Fujito interview with 4gamer.net (LONG READ)

[Sirmarki]

As Fujito says, FF11 is based on old architecture, which is now outdated..

What has the age of a game got to do with anything?

It simply boils down to two things: Is the game good, or is it not good?

[Sp1cyryan]

If you want a fully upgraded version of FF11, jump over to FFXIV.

I'd rather book a night in the Hanoi Hilton.

They are two completely different games anyway so if your perception is that off then you don't have any advice to provide.

[RichLester]

Ok, true. I was talking about from what I experienced on FFXIV version 1 for 6 months before it got pulled, which came out at the same time Seekers of Aoudlin was released. I admit it has changed a lot since so yes, they are now different games and the mechanics are quite different so poor choice of words. Sorry. I just saw a lot of FFXI parallels in the very beginning (like bazaars, synthesising, etc). I've been on this since 2006 with all missions completed (have a load of quests outstanding as I knew endgame was coming at some point) so no, I'm not a troll. Just a casual long-term player thinking that this game could be ending some time soon if SE aren't planning on doing any more storyline additions any time soon & they focus on FFXIV, FFXVI & FFVII parts 2 and 3.

When it comes to old architecture, however, FFXI is based on Windows XP technology, which is less flexible than what FFXIV was developed on. That's what I was talking about. PlayOnline is the tool used as the entrance & they can't get rid of that. It's tied into the Windows XP architecture. 20 years worth of game content is here so converting everything to Windows 11 technology would be near impossible for them. SE won't spend the resources doing that & now their Dev team is cut down on the amount of people, how are they going to update this game with a new expansion? They won't so people may start leaving.

[Onimaru]

After reading that whole interview it seems to me that the problem comes down to:Unwillingness

*Unwillingness to develop new content.
*Unwillingness to hire/train new people.
*Unwillingness to upgrade FFxI graphics-wise. Something that they've said they're not willing to do repeatedly.
*Unwillingness to give subscribers of the game anything to show for it despite the ridiculous monthly fee for a 20+ year-old game even though the profits have been constant for them since 2016. (I pay $20+ for one character with some wardrobes. I can't imagine what multi-boxers pay).
*Unwillingness to do THE BARE MINIMUM.

Just to summarize it further, we're dealing with ppl who are ok with taking your money hoping that the nostalgia you feel for the game doesn't wear off until the time they just don't feel like turning the servers on anymore, and until that time they don't mind taking your money. Add to all that they're so selfish they don't want anybody but themselves working on the game, so new ideas are simply not welcome.

We've got dealt a shitt* hand. It's sad.

[Sp1cyryan]

The entitlement around systems players don't understand the limitations of working with and the environment they are in. As always is, astoundingly typical attitude of wanting something and making a circular argument to justify the fact.

[Immortal]

Hes right though, its a business and they are charging a fee to play. We are getting significantly less for that fee, every month the goes by it seems. They are most def taking the approach of milking the sub fees until its not sustainable anymore and they aren't trying to prevent that day from happening, just waiting it seems by doing the bare minimum of keeping servers online.

[Sp1cyryan]

Hes right though, its a business and they are charging a fee to play. We are getting significantly less for that fee, every month the goes by it seems. They are most def taking the approach of milking the sub fees until its not sustainable anymore and they aren't trying to prevent that day from happening, just waiting it seems by doing the bare minimum of keeping servers online.

Even if that is the case, then so what? If you care about that money so much then don't sub. SE doesn't turn around and complain our sub fee gets them less and less over time.

Fee keeps the game going. If you want it to then pay it. Otherwise there is no leg for anyone to stand on.

[Onimaru]

Even if that is the case, then so what? If you care about that money so much then don't sub. SE doesn't turn around and complain our sub fee gets them less and less over time.

Fee keeps the game going. If you want it to then pay it. Otherwise there is no leg for anyone to stand on.

As a paying customer, I am entitled to demand a better service when that service is substandard and they are over-charging me. There are other MMOs as old or older than this one still receiving regular updates because they have a better group of people overseeing things who are not solely focused on the corporate side of the experience. If SE doesn't want to continue ffxi that's fine. They are free to off the servers. That's on them, but I'm not the problem, so I don't have to unsub or do anything for that matter.

[RichLester]

I agree that the fees keeps this game going & we will still play this game, whatever they do, because the community in this game is very strong & well established. If they are going to do the bare minimum, though, the cost of FFXI should now be halved in general as SE is getting a lot for FFXIV for the amount of users on there so they're getting a new expansion for that cost. It's only fair, I think. SE won't do much now until the ye olde servers/virtual machines actually start failing cause the servers are so old. Technology-wise, FFXI has been doing very well, due to the Win XP/7 backwards compatibility, which is a bonus for us.

[Sp1cyryan]

As a paying customer, I am entitled to demand a better service when that service is substandard and they are over-charging me. There are other MMOs as old or older than this one still receiving regular updates because they have a better group of people overseeing things who are not solely focused on the corporate side of the experience. If SE doesn't want to continue ffxi that's fine. They are free to off the servers. That's on them, but I'm not the problem, so I don't have to unsub or do anything for that matter.

You are entitled to nothing, and being a customer means nothing. Absolutely full of yourself. If you are as happy as you described then leave, and don't post.