Quote Originally Posted by Ouch! View Post
In limited interaction so far, Tabata sounds very similar to Yoshida in regards to how he has approached discussing the game and his willingness to engage in things that the fans are interested in. Those familiar with the development of Final Fantasy XIV after Tanaka was booted off the project and Yoshida came in to take over would recognize this as very good news. I think it's past time that the old guard at Square Enix passes the reigns onto the new guys who have a much more open (although still controlled) interaction with their fanbase. Hopefully Tabata continues along this path.
While I agree, it should be noted that in my opinion Yoshi-P has dramatically backtracked in how transparent he is over the past year or two. I'm not overly worried, but the concern is definitely there that is turning away from "What do the fans want?" (which he did so well during 1.x) and heading towards the "What do I want?" that we are accustomed to from other Devs. He is still often open with fans, but being open about what he wants and that being in line with what the fans want are two different things.

Tabata has his hands tied with a lot of the things he's doing with this game, but I still have high hopes (and when the game is out, will go into it with an open mind).