like they've done a good job on that.

I really don't understand the Tanaka hate. He was producer throughout all of abyssea after all wasn't he? And even if he wasn't and returned just in time to bring us voidwatch, he also brought us neo-dynamis and new WoE, sooo....

no

[noodles355]

no

Thanks, I'm glad I got such an insightful response to my question that you bolded. If I might be so rude to ask, care to enlighten me on when he stepped down as producer, when he was re-instated and who was producer whilst he was away? I'd also be interested to know why you think he is/was a director? Or was that a typo and you always meant producer? But then as I say: When was this producer change?

Give me a good enough reason to get on the Tanaka-is-the-devil bandwagon and I shall. So far it's just people crying over Empy95 upgrades and Voidwatch, and wrongly stating Tanaka was reinstated as director, which just isn't true. This whole crusade looks to be built on tears and misinformation.

RE: WoE.
I'd forgotten about the scroll drops in WoE to be honest, they are terribad. I'd just focused on the Dice drop, which is decent and they're bazaarable, and the coin drop rate, which is very good.

[Churchill]

Are you playing the same game?

[Colenzo]

i think he meant to post in the ff14 forums