Newest interview (abyssea was a mistake?)

[Arcon]

Fact: The old FFXI was good. You may disagree, but your opinion means jack shit, because I'm not talking about whether or not you liked it, but about whether or not it kept the players satisfied and playing (and paying), and that it did. FFXI was a thriving MMORPG for the better part of a decade, before Abyssea was introduced.

Not fact, opinion.

Did you read past the first sentence in the quoted text? I'll reiterate for you because I'm that kind:

Fact: The old FFXI was good. You may disagree, but your opinion means jack shit, because I'm not talking about whether or not you liked it, but about whether or not it kept the players satisfied and playing (and paying), and that it did. FFXI was a thriving MMORPG for the better part of a decade, before Abyssea was introduced.

Numbers are fact. Your opinion means nothing. Don't be offended, mine means nothing as well. I know for a fact that a lot of casual players were around, because I've always, my entire FFXI life, only ever been in social LS with a majority of casual players, and we all had something to do. Even now I'm leading a purely social LS. I'm not disregarding anyone. There were very few people that had a problem with the previous system, now there are a lot more, because Abyssea reminded them of what they couldn't have. Abyssea was an offline game disguised as MMOG content. It was short-lived and a burst of enjoyment and satisfaction. Now it's over, even most casual people I know are tired of it, most have actually quit already.

I didn't say anything I didn't already say in my previous post, in fact, your entire post was exactly what I said didn't matter: your opinion. My previous post is my answer to that.

And no, you don't want those stats on gear.