With all the changes, do you think SE is trying to end us/this

[chubrocka]

I myself think that SE is trying to End the game. All the changes to make it an easy play and fast leveling. The lack of any real questing add ons. I think most of us long time players and the longtime players who stopped after the long wait for something new from 75 cap would agree. If SE wanted to keep this going they would, we would have long, hard time taking content. We wouldnt have had the last massive server merge because people stopped playing from lack of new content. Think about it. How do you shut it down and still keep a loyal player base. Well i can think its the way there doing it now. Lack of content only made enough people leave to condence servers. Us die hards still keep going. Years later we get new content that makes the game So easy to get everything maxed and all older content complete. When we finally finish a game that i didnt think was possible we leave. It also makes for any newer palyers to lose interest in a LOT shorter time. Seeing people with every job at level 90 and them only starting 6 month or less ago is silly in any MMO.

Im wondering your thoughts?

Way to go SE.

This is not a thread about payment systems, please keep it out.

[Zatias]

I'm guessing they made lvling so easy because of all the noobs complaining that it took too long to level. These noobs were the ones that lvled to 20 then quit. SE wants them to stay for more profit.

Then again, with all the Click&Buy complaints, maybe they really are trying to kill the longevity of the game.

[Reiterpallasch]

I'm pretty sure if they wanted the game to end they'd just turn the servers off.

The new payment system is easy. To me it's like having our noob filters back (back in the day when stuff like the dunes, SJ quest etc would 'filter' out some of the bad players). If you can't figure out how to use a credit or debit card to buy crysta, you probably can't figure out all the easy to understand things in game either.

[Inafking]

If I said yes would you go away?

[Dfoley]

Its more likely that their mom's wont give them the credit card again/on a monthly basis to buy crysta. Personally i grow very tired of these 'pity me' threads.

Yes SE hates you. and just you. The rest of us are okay.

[chubrocka]

Wow I guess i came to the wrong place for an adult conversation. And my mother passed in this life, so ty very much for your kind thought.

Nothing was said out of pity, jest, rant or rave. Its a thought, nothing more from.

[Michae]

Look at it this way, se can say "we are closing all servers and ending the game in a year". That would cause a major drop off in playership, servers would have to be quickly merged, alot of ppl would be out of work overnight and players would grumble because they were unable to complete everything they wanted to in the game.

If you make it incredibly easy (as they have), ppl can get everything done they wanted to and move on, causing playership to gradually drop, server merging would be slower, some ppl would stay out of hope for new content. Some players would be more willing move on to XIV (which is getting better and better) and whatever their new mmo is going to be because they are satisfied with thier xi experience and want to play other se games due to that experience. They can remove workers off xi to other projects gradually so there would be less lay offs and they could still milk xi for awhile. Then when they finally make the one year announcement they only have a couple servers and a handful of ppl working on xi anyway and its no big deal if it tanks. Its a great business strategy really.

But long story short (too late), yes I believe its the end times for ffxi. Makes me sad, I miss the game and would like to play more, I just have nothing to do and my ls has fell apart due to ppl leaving the game already.

[Inafking]

Wow I guess i came to the wrong place for an adult conversation.

Adults know that money making companies try to make money. Not try and use childish annoyances to make their players want to quit. Everything you've mentioned had more to do with trying to draw new / retired players in and make more money per month off the ones they have. If you wish to be treated as an adult, start thinking like one.

[Alhanelem]

My thoughts? I'm sick of these threads.

They're not "trying to end this." They're making money. There's no reason to do anything like that until they have something else that is making more money, and right now they probably don't have much if anything else in video games that's making much money. It's the manga/media business that's really bringing it in.

[Michae]

lol just refer to my above post, they are making money and bringing the game to a close, its a common business practice that still allows them to make money and ensure playership in future games. ffxi was not going to run forever, its been nearly a decade and they are bringing to an end any way a good business person would. They would never just turn off the servers lol.