**Edit: I’m so glad this video is making rounds so that everyone can see just how amazing both Soken and the Dev team are! If you’d like something a bit more lighthearted and to see Soken in all his glory, I managed to post some other videos from the weekend as well:
Soken’s La HEE: https://youtu.be/1Ua-891Ih7w
Soken dancing: https://youtu.be/9JyspYYE8No
Dancing Devs! (A long fall): https://youtu.be/VcNFZ5yivCQ
Also, I apologize for the odd glitch at the start of the video. Not sure what happened with the stream there.
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I honestly wasn’t sure if I should record and post this, but I figured it’d be good to do so for now for anyone who missed the Livestream.
Warning: This video is very emotional and has mentions of cancer as well.
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Me during this whole time: SOMEONE GIVE THESE TWO A HUG!
Man…. even the translator is fighting back tears ;_;
I'm not personally a fan of FFXIV but I find it really cool that the devs are so personal and loving towards their fanbase.
Even through a time so hard for him. These are good people and I wish them constant success.
god just imagine hearing that speech while wearing a Moogle Costume.
No one talking about the mvp translator doing a great job conveying the emotion in their words.
I’m glad, very glad that Soken is getting better! Hoping that everything goes well
I'm currently studying Game Design. I'm planning on getting into the gaming industry myself to make great games.
This just showed me that I need to take this much more seriously than I'm doing at the moment. And trust me, I'm very serious about it already. But this isn't just a passion or a calling. It's a lifelong commitment.
Soken-san just reminded me what level of sacrifice and commitment is required in order to reach this kind of greatness. I've never played Final Fantasy XIV but even if I did, it's not the game's success story that shows me true success, it's the commitment of the developers to bring out something for the fans instead of something for their own wallets. Because they truly care.
So this is to all the people who truly care. You're the greatest.
To have such a strong passion for you community and your creation while keeping such a strong bond between your team, this is a prime example of an amazing studio and community alike.
New player here about to try the game for the first time, jfc they got me teared up and I don't even know anything about this team, but they got me wanting to play this game tenfold now. Really hoping I like this game because it isn't often you get a team with this kind of devotion, honesty, passion, and love for their game and its players everyday.
Man ……. I tip my hat to soken dude is true warrior !!!
One brings shadow, Soken brings light. Love you brother!!
jesus i dont even play FF14 and this hit
sobbing it's okay sobbing
As Aragorn, son of Arathorn; said. My friends. You bow to NO ONE.
He's right below Uematsu. He's a national treasure. He should be crowned something similar to a knight.
Square Enix: Help Soken to fight his cancer from the start.
Activision-Blizzard: Cubicle crawls to harass female employees.
I dont know why this video gets dislikes
No matter how many times I watch this, it still makes me tear up seeing how much these people not only love their jobs, but each other. I'm so happy their behind my absolute favorite MMO of all time…
the 45 people who disliked this video can suck on my orchestrion roll
Total respect for Soken and the amazing team that created this game.
wtf, I don't even playing this game and I'm crying.
I started playing FF14 last night and as a former (tired and angry) WoW player I’ve just been looking around getting to know these devs and omg.. I’m not crying.. you’re crying.