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Having so many people joining the servers can't keep up: Yoshi-P SUFFERING FROM SUCCESS

ENDWALKE FINAL FANTASY. XIV F NDWALKER. FINAL FANTASY XIV 1EJJOS TM ナーレファイナ ONLINE ONLINE ファイナルファンタジーNW QUAE EN CO LTD A QUAE EN COo. LTS A GE AUTATON YOHTAKA AAN 2010 - 2021 SQUARE ENX CO, LTD. AlIRights Reserved. FINAL FANTASY XV

FINAL FANTASY, XIV ONLINE In Conclusion As producer, the responsibility for being unable to predict the current influx of new players falls to me. The days before an expansion's launch are supposed to be ones of excitement, but instead they've brought many players grief, and for that I, personally, am extremely sorry. For years, we have watched devoted players from around the world stream their time with FINAL FANTASY XIV, and now, we sit in awe while new fans join their ranks. As we enter our final push in the development of Endwalker, it is this constant flow of positive energy that motivates all of us on the development and operations team to carry on. Nothing can compare to the feeling we get watching you enjoy playing the game we've created. We are aware of the burden we have placed on our player base, an are working diligently to lighten the coming weeks and months. We will continue to develop measures to combat server congestion, and will keep you up to date with any and all developments in this area. Thank you once again for your continued support! Naoki Yoshida Final Fantasy XIV Producer & Director II

THREE EASY STEPS TO FAILURE An unhealthy obsession with graphic quality A surprising lack of MMORPG knowledge amongst development team members The mindset that the solution to every problem could be patched in a future update GĐC Login server stability. Lobby server stability. Highly customizable character creation. A nearly endless variety of gear options. Intuitive yet information-heavy user interface. Game balance. A strategic battle system. An engaging class system and character progression. An easy, yet noñ-mechanical crafting system. Numerous dungeons. Massive public areas. An engine capable of generating stunning graphics. An engaging storyline. An endless number of quest tracks. Public quests available to everyone. Reams of item data. Monthly seasonal events. Expandable, yet precisely balanced PvP content. Fully customizable housing system. High- level raid dungeons. A player, matching system. An auction system to support in-game economy. Forums to collect player feedback. 24-hour GM support in all regions. A secure payment system. And the list goes on. GOC WHAT WE HVE LEARNED 1. Never forget the fans →Without them, there would be no 'us 2. Fun comes first lf it isn't fun, you're doing it wrong 3. Never back down →Always aim to amaze 4. Don't forget your roots →It's what fans crave GOC

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Naoki Yoshida (吉田直樹, Yoshida Naoki, Yoshi-P) is the director and producer of the highly popular MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV ^[1] after being put in charge by Square Enix to save the game and the company from the disastrous 1.0 launch. He is now currently the producer of the announced sixteenth installment of the Final Fantasy franchise, Final Fantasy XVI.^[16]

History

Yoshida was born on May 1st, 1973. Yoshida joined Square Enix in 2004 to work on the Dragon Quest franchise, directing the Dragon Quest Monster Battle series in 2007, then later became planner chief of MMORPG Dragon Quest X in 2012 that's currently only in Japan, and division executive of Dragon Quest Builders in 2016.

During the rough 1.0 launch of MMORPG game Final Fantasy XIV in 2010 and 2011, Yoshida was given leadership as director and producer of Final Fantasy XIV to revamp everything on the game by scratch to make greater improvements from the original. He shut down the servers on November 11, 2012 after the timer went off to play a conclusion cinematic cutscene, to repair Final Fantasy XIV with newer crew members hired by Square Enix. A Kotaku article by Richard Eisenbeis was submitted on November 26th, 2012,^[4] to interview with Naoki Yoshida and to find out what went wrong with Final Fantasy XIV's failed launch.

On August 27, 2013, Yoshida relaunch Final Fantasy XIV under a new subtitle A Realm Reborn.^[2] With the help of Naoki Yoshida turning the game around, Final Fantasy XIV has received overwhelmingly high praise along with praising Naoki Yoshida for his hard work.

Early Career

Yoshida's career in the gaming industry began at the Hudson Soft company in 1993. He worked as a scenario writer for the Far East of Eden series, and a game designer for the Bomberman series. Yoshida later left Hudson Soft to work with other small gaming studios.

Reputation

Naoki Yoshida received high praise from the fans and the Square Enix company itself for turning Final Fantasy XIV around to be one of the award nominating MMORPGs^[5] available. His reputation and praises also found their way online, including on 4chan's /v/ for daily Final Fantasy XIV threads. Yoshida is also in good terms with employees and staff members from Blizzard Entertainment and World of Warcraft^[13]^[14] , hoping that someday he'll get his dream collaboration^[10]^[11] with World of Warcraft.

Please Look Forward To It

Please Look Forward To It is a catchphrase by Yoshida used when updating fans on projects. The phrase has been used in several image macros about Yoshida.

PLEASE LOOK FORWARD TO. REALM RABORY ALIENWARES THIS RING BEING AVAILABLE ON THE SQUARE ENIX WEBSITE. memegenerator.net

Hype Train

Hype Train is a collaboration image of Naoki Yoshida as a bullet train made by FFXIV fans from Reddit and 4chan to look forward to the latest expansion announcements, FFXIV Fan Festivals, and the release dates.

Duty Status Forming party Reserving instance. 0/2 0/2 /1/4 SELECTEO c/ASS CURRENTc Time Expired 193:30 Average Wait Time FINAL FANT SY FEST AL PLEASE LOOK FORWARD TO IT.

I hate life TONY please look fórward to it RDPS Hey guys, Mr. Happy here! And today I am seething!

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External References

^[1] Final Fantasy XIV – Final Fantasy XIV

^[2] Wikipedia – Final Fantasy XIV 2010 Launch

^[3] Wikipedia – Final Fantasy XIV

^[4] Kotaku – New Final Fantasy XIV Director Talks About What Went Wrong With The Original

^[5] Final Fantasy XIV – Awards and Nominations

^[6] Final Fantasy XIV – FINAL FANTASY XIV Sets Guinness World Records!

^[7] PC Gamer – Final Fantasy 14's director cracks up when asked if it will ever get classic servers

^[8] Ballstate Daily – The oft-forgotten savior of a beloved franchise: Naoki Yoshida is underappreciated

^[9] Paste Magazine – Breaking Down Final Fantasy XIV's NieR: Automata Raid with Naoki Yoshida and Yoko Taro

^[10] Massively Overpowered – Naoki Yoshida wants to collab with Blizzard to bring Diablo and WoW to Final Fantasy XIV

^[11] TheGamer – Final Fantasy XIV Director Wants Crossover With Blizzard Titles

^[12] PCGamesN – Naoki Yoshida says “WoW Classic isn’t a competitor for FFXIV”

^[13] Massively Overpowered – Current and former Blizzard employees congratulate the Final Fantasy XIV staff on Shadowbringers

^[14] Reddit r/ffxiv – Blizzard Entertainment Congratulating FFXIV Team For Shadowbringers

^[15] The Washington Post – ‘Final Fantasy XIV’ director discusses the challenges of building an always-online game

^[16] PCGamesN – FF14’s Naoki Yoshida is working on Final Fantasy 16 after all

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A Stroll with Yoshi-P at Tokyo Game Show 2021 Online Broadcast Date & Time: Sunday, Oct. 3 at 5:00 a.m. (PDT) / 12:00 (GMT) / 13:00 (BST) SQUARE ENIX PRESENTS at TGS 2021 Online Yoshi-P will be taking a light-hearted trip to a public World and visiting player estates! J EPresents The Appeal and Potential of RPG Hironobu Sakaguchi and Naoki Yoshida / TGS2021 Special Talk Broadcast Date & Time: Friday, October 1 at 5:00 p.m. (PDT) Saturday, 2 October at 0:00 (GMT) / 1:00 (BST) * Includes live interpretation from Japanese to English. The session will be broadcast as part of the official TGS 2021 Online show! https://sqex.to/7hTGw B.

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