I’ve been extremely critical of FFXIV for years, especially of combat and job design, then narratively in DT. I’ve heavily fallen out of interest with the game, and have been feeling the apathy and that the dev team would either never make the game I wanted FFXIV to be or would take too long to. I have essays worth of material of what problems I have with the game, and have talked to death dozens of different ways to address those problems with anyone who would listen.
I went to Fanfest on a whim, thinking it might be the last time I’d ever even be interested because I could feel how over the game I was, mostly just to see friends.
Fanfest just ended, and I’ve let myself have a bit to sleep on it, but still.
God did they make it hard to not root for them. I’m not sure how much of it came across for non-attendees, but YoshiP, Koji, Soken, the team just exuded an earnest energy and passion the whole event. When walking the floor meeting people, during the Keynote, the concerts, and finally during the farewell. It is HARD to be pessimistic when you see Soken put ALL of his energy out during the Primals concert, or see Koji welcoming hugs from literally every person who sees him, or when YoshiP waits after the farewell just to say "I love you guys" to all of the sections of the audience individually. How affected by the positive crowd reactions they all seemed to be. The gags or fun things like changing the lyrics for eScape during the Primals. So much of it was so human. Poor Foxclon definitely wanted out of meet-n-greet jail, which maybe added just a dose of realism to it.
YoshiP encouraged everyone before and during the event to be positive and get excited about 8.0, and spread it around, even through uncertainty, rather than do the normal cynical/self-protective setting expectations on the floor. I think the latter is more realistic, I look at things like Evolved Mode and I can see all the ways it could go poorly, look at WHM and am… shall we say, trepidatious. But, still. I left that venue feeling more positive about the game than I have in years.
I’m sure I’ll come down to earth soon, but they just MADE me want to be positive and optimistic when I kinda ran out of cope awhile ago. Both as people, and by showing changes that I genuinely think will at bare minimum be cool and better for the game, if not also great.
Honestly was just a great event, thanks for all the random people that struck up conversations on walks back to hotels about trailer theories or tried to explain FF13 to me, the guy who had a laugh and then popped his head back out to say nice to meet me when I knocked on the wrong hotel door, the cosplayer who gave me a sticker when I tripped over her tail, the guy PFing(?) FRU the whole event next to the main stage, the event staff that spent 2 days being hype men for the Dancing Green side event, the crowd and players that were getting so amped for the CC tournament, the people there for the Therapist conference that wished they had Fanfest tickets, and everyone in between. The announcements and events were cool, but the people made the event just as much.
If it suits you, get hype^^ is maybe all I’m trying to say. Or even if it doesn’t suit you, just try it on for size? It just might be more fun. And 8.0 just might be pretty good.
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I went to Fanfest on a whim, thinking it might be the last time I’d ever even be interested because I could feel how over the game I was, mostly just to see friends.
Fanfest just ended, and I’ve let myself have a bit to sleep on it, but still.
God did they make it hard to not root for them. I’m not sure how much of it came across for non-attendees, but YoshiP, Koji, Soken, the team just exuded an earnest energy and passion the whole event. When walking the floor meeting people, during the Keynote, the concerts, and finally during the farewell. It is HARD to be pessimistic when you see Soken put ALL of his energy out during the Primals concert, or see Koji welcoming hugs from literally every person who sees him, or when YoshiP waits after the farewell just to say "I love you guys" to all of the sections of the audience individually. How affected by the positive crowd reactions they all seemed to be. The gags or fun things like changing the lyrics for eScape during the Primals. So much of it was so human. Poor Foxclon definitely wanted out of meet-n-greet jail, which maybe added just a dose of realism to it.
YoshiP encouraged everyone before and during the event to be positive and get excited about 8.0, and spread it around, even through uncertainty, rather than do the normal cynical/self-protective setting expectations on the floor. I think the latter is more realistic, I look at things like Evolved Mode and I can see all the ways it could go poorly, look at WHM and am… shall we say, trepidatious. But, still. I left that venue feeling more positive about the game than I have in years.
I’m sure I’ll come down to earth soon, but they just MADE me want to be positive and optimistic when I kinda ran out of cope awhile ago. Both as people, and by showing changes that I genuinely think will at bare minimum be cool and better for the game, if not also great.
Honestly was just a great event, thanks for all the random people that struck up conversations on walks back to hotels about trailer theories or tried to explain FF13 to me, the guy who had a laugh and then popped his head back out to say nice to meet me when I knocked on the wrong hotel door, the cosplayer who gave me a sticker when I tripped over her tail, the guy PFing(?) FRU the whole event next to the main stage, the event staff that spent 2 days being hype men for the Dancing Green side event, the crowd and players that were getting so amped for the CC tournament, the people there for the Therapist conference that wished they had Fanfest tickets, and everyone in between. The announcements and events were cool, but the people made the event just as much.
If it suits you, get hype^^ is maybe all I’m trying to say. Or even if it doesn’t suit you, just try it on for size? It just might be more fun. And 8.0 just might be pretty good.
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