Fujito interview with 4gamer.net (LONG READ)

[Sp1cyryan]

I think Fujito needs to give everyone an update on the "State of Play" of the game. A lot of speculation & doubt flying about. If there are no updates to the game over the next 6 months, then they need to tell us to put us at ease.

It wouldn't move the needle and just encourage complaining. All these people want is the fruits of more dev labor. Any less and they will get pitchforks.

[Immortal]

I think you are just talking yourself down, the game is still profitable and an expansion (which at the level of seekers, isn't that huge of an investment) wouldn't be a hard ask. They already did a mini one in TVR, if they invested more resources it would increase the longevity of the game and a "maint mode" would not be necessary.

[Elkanah]

If you want a fully upgraded version of FF11, jump over to FFXIV. Its basically the same with a lot more content, better graphics/gameplay & still getting expansions. FF11 is more for the veterans of the community. As Fujito says, FF11 is based on old architecture, which is now outdated. I thought if they wanted to make it "offline", they can have mini server files running on our PCs, acting like basic small virtual servers (requiring some GBs), so long as they make the game completely solo-able. If we want to play with others, our mini server files sync up to one version so they all act like they are in the same environment. The Auction House data is all that needs to be downloaded & linked to one live global AH server. If they're going to replace the servers, they better do it soon before more hardware failures start occurring.

Endgame isn't the same. FFXIV is a one dimension type of endgame content. While XI has always had endgame revolved around multiple options to run through and do. As both a 1.0 player of XIV and an XI player since 2003; theyre not even remotely close to one another

[RichLester]

Endgame isn't the same. FFXIV is a one dimension type of endgame content. While XI has always had endgame revolved around multiple options to run through and do. As both a 1.0 player of XIV and an XI player since 2003; they're not even remotely close to one another

Agreed, they are quite different. I was talking about the basics. Sorry bout that. It's worth reading the whole article from a developer's viewpoint, though, technology-wise.

Regarding content, I hope they provide something new in a few years time, after all, we are paying for this. I'm thinking new areas like an area attached to Tavnazia or somewherewhere we gain exemplar/capacity pts very quickly & gallimaufry, and do it quest-based with npcs at the entrance like it is in Abyssea. SE can then add in new quests whenever ever they want.

[Sp1cyryan]

I think you are just talking yourself down, the game is still profitable and an expansion (which at the level of seekers, isn't that huge of an investment) wouldn't be a hard ask. They already did a mini one in TVR, if they invested more resources it would increase the longevity of the game and a "maint mode" would not be necessary.

How do you know what the extent of an ask it would be or not? Sounds like you are just projecting.

[Arciela]

How do you know what the extent of an ask it would be or not? Sounds like you are just projecting.

The armchair devs in this thread think that "its so easy to do a graphics update and overhaul the game and can be done in days and port the game to a new engine." When none of them have any development experience or done any coding. And people are assuming that ff11 is making millions of dollars or as much as ff14 because they apparently have insider sources

[Immortal]

The budget is shared. There is history already there to show you that it isn't a hard ask. Their budget was probably the lowest its ever been and they managed to do TVR. They did seekers around the time a realm reborn was out. If they care about the longevity of this product and maintaining profit, they should invest into it. Nobody has the numbers, not even you who think its nothing, but they themselves have said its profitable.

[Immortal]

Also I have to wonder what you gain by being so overly negative 24/7. We already established that Spicys opinions are typically not to be listened to given he said the devs don't ever respond to any post here, and they have in the past. He actively encouraged people to not ask for anything or make posts with intentions of them being read by important devs.

You are just actively demoralizing people even further, maybe you are also on SEs payroll. Let them demand that SE do something for this game, if not for the direct profit they should have a respect for people who maintained their profit for over 20 years now, it was one of the highest grossing FF games.

[Arciela]

Demanding respect from a corporation like there your friend or partner doesn't get anywhere. When does customers respect game developers and companies when all people do is attack a dev team or corporation because they don't get what they want and throw tantrums. They put 21 years of dedication to ff11 and people don't show respect to the company or devs for keeping it up as long as they did. Instead they cry and whine when they don't get what they want like spoiled children because they don't get another adoulin sized expansion. Instead they demand they take half the devs from ff14 and divert resources back to a 20 year old game. I know most ff11 players have this weird hatred for ff14 because they think it stole from ff11 but ff14 is what makes money now.

[Immortal]

Demanding respect because we are paying customers, ever heard of that?

We respect them, I personally love this game and have defended the devs many times. My issue isn't with them, its with the money hungry parent company SE that has apparently decided to starve this game. They deserve every ire they get from people.

We are saying we want content as paying customers, I dont think thats whining and crying for no reason. You might be happy not getting any content, clearly because you are an XIV player and couldn't give a crap about this game.

There is no weirdness in the hatred, its blatant and obvious. They milked XI dry for years to support that abomination, including after its initial failure. The state XI is in now is almost directly related to XIV. Its not a wonder why most dislike XIV as a result. Its what makes money now, of course, because they poured all their resources into it since day1. Funny how that works.