I'm curious

[Gokku]

you do realize they are working with a skeleton dev team if they had removed it 4-5 years ago back when ps3's first came out and told everyone else to either get on 36- ps3 or pc THEN major improvements to the game its interface mechanics etc etc could have been made.

SE's track record for asking questions is pretty simple they ask something they already have an answer to. regardless of if they dropped it 10-1 they would then claim they dont have the man power to make changes. the changes that xi would require would be a COMPLETE overhaul of the basic game programing.

[Atomic_Skull]

I knew the deal the moment SE announced Rapture FFXIV, and then the interviews that followed where they admit to choosing a new game over upgrading FFXI graphics and such. SE is content with how things are. It's a travesty for this game but that's just how it is, I guess.

Yep SE has basically taken an "all or nothing" approach with FFXIV. There is no Plan B for what happens if they can't get FFXI players to switch. They'd rather burn down the whole MMO division trying to make FFXIV work.