New 1up (Milkman) Interview

[Charismatic]

What I'm saying is... knowing SE, they'd add it to AV's loot pool, which would (as things are now) solve nothing at all.

[Virtuous Saint]

yeah probably, but i think what i said is really something someone should ask in an interview. idk w/e

[Septimus]

I'm sorry, but the answer to the first question was fucking hilarious.

1UP: Since Final Fantasy XI is the only majorly successful MMO to ever hit a video game console and to survive for seven years, can you tell us what you think has attributed to FFXI's long-lasting success?

Hiromichi Tanaka: Actually, that's a mystery to us as well, why it's been so successful with the players. Seriously dude, what the fuck do we have to do to get you assholes to stop playing? We don't do shit about bots, king camps are as terrible as ever. When we saw that people liked Campaign, we totally fucked it up, and you dicks still haven't quit.

Koichi Ogawa: Do we have to spell it out to you morons? We hate you. We hope that you all die from herpes. We are astonished that you haven't caught the hint yet.

Mizuki Ito: Do we have to run your tardos over with the clue-mobile?

HT: Good one.

KO: So to reiterate, go out in a field and die.

1UP: Can I stuff all of the Nyzul weapons in my various orifices? And as a follow up, my I kiss your taint?

But anyway, why is Milkman allowed to speak? Can't we get an interview by someone who can ask at least a few respectable questions?

[Noob]

As expected, no mention of AV from Milkman.

On a positive note, SE hasn't beat around the bush when answering questions this time or avoided the questions, pulling the George W they're so well known for doing.

Feedback from SE's side seems to be improving. I think things are going to get better for FFXI then we've seen.

[Gere]

Can't we get an interview by someone who can ask at least a few respectable questions?

Yes but then SE wouldn't give us any answers.



Joking aside, I didn't think it was that bad an interview (by SE standards).

[ronin sparthos]

8/10 interview by SE standards.

Still dodged the question about Kings though, and why WoTG has gone backwards in terms of EXP locations.

[B. Rockius]

The explanation for the A- for Ninja was just, urgh. ._.

I guess Beastmaster having an A+ in 1h Axes would overpower them too, eh? They remind me of my manager at work. When a problem approaches, he does some stupid trial and error BS that hurts everyone except for him. Then when it doesn't work.. he doesn't care.

[Therin]

I could've killed a baby when I read that Nyzul weapon bullshit.

Ugh.

Which part?

The part where they called bullshit on themselves by saying that these will be equally as challenging to get as normal relics.

In fact this whole interview is bullshit.

[ronin sparthos]

8/10 interview by SE standards.

Still dodged the question about Kings though, and why WoTG has gone backwards in terms of EXP locations.

[Noob]

Might I add I was a bit pissed about their response to why kings aren't adjusted, claiming their are better equipment alternatives today being their reason for not revisiting and changing kings drop rates. Ridill is an outstanding weapon.

Ridill can stay the way it is. It should be rare. However, D.Ring needs to be adjusted. No reason why any item in the game should be that rare. SE also needs to adjust kings difficulty so it actually takes 18 to take them down. They should raise their level/max HP to equal out with today's meritted/better equipped playerbase so they're somewhat of a challenge.

[Xanthu]

8/10 interview by SE standards.

Still dodged the question about Kings though, and why WoTG has gone backwards in terms of EXP locations.

bizzaro doubleposting?

[orson]

Might I add I was a bit pissed about their response to why kings aren't adjusted, claiming their are better equipment alternatives today being their reason for not revisiting and changing kings drop rates. Ridill is an outstanding weapon.

Ridill can stay the way it is. It should be rare. However, D.Ring needs to be adjusted. No reason why any item in the game should be that rare. SE also needs to adjust kings difficulty so it actually takes 18 to take them down. They should raise their level/max HP to equal out with today's meritted/better equipped playerbase so they're somewhat of a challenge.

Or you know they should just actually fix the shitty massive repop times and bot ridden system that is kings instead of continuing to add mobs in the same way. Tiamat, Cerb, Khim, Ixion, etc. let the fucking player base decide when they want to fight the monsters. Maybe the botting isn't really an issue on something like Ixion but repop timers are stupid when there is no other way to get those items.

[fantasticdan]

As for the Jubaku and Dokumori, the Ni spells you mention, they do exist, but because the Ichi are so powerful, by bringing in the Ni on those certain spells, they would make the Ninja stronger than the Red Mage in those sets, and we didn't want to do that. As for why Paladins are so much better at keeping hate because they have more abilities...because the Ninja is a tank that tanks by avoiding damage, by giving them the type of abilities that would make it easier to hold hate by themselves, that would make them so powerful -- more powerful than the Paladins -- that we think this would be the problem. So we would rather have them maintain what they have now and work with other jobs to help maintain that hate, rather than taking all that hate themselves and going beyond the abilities of a Paladin.

Is SE aware that paladins are subbing NINJA to tank, and you know, avoiding more damage than NINJAS? Also lol at dokumori ichi being SO POWERFUL, isn't it like 3 dmg/tick?

[Spira]

i thought it was a good interview..

it gave answers to some things that people have been asking/wondering and with good reasons, even if the player base would never actually agree with it..

Look forward to the new avatars... and the automaton AI fixes.. and a BST jug list would be interesting.. even if it wasnt necessary

[Agrona]

Another reason is that our special task force team that's been in the game getting rid of a lot of the problems, like hacking and using cheats, they've pretty much got the game cleaned out.

I lol'd.

[Tsukasaz]

Someone should tell them to stop being fags and join up with the .hack people to make a MMO for that already. I want to play with that awesome headgear like they use in the anime

.hack//SIGN is what made me wanna play an MMO. Alas, the amount of massive areas, new-agey music, and data-draining is severely lacking. :[

Seriously... I'd quit FFXI the second they announced .hack//sign MMO with those helmets, fuck yeah.

[Meian]

The new avatarS sounded nice but also seemed like they were cheating in that regard. Less abilities but more avatars... sounds like they could've had one big avatar with all those abilities but they know summoners like multiple new shiny avatars... very cunning SE

Blah, still no word on why Kraken Club isn't all jobs anymore...

I do hope WHM does get some bigger spells in terms of buffing the pt.

lol at the Norg ferry question :\

[Builttolast]

Another reason is that our special task force team that's been in the game getting rid of a lot of the problems, like hacking and using cheats, they've pretty much got the game cleaned out.

I lol'd.

Yeah that's pretty laughable. They got rid of the obvious noobs but HNM/King botting is as bad as it's ever been.

[bercus]

I like it. He asked a lot of questions, did not really get any dodging and 2-3 things sound really nice.
\(^-^)/

[The Blackrose]

I'm sorry, but the answer to the first question was fucking hilarious.

But anyway, why is Milkman allowed to speak? Can't we get an interview by someone who can ask at least a few respectable questions?

We do have someone. His name is Bercus. Unfortunately, everytime he asks a question, the devs have perma Third Eye with a chat log message of "Wait and see kekekekekekek~ ^_____________________________^".