FFXIV has been such a wonderful thing in my life this year, it is a love I have found, and a bond I have forged.
Eorzea is a place I yearn to return to, it is inviting, and homely. I love my character, and am attached to her.
I WANT to be involved with this game.
However, this desire to be involved did not arise in a vacuum, I believe.
It is allowed to flourish by a welcoming, and lively community.
The quality of this community is the key to my love of FFXIV.
The FFXIV community exists, as it does, in my opinion, only because of the extent of the involvement of one Naoki Yoshida.
Much like OSRS, and its devs, Yoshi-P is active, and proactive in his role, and works WITH the community.
This is complete opposite of WoW, and Blizzard, in my experience, lately.
WoW is helmed by devs who only seem to interact with the community, out of an assumed necessity, instead of listening to the complaints of the community, the devs dig in, and defend.
The playerbase does not seem to like, or love Wow, but only play it because that's what they do.
The forums there are overwhelmingly negative, offputting, and uninviting, it is a place where everyone appears to be not only miserable, but hopelessly so.
General thoughts for now, might add on, later.
Please take good care of this community, Square Enix, it is the key to this game's success, in my opinion.
Best Wishes
-Reyketi
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Eorzea is a place I yearn to return to, it is inviting, and homely. I love my character, and am attached to her.
I WANT to be involved with this game.
However, this desire to be involved did not arise in a vacuum, I believe.
It is allowed to flourish by a welcoming, and lively community.
The quality of this community is the key to my love of FFXIV.
The FFXIV community exists, as it does, in my opinion, only because of the extent of the involvement of one Naoki Yoshida.
Much like OSRS, and its devs, Yoshi-P is active, and proactive in his role, and works WITH the community.
This is complete opposite of WoW, and Blizzard, in my experience, lately.
WoW is helmed by devs who only seem to interact with the community, out of an assumed necessity, instead of listening to the complaints of the community, the devs dig in, and defend.
The playerbase does not seem to like, or love Wow, but only play it because that's what they do.
The forums there are overwhelmingly negative, offputting, and uninviting, it is a place where everyone appears to be not only miserable, but hopelessly so.
General thoughts for now, might add on, later.
Please take good care of this community, Square Enix, it is the key to this game's success, in my opinion.
Best Wishes
-Reyketi
Continue reading...