Square-enix, I beg you.

[HealingWind93]

I beg you as a loyal fan of Final Fantasy XI and Square-enix in general. Please drop PS2 so we can move on and bring the game back to the greatness it once was. I see little hints here and there but you tell us nothing. People are losing faith in the game and I see my friends slowly but surely disappear from the game. It makes me sad to see my first and favorite MMO that I have spent so much of my time on reduced to this. I have noticed things like:\

* Playability enhancements (The FINAL FANTASY XI roadmap for the twelve-month period commencing April 2011)

* Survey: Which Game Client Do You Use? (08/31/2011) (Playonline.com)

And the phasing out of the POL service little by little.

Please Square-enix, if you have anything planed at least let us know or give us some kind of hint. So we can have hope for the future of Vana 'diel.

[Mirage]

Deading a beat horse.

[Laraul]

THey are NOT going to rebuild the game engine...

[HealingWind93]

THey are NOT going to rebuild the game engine...

Oh, I know that. This game has terrible coding. I just wish they would drop ps2 so the can add new content like an new expansion or something. The PS2 HDD has been an issue for so long and if they dropped it then they could add some "New" stuff and not just changes to old content.

[Godofgods]

oh yes. please drop your loyal paying ps2 costumers to make a few ppl happier. Just ditch em'

[Lumiya]

Dear SE, please ignore this thread, for some us actually do still play FFXI on the PS2, like myself. I understand your issue HealingWind93, but I honestly think dropping some of their customers for the sake of a few would be a bad thing. If you and your friends are wanting to quit the game or go find a new game simply due to a lack of expansions, why should loyal PS2 customers who plan to stay and play regardless of additional content suffer for it?

We're talking about a game over a decade old now, that has been repeatedly talked about just being cycled out, and that HAS slowly been condensing and has shown obvious signs of mellowing. This is not the time to try and drop PS2 support. What's left of the fan base are people who have mostly been playing for years, and the game is not and hasn't been trying to really bring in a new crowd. I could understand if this game was still in the early years, but it is quite far from that.

I suggest if you want new content that bad to try out FFXIV, a lot of effort is being put into that game and it isn't as limited due to only having a PC release as it stands and a PS3 release that is constantly pushed back. SE has given you an option to play a FF MMO without having to 'suffer' us PS2 users, so I would appreciate it if you don't try to prevent myself and others from being able to play a game we enjoy.

[Karbuncle]

oh yes. please drop your loyal paying ps2 costumers to make a few ppl happier. Just ditch em'

They don't care about you. They care about your money. that said, You could probably get a free computer on craigslist that runs FFXI better than PS2.

also I'd like to say....

i strongly doubt SE with drop PS2 Support, because this game is their income to revive Fu**ing Failure XIV, Which FYI, Will never happen. Name me one game that was thusly the most disappointingly terrible game of the year and had such horrific press, that somehow managed to come back from that and be a successful game? theres none, its a waste of time. Like 10 people care about that game anymore, and half of them only care because its currently free. Anyway, They wont drop PS2 Support because its just more money they'd lose.

Its just unrealistic from a companies perspective to drop that many people, not because they care about their "Loyal Customers" (They dont, you're nobody to them, nothing but a number), But simply because It would cut into their bottom line.

also

Deading a beat horse.

and just for emphases, PS2 Players, I hate you, Not because you're "Holding back XI", Cause i don't think you are. the game is nearly 10 years old, I really don't care about graphical overhauls at this point, and pretty much the only thing "PS2 Limitations" actually do is stop our inventory from going above 80, but thankfully theres a loopwhole in that.

No, its because theres only maybe 1-2 excuses that can justify your incomprehensible need to play on such a terrible outdated system. there is not a single positive element to it. nothing. If you can afford 12.95+ a month for nearly 7 Years, you can afford to buy the game for the PC or Xbox360. If you don't own a PC? Tell me what third world country you live in and i"ll mail you one.

I can understand some people are in tough financial situations, thats the excuse i can relate too and accept.

But if we're honest for a moment, half of you still play on PS2 cause you're too lazy or cheap to buy the PC version, or worse, have some stupid PS2 Pride BS because you think it makes you cool to defend that dinosaur, and that's just plain dumb. If you're going to blow 12.95+ A month on a game, you may as well be able to actually see what your playing in a higher resolution than 8-bit, and a better FPS rating so you can actually do something in it when more than 3 people on are on your screen.

Even if its "I like the controller" (Which is clumsy and slow), Theres like a multitude of things you can do to hook up a controller to your PC and play with that, and on the PC, and since your FPS would be higher than 4, you could actually do things with it reliably.

So basically you're robbing yourself of experiencing FFXI as it was meant to be played, above 3 frames per second with higher graphical resolution than a Gameboy Color.

PS2 Was pretty much just a gimic to make FFXI a "Console MMO" and hopefully drive sales anyway. Xbox360 as well, but that was more of an afterthought me thinks

Anyway, PS2 Rant off. You guys go back to playing your game. and try to enjoy yourselves. I know how difficult it can be running through port jeuno with 1 frame per second and everything looking like Minecraft

Now, I'll sit here quietly awaiting the fevered responses of angry PS2 Players attempting to explain to me their reasoning for using it. You know you want too, You cannot resist the urge.

[Lumiya]

You're right, I can't resist the urge. ; ; I've played on PS2/PS3/Xbox360/PC before. I enjoy PS2 version the most. That is all there is to it.

[Psxpert2011]

Processing power can't be upgraded for PS2 but I know how to upgrade MY HDD, I still have the HDD software from stock purchase and the hardware can be formated to perform just nicely. 250 GB and 10000 RPMs anyone? ^^b

[Frost]

PS2 = Horse & Carriage on the freeway...