New Roadmap and FFXI's direction

[Kimble]

Funny how the forum went form "waaah abyssea is to easy to get good gear" to "waah voidwatch is to hard to get good gear"

[Alhanelem]

That's what FFXI needs: Pandas.

[Krashport]

That's what FFXI needs: Pandas.

They took away my Pandas, Sooo wrong! ; ;

[Zarchery]

Personally, I'm still trying to finish off some mission lines, then I'll probably quit, since without new areas and new storyline, the game doesn't offer much to me.

However, I am not so arrogant that I believe that the majority feels the same way, or that my departure would be some sort of death knell for FFXI. It would be one subscriber who no longer wishes to play FFXI, and cancels his account. That's all. It has no predictive value. Only Square Enix, with their market data, can make remotely accurate reports on what drives away players.

[Leonlionheart]

That's an interesting observation. When did you get access to Square Enix's records?

Not hard to figure out that 12.95 per month for 10 years = $1,295.
+50 for initial purchase
+40 for CoP
+40 for ToAU
+40 for WotG
+30 for ACP, MKE, ASA
+30 for Abyssea
So we're looking at players who bought everything as it came out pouring $1,500 into a game that SE is driving into the pig's slop

Personally, I'm still trying to finish off some mission lines, then I'll probably quit, since without new areas and new storyline, the game doesn't offer much to me.

However, I am not so arrogant that I believe that the majority feels the same way, or that my departure would be some sort of death knell for FFXI. It would be one subscriber who no longer wishes to play FFXI, and cancels his account. That's all. It has no predictive value. Only Square Enix, with their market data, can make remotely accurate reports on what drives away players.

Kinda a bit of logic if you can figure out that there's tons of players leaving since heroes of abyssea came out because updates are totally useless

[Babekeke]

Not hard to figure out that 12.95 per month for 10 years = $1,295.
+50 for initial purchase
+40 for CoP
+40 for ToAU
+40 for WotG
+30 for ACP, MKE, ASA
+30 for Abyssea
So we're looking at players who bought everything as it came out pouring $1,500 into a game that SE is driving into the pig's slop



Kinda a bit of logic if you can figure out that there's tons of players leaving since heroes of abyssea came out because updates are totally useless

Right, I want to know how all these players have been able to get away with only paying for 10 months of the year! (it's actually $1554 for 10 years, assuming you have 1 account and no mules)


@ Krashport: <3 the new trailer for Kung Fu Panda 3^^

[Leonlionheart]

Right, I want to know how all these players have been able to get away with only paying for 10 months of the year! (it's actually $1554 for 10 years, assuming you have 1 account and no mules)


@ Krashport: <3 the new trailer for Kung Fu Panda 3^^

lol oh hey you're right

[Zarchery]

Kinda a bit of logic if you can figure out that there's tons of players leaving since heroes of abyssea came out because updates are totally useless

Please tell me where you have evidence that "tons of players" are leaving. Without access to SE's records, all you have is speculation and "if I don't like the latest fad, I don't like the game, therefore nobody else does".

[Leonlionheart]

Please tell me where you have evidence that "tons of players" are leaving. Without access to SE's records, all you have is speculation and "if I don't like the latest fad, I don't like the game, therefore nobody else does".

My LS went from a dozen of the best players I've ever played with to 3, and the server is full of shotty players who will quit within the month (you said so yourself you were going to quit soon).

I noticed a reoccurring trend of 500~1k+ posters disappearing from these forums (kingfury where are you)

Most of the people leaving won't QQ, they'll just get bored and find something else to do without saying a word. Did this myself before Abyssea had come out

Obviously no hard numbers, but server dropping from 3.3k prime time to 2.8k is more evidence

not hard to figure this stuff out really

[Vold]

Please tell me where you have evidence that "tons of players" are leaving. Without access to SE's records, all you have is speculation and "if I don't like the latest fad, I don't like the game, therefore nobody else does".

The only evidence I need is /sea. It's not hard to prove to yourself that this game's population suffers when the prime time pops have been cut in half in a year+. It really has lost quite a few players in recent years. They've done server merges. Another is well on it's way if the current trend holds. It's not a secret, really.