Dev Tracker: Discussion

[Kincard]

I don't think Matsui having the sniffles is some major reason (For reference they have said things similar to that in other summaries, these plus most posts by Fujito tend to be very personable), although I do think the general laid back tone probably has to do with the fact that the Lunar New Year is coming up, and people celebrate it a lot here in Asia. If any of you here watch lots of anime you're probably at least tangentially familiar with some of the things they do on Shogatsu.

I think the only resource the games share is the community team.

In the 6 people in that earlier interview, I know at the very least Yaeko Satou is definately pulling double duty and writing lore for both games.

[Spira]

I don't think 11's resources are tied to 14 at all anymore. The game isn't being funded by 11 subs anymore. All the devs that went to fix it stayed on the 14 team as far as I know. I think the only resource the games share is the community team.

As for old updates feeling like "Christmas" that was because they were often 5-6 months apart and therefore had a ton of content in them. It was also the era of back to back expansion releases. I'm in the boat of not really caring if we know all the details of the update days beforehand, but it's still annoying to get "teasers" that say literally nothing yet are presented with shine and fanfare as if they did. The job adjustment page had info about job adjustments. Why couldn't they do the same for the job point categories? One theory is they're not done with them yet, but then, why post anything at all?

im with this.
if its just a one liner update, sometimes its better not to go out on a limb just to say it, because people will expect more.

i like both the Christmas updates of old and the continuous stream of information we get these days.. but I don't see why we can't have both. Small continual updates could always have information given whereas some mysterious parts of it could be kept under wraps until the update itself. On the other hand I somehow feel as though the updates are too frequent.

Once a month with small updates keeps the game in flux (and probably actually helps retain subs because people generally want to come back when new stuff is added but you also get the feeling that everything changes so fast you don't bother to keep up.. so it is kinda hard to balance. I'd think once every 6-8 weeks is actually more ideal.

anyways, going by the trailer for major updates pattern, there are updates pretty much every month but the big ones still only happen every 3 months. the last 2 were August and November so the next one is actually supposed to be a big one too. then again, the main story has ended so there's gotta be something else they're offering to us. are the Xol battles in this update?

i dont play much but right now what i would really want is a Ra'Kaznar popped NM system that would get people putting their heads together to solve.

[Fwahm]

So, it looks like the update is tomorrow evening/day after tomorrow early morning (depending on timezone), based on the new maintenance announcement on the website.

[Martel]

"[Details]
- Preparations for the 2015 February Login Campaign"

With no update file sizes or anything. So no, I don't think that's the version update maint.

[Sechs]

i like both the Christmas updates of old and the continuous stream of information we get these days.. but I don't see why we can't have both.

^ this.
Which is exactely what's been happening for the past year+, until a few months ago at least.

[Seha]

Isn't it for bonanza too?

[dasva]

Isn't it for bonanza too?

Doubt it numbers wont be announced till the 19th and last day to buy was the 27th

[Hitou]

I will never understand why we always have to hold on to Bonanza Marbles for a whole damn month before they announce the winning numbers. A week tops should be sufficient for whatever hijinks are required to pick the numbers.

[dasva]

So they can get another billing cycle out of everyone

[arus2001]

Or take their sweet time "randomly drawing" as few winners as possible.

[Ophannus]

Would be awesome to see a random draw that was a string of the same numbers. They would probably rechoose a number to make it "seem" more random if it was a number with too many consecutive digits.

[dasva]

So bunch of new jp posts. Something about new homepoint warps. Something about moggardens where in campaigns taking items twice will make the pet mad twice. And something that isn't translating well about the rainbow gorget/belts

[Nem0]

Wonder if with new HPs means new battles otw? im wondering if they will bother to add ilvl Diablos/Fenrir/Odin/Alex/Cait Sith since they were missed out with avatar battles.

[Kainstryder]

So bunch of new jp posts. Something about new homepoint warps. Something about moggardens where in campaigns taking items twice will make the pet mad twice. And something that isn't translating well about the rainbow gorget/belts

Mocchi is just asking them to give suggestions where they'd like to have new HPs. You're right about the Mog Garden thing, although honestly, I've never had my pet even NEAR darkness or whatever. I feed and interact with it daily and always steal its shit, and it's always content with life and happy.

For the rainbow stuff, he's just telling them the level to equip won't change and the acc/damage will remain the same, so just +7 inventory.

[Sechs]

Wonder if with new HPs means new battles otw? im wondering if they will bother to add ilvl Diablos/Fenrir/Odin/Alex/Cait Sith since they were missed out with avatar battles.

Doubt it.
The new HPs seem to be for Players' convenience, not content-related use. At least from the way he's asking us to provide feedback I'm getting this impression.

As for the missing avatars, we only got the original fights which take place in the elemental protocrystals. Carby, Diabolos, Fenrir, Alex and Odin are all a different bunch of things. Altough of course I wouldn't mind high level fights of those... but before adding even more 6men content with sidegrades what I'd really love would be an ilevel version of:

1) Dawn
2) Apocalypse Nigh (18men version!)
3) Bahamuth (18men!)
4) Ouryu (18men!)

/drool


Sadly 3) and 4) take place in non instanced places* so no chance of those happening.




*technically the AAs bcs and all other high level BCs are not really "instanced" either, but those zones are made to host multiple fights at the same time at least, which isn't the case for Ouryu/Bahamuth.

[dasva]

Mocchi is just asking them to give suggestions where they'd like to have new HPs. You're right about the Mog Garden thing, although honestly, I've never had my pet even NEAR darkness or whatever. I feed and interact with it daily and always steal its shit, and it's always content with life and happy.

For the rainbow stuff, he's just telling them the level to equip won't change and the acc/damage will remain the same, so just +7 inventory.

Seems kind of luck/which pet. Like I had one that kept going to darkness over and over despite doing optimum food and interact and no stealing. Was weird as hell

Ah yeah inventory...

[fantasticdan]

The one pet I had go darkness went there randomly one day from being content or whatever, always had positive food/interact and no items taken up to that point. Was either baby rabbit or white rabbit.

[Nem0]

Sadly 3) and 4) take place in non instanced places* so no chance of those happening.




*technically the AAs bcs and all other high level BCs are not really "instanced" either, but those zones are made to host multiple fights at the same time at least, which isn't the case for Ouryu/Bahamuth.

Is Monarch Linn able to host multiple fights at same time? could be the way around it.

[Sechs]

Monarch Linn? Most likely yes, but Ouryu v2 and Bahamuth V2 do not take place in Monarch Linn, rather on that "island" in Riverne Site #A1 and #B01.
Afaik there are no multiple versions of that island, but a single one, and if just a single group is busy fighting, nobody else will be allowed to enter.

[Capuchin]

"[Details]
- Preparations for the 2015 February Login Campaign"

With no update file sizes or anything. So no, I don't think that's the version update maint.

They don't usually take the servers down for 90min for a login campaign update.