I think SE kinda secretly announced the next version update on the page that talks about the bonus wand you get if you do the POL transfer now:
http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/top...al/110727.html
Basically, it's happening in September at the earliest like many people assumed since the mini update happened in July instead of June.Originally Posted by Square Enix
I wonder if you use the item to warp to the circuit, which entrance you will exit to. I mean, the area usually only allows you to exit the way you came in (i.e. Enter from south sandy, you can only exit to south sandy)
Since you came in via teleport, this has me confused.
This still sucks though, I wont be able to do any testing myself ^^;
If every non-JP player quit, SE would maybe lose 20% of the playerbase? As it is, fewer than half of the NA players will actually quit, so maybe 10% of the playerbase?
Depending how much infrastructure they can get rid of by moving off their current payment servers and consolidating the system with FFXIV, it may make sense for them even with a high attrition rate. This could be especially true if you consider the short-term gains they'll have for the Q3 report when people load their accounts with several months worth of Crysta. It will briefly appear that the MMO division is doing excellently, even though subscription rates have dropped.
Long-term, it's bad for FFXI and everyone that plays it. If barely-players are paying full price while doing essentially nothing, they contribute to SE's profit. SE is going to focus on improving/expanding whatever is the most profitable. Killing off FFXI's population kills off its profit margin and reduces the effort they're willing to invest in maintaining it.
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