Quote Originally Posted by Dihlyte View Post
I always wondered what would happen if SE did this.

I don’t see why they don’t add about 3 or so brand new servers, and prevent transfers to those servers for a few years.

It would be a cheap, and easy way to bring in a wave of new players.

The problem is SE doesn’t seem to like making money, or being creative, or listening to their fanbase.

It’s almost as if they are purposefully doing the opposite of what makes sense.
You guys are really living in a fantasy lol

an "advertising push" for a 22 year old game with 22 year old graphics with mechanics that, while we know and love them, aren't at all friendly to today's gamers? It would not produce any results.

While you and I and the rest of us love the game, the demand for an MMO as hardcore as FFXI is low. The game needs significant other investment before I would say promoting it is a good idea. And advertising costs more than you clearly seem to think in the first place. What would they advertise, anyway? If they released some big update with a notable new content, I could see doing some promotion for it. But Like I just said, FFXi's issues extend well beyond lack of promotion. If you were a marketing manager at SE, you'd see all the other projects you have, and how promoting literally any of them would likely generate more income than an ad campaign for FFXI.