The Future of FFXI

[Daemon]

Okay...

You say "us" as if I do not belong to this community or something lol. I played XI for 9 years, and on and off for the past two yrs. I think I am just as much a loyal customer as you are.

I am disappointed at the game direction as well, don't get me wrong. A lot of these new announcements about content just leave me scratching my head or completely lost.

As far as "leaving people behind", I think, if that was really their intention, they would have shut this game down. They keep it going for us, the community, even though we don't care for the content that's been released lately. This isn't XIV's fault though, which several people tend to blame for XI's descent.

I never said "get over it" either. I've invested time on this game, just like you have. I've supported it outside of just the game, by buying their soundtracks and their artbooks and all that. I'm not going to use this as some kind of qualification card though, because regardless of playtime, I think everyone here deserves to have their opinions heard, even if we don't always agree.

That said, if it takes a massive drop in subs to get SE's attention to this pile of crock they're doing to XI, then maybe that's what needs to happen. I don't really see them budging until something drastic like that happens. :/

I totally agree with you 110%, never saying I didn't though. Just as you said the Devs need to do something drastic. But observing a lot of the things we asked for. Bare with me here. Higher HP/MP? Refreshing at a few seconds standing still rather than sitting? Or what about Spells that can debuff, give you a buff? I don't see how these cannot be implemented into 11. I just think these ideas we gave SE were taken and put on to 14 to bring it out of failure. I'm sure there are many more ideas we wanted in 11 that got passed over to 14 as well.

Oh and yeah refresh at several ticks without endlessly depending on multiple jobs just to enjoy casting more than 5 spells?

Did you see the new elemental adjustments we are getting? Sure some spells will have reduction on mp cost and spells will be stronger but T4 and 5 Ice / thunder is getting a raise in mp cost so people will not be able to enjoy those spells much anymore. Unless you decide you want to carry a bard, RDM and Cor with you at all times to be your refresh slave >.>