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(08-10-2013, 10:29 AM)Ashren Snow Wrote: SE has proven without a shadow of a doubt that they will not change their plans no matter what people do. I can promise you there is more rage and outcry over the combat system then there ever will be over same sex marriage in the game and they haven't budged even a centimeter on that.
Comparing this issue to outcries about the combat system is bogus for several reasons:
- It's been way, way too late for them to make any major changes to the combat system for a long time now. Implementing the sort of action-based combat systems some people want is impossible without delaying the game for another year or two. In contrast, allowing same-sex marriage probably doesn't take much more than flipping a switch.
- The majority of players like the current combat system. The people you're seeing complain are a vocal minority. In contrast, it's clear that the majority of the US player-base supports same-sex marriage. The same goes for much of the EU.
- People who don't like the combat in FFXIV won't buy it. In contrast, there will be tons of people actively playing the game when they learn marriage will not be allowed for same-sex couples. As such, you'll have people upset about a very sensitive topic in a game they're already invested in. People are guaranteed to threaten to terminate their subscriptions. A lot of people really, really care about this stuff. Trust me.
(08-10-2013, 10:29 AM)Ashren Snow Wrote: Pretty much every major concern that has been brought up on the beta forums, whether in general discussion or in the feedback forums has only ever been responded to with something stating that it was already planned, or was working as intended, or the occasional Nope.jpg from Hvirine.
That's because "major concerns" are usually about things that are hard to change. Compared to how these things usually go, I actually think Square-Enix has been excellent in soliciting and responding to user feedback.