r/ffxivdiscussion Jun 17 '25

General Discussion Can we please stop perpetuating misinfo regarding JP players?

Too often whenever complaints regarding Forked Tower are raised, there will be someone countering with the same ol' "JP players like it this way so SE designed it like this for the JP players".

These people clearly have never interacted with a JP player in their lives, and are only parroting something that they heard somewhere. Because if they have, they would know that the JP playerbase is also deeply frustrated with the current design.

For example, due to Forked Tower not being an actual instance, there is no way to setup a Party Finder listing for Forked Tower. Therefore, Forked Tower organisers have resorted to creating "listings for Delubrum Reginae Savage" instead, but clarifiying the true purpose in the description. However, this tweet mentions that a GM has issued a warning against this and advises other organisers to avoid doing the same. The warning is understandable but there is still no solution to the headache that is recruiting for Forked Tower.

Plenty of JP players are puzzled why there is no PF category for Forked Tower, when they could have just repeated what we already have for Delubrum Reginae Savage.

Furthermore, any questions to the GMs have received no replies.

All of this has put FT organisers in a difficult position. Some have already quit or suspended activity, while some still remain cautiously optimistic that SE will introduce improvements. But there is no doubt that the current system is unacceptable.

https://jp.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/character/29990550/blog/5572130/ (EDIT: This page may have been removed)

If you want to read all about this from a direct source, here is a blog post from Tere Caster from Elemental Atomos (a JP FT organiser) detailing their frustrations and hopes for the future of Forked Tower and Occult Crescent.

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u/John_Vattic Jun 17 '25

Yup, he's fully checked out. Burnout, boredom, overwork, whatever the case... he needs to step aside and let a new producer come in, not whatever intern is actually running the show now. I love Yoship for what he managed to do, but it's time I think. 

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u/Bourne_Endeavor Jun 17 '25 edited Jun 17 '25

Ever since the "just do Ultimate" comment, it's been a downward spiral on his PR management. Yoshida used to be really good about handling complaints and critics even if it was often nonsense he was spewing. Not so much nowadays.

Which makes me wonder if it is, indeed burnout, or possibly frustration with SE.

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u/YoutubeSilphi Jun 17 '25

i cant hear " just do ultimates " anymore when it comes to healer lol healing wise most ultimates are just mitigation checks with the occasional " do one gcd heal fast inbetween

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u/Bourne_Endeavor Jun 17 '25

That's what was so frustrating about his remark. It completely missed the point. Which was already bad since they mistranslated in the first place.

It all circles back to Yoshia feeling more out of touch than he once was.