FFXI death, PS2 fault?

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Originally Posted by jeffanddane

SE should just host a torrent file that allows you to download the disc's without payment . . . . . Like maybe options like

Click here if your already a member. And that would be the download one
Click here if your not a member. That would be for the people who have to buy it.

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Actualy it dose work. Sign into your active SE account that has a content ID linked to it and download. Simple.

It amazes me that people are still discussing this thread. Guys, I hate to point this out, but if you haven't already noticed, this game is extremely outdated. Even with the "termination" of services to the PS2, the game cannot exceed its own limits. It's running on an old engine with very specific limitations. In fact, many of the problems commonly associated with the PS2 have nothing to do with it at all.

SE isn't stupid. They knew this would happen and planned years ahead. Long story short, they created FFXIV. Unfortunately, things aren't going as well as planned for FFXIV, so we're "stuck" playing an older game. And although this game is technically the only source of income in the SE MMO department, it's not likely that the content expansions planned for this game are as big as we hope they will be. It's not because of limitations of the PS2, but because of a lack of global interest in the game and the return on the investment is risky.

tl;dr: SE doesn't have a lot of money or resources to throw at an older game while they're still trying to fix FFXIV. God bless them for keeping the game running and I'm glad they're still making adjustments, but I don't expect much more from them. You're kidding yourself if you expect more.