Interviewing Yoshi-P at E3: What Would You Like To See Asked?

**Lucavi** · 2012-06-04 17:15

Originally Posted by Kurokikaze

Is there any change of getting feedback about the game from people that currently do not play the game? Just listening to current subscribers will not be enough to make this game succeed.

You think they should send out a player survey email or something for people to fill out? I think they'd be worried that they'd get too little responses from people that hate the game and walked away, never to return. I doubt they know how to estimate the percentage of people who quit, but are still interested, between those who quit and will never, ever come back.

To their credit, its not an easy thing to figure out.

**Magi** · 2012-06-04 19:12

Originally Posted by Lucavi

I doubt they know how to estimate the percentage of people who quit, but are still interested, between those who quit and will never, ever come back.

To their credit, its not an easy thing to figure out.

Of course they know this percentage, only a few weeks ago they sent out emails telling people the game was going to be free to play for a week. Anyone who came back is obviously still interested. That doesn't mean all those interested came back to re-install at that moment, but it's a decent starting point to figure out general interest from older players who quit.

The welcome back campaign week should have had a survey accompanying it exclusive to those people returning, asking them when was the last time they played XIV, how do they think it has improved, what are the issues with the game that still aren't resolved etc.

But SE doesn't want useful feedback I guess.

If 2.0 beta doesn't have a survey accompanying it specifically targeting returning players, well, good luck to SE is all I'll have to say.

**Rocl** · 2012-06-04 19:59

It's E3 now right? Whatever, I have no idea when your interview actually is so:

What are they doing about class-swapping in instances? Like, was it their intention for people to swap jobs for certain parts of the dungeon (i.e.; we're gonna run up to Miser on BLM/WAR oops let's go change to MNK now)? I know Hamlets lock in your class/job; is that something they're going to do moving forward?

It was touched on very briefly by another question in the thread but wtf is up with leashing/return to territory mechanic? Not just specifically in dungeons, I guess, but that is where the issues surrounding it are most prevalent.

**Ravidrath** · 2012-06-08 20:11

It's up.

http://www.1up.com/features/ffxiv-in...nix-fallen-mmo

I didn't end up getting the full hour because the previous appointment was late and ran long, but I asked as much as I could.

Hope you guys find it informative, because I basically had to ignore the 2.0 demo version in order to get even that much asked.

**Burningthought** · 2012-06-08 20:47

Originally Posted by Ravidrath

It's up.

http://www.1up.com/features/ffxiv-in...nix-fallen-mmo

I didn't end up getting the full hour because the previous appointment was late and ran long, but I asked as much as I could.

Hope you guys find it informative, because I basically had to ignore the 2.0 demo version in order to get even that much asked.

Props on the interview, it was decent compared to the rehash of shit we got from everyone else. I only wish that you could've gotten more specific with the battle system in 2.0, in regards to speed and performance. I think that's what everyone really wants to know, how well that was improved in the new version. Ah well, we'll find out hopefully by August.

**Cichy** · 2012-06-08 20:52

great info, you're the first one that actually asked the hard questions

**Kurokikaze** · 2012-06-08 21:00

Great interview. Loved the Job and Parley questions... Thanks for that dude.

Oh and 1 class = 2 jobs possibly? Where have I heard that?!

**Volken** · 2012-06-08 22:10

Excellent interview. Also, regarding:

NY: We can tell you that at version 2.0, a lot of things are going to be changing in this aspect. For example, like a token type of system, where if you do it enough times, you're going to get rewarded for doing it that many times. We also have something else prepared as well that's going to address this... we can't talk about it now, but we have many things in place that will address that issue.

And the other thing being that, the real need for the Need, Greed, and Pass type of system when things get dropped, things that are pretty much a global standard that we haven't achieved yet on Final Fantasy XIV. We understand that we have those problems, but with the current system, we can't address them. But we will be able to address them in 2.0 with the new system and the new engines.

I'm not bashing the interviewer or the question that lead to the above text, but am I the only one who thought this was incredibly obvious? Every time I read on the official forums* and on BG people re-stating some form of "_____ event sucks because the drop system sucks and if they don't change their ways 2.0 will flop something something also tanaka" I felt like stomping their heads in. Was it the blind fanboy full of hope in me? Or was it a reasonable conclusion to infer?

*Don't ever read the official forums, hitting your dick with a hammer is a less painful experience. This post is full of violent imagery and I don't know why, I'm sorry.

**Croy** · 2012-06-08 22:21

Originally Posted by Volken

Excellent interview. Also, regarding:

I'm not bashing the interviewer or the question that lead to the above text, but am I the only one who thought this was incredibly obvious? Every time I read on the official forums* and on BG people re-stating some form of "_____ event sucks because the drop system sucks and if they don't change their ways 2.0 will flop something something also tanaka" I felt like stomping their heads in. Was it the blind fanboy full of hope in me? Or was it a reasonable conclusion to infer?

*Don't ever read the official forums, hitting your dick with a hammer is a less painful experience. This post is full of violent imagery and I don't know why, I'm sorry.

It needed to be asked because so many people thought that (Many on this board for that matter). I certainly wasn't one of them, Yoshida is a full time MMO player, he knows the trends. I chocked it up for "Too little content, extend the event as long as possible while we wait for 2.0." syndrome with added server limitations as well as testing the players patience to see if he can find a sweet spot for later.

**Eagleheart** · 2012-06-09 13:13

Originally Posted by Ravidrath

It's up.

http://www.1up.com/features/ffxiv-in...nix-fallen-mmo

I didn't end up getting the full hour because the previous appointment was late and ran long, but I asked as much as I could.

Hope you guys find it informative, because I basically had to ignore the 2.0 demo version in order to get even that much asked.

An excellent interview. (O.o ) From it, I gleaned the following.

**Rocl** · 2012-06-09 14:52

that is the worst photo of the man haha

**Kurokikaze** · 2012-06-09 15:16

He looks like hes ready to pass the fuck out. lol

**Charismatic** · 2012-06-09 15:34

He pretty much always looks... very tired.
Motherfucker either just looks like that or he's working his fucking ass OFF!

Maybe he's the one that needs to chill.

**Cichy** · 2012-06-09 16:05

That guy sleeps 4 hours a night thx to this game, yeah he needs to chill desperately but not till mid 2013

LD · 2012-06-09 17:02

Also, he smokes.

nnnnnnnot good for you.

**Elcura** · 2012-06-09 17:04

Not surprising considering his job. If I was in his position I'd be rocking like 2 packs a day.

**Drakath** · 2012-06-09 17:30

I've always had the impression that alot more people smoke over in Japan

**Eagleheart** · 2012-06-09 19:26

I concur that he looks about ready to drop, it's half of why the image was so striking to me. Yoshi P is relentless >.> too much so, in my opinion.

(>.> ) Much as I want XIV to succeed, I wonder if he is not overdoing it. Extended lack of sleep can be extremely hard on one's health. Of course, his willingness to work on three to four hours of sleep for a year or more straight is probably why they entrusted the project to him.

I hope he stays healthy. o.x Poor dude.

LD · 2012-06-09 19:59

I wonder if the primal summoning system will be different enough from normal HNM camping to dodge the worst parts of it.
I forget, how successful was Ixion when it came to that?

**Burningthought** · 2012-06-09 21:15

Originally Posted by Eagleheart

I concur that he looks about ready to drop, it's half of why the image was so striking to me. Yoshi P is relentless >.> too much so, in my opinion.

(>.> ) Much as I want XIV to succeed, I wonder if he is not overdoing it. Extended lack of sleep can be extremely hard on one's health. Of course, his willingness to work on three to four hours of sleep for a year or more straight is probably why they entrusted the project to him.

I hope he stays healthy. o.x Poor dude.

I'm pretty sure he's gonna take a nice long relaxing vacation once 2.0 hits.

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