Interim Report – Sorry to keep you all waiting!

[Castanica]

Excuses and pleas to wait longer while continuing to pay a very expensive subscription cost when the money is not being used on what I'm paying for are not enough for me (when FF14 was in as bad a state as FFXI is now they stopped subscriptions as a sign of respect, where is that here?), especially when it's coming from a company the size of Square Enix that is literally throwing money at FF14. I'm sorry but if the company cares so little for this successfull game and so much for a gamble that says it all for me. Money should not an issue for FFXI, staff should not an issue because if Square enix really cared they could do what they did with FF14 and put as much money and staff into it as was needed, or at least more than they are now. They don't because they don't care, as such the producer has to say these things to try to squeeze as much money out of us as possible before we finally give up and quit.

I read this and I have not only now unsubscribed after 5 years but I now see that this game for what it really is, finished. At best to SE this game is now fallback position incase 14 fails, this I believe is the only reason Adoulin was given the go ahead at all and they have done almost nothing towards it and will continue to do very little towards it until they see how FF14-2 is received.

In my 5 years playing this game I went from happy, contented and pleased to support the company with my money to in the last 2-3 years angry at the content drought (especially when I knew the cause of it), leading to sad acceptance that the game was near it's demise to where I am now of finally not caring anymore. I never thought I would say it but I no longer care if this game shuts down or not anymore and seeminly neither does the company. It's been left to stagnate for far far too long.

The player loss the last 2 years has been catastrophic and it's not due to boredom of the core game, it's due to boredom and anger at how the company has been running it for the last few years. With proper budget and content this game would be as popular as it ever was, the company killed it and now so many have moved onto other companies games it might be at the point of no return. In fact I know it is.

This post will probably be deleted but honestly I don't even care anymore, just my final act after 5 years support towards a game I once loved that has been ruined by and inept and uncaring handling.

[Zirael]

Excuses and pleas to wait longer while continuing to pay a very expensive subscription cost when the money is not being used on what I'm paying for are not enough for me [...]

Well written.i know of and have spoken to many people thinking the same way, unfortunately.

[Teraniku]

Excuses and pleas to wait longer while continuing to pay a very expensive subscription cost ...

You lost me right here, and really can't take the rest of your post seriously.

Content Drought? What Neo-Nyzul, Voidwatch, Legion and Meeble burrows to name a few not to your liking?

[Camiie]

You lost me right here, and really can't take the rest of your post seriously.

Content Drought? What Neo-Nyzul, Voidwatch, Legion and Meeble burrows to name a few not to your liking?

All of those events are seriously flawed in one way or another. Neo Nyzul is overly-random and even the best players feel the need to cheat at it. Voidwatch has a horrendous loot distribution system. Legion difficulty is over-tuned. Meeble Burrows access is too restricted by the nature of entry items. Bad or heavily flawed content is as bad as no content. The end result is the same.

[FrankReynolds]

Excuses and pleas to wait longer while continuing to pay a very expensive subscription cost when the money is not being used on what I'm paying for are not enough for me (when FF14 was in as bad a state as FFXI is now they stopped subscriptions as a sign of respect, where is that here?), especially when it's coming from a company the size of Square Enix that is literally throwing money at FF14.

I actually refuse to play any other square enix titles now. I have a lot of time / effort / money invested in my FFXI characters, but I will never invest in another game from a company that treats paying customers this way. It's crazy that they keep making these BS excuses.

I work for a nation wide insurance company. Can you imagine the fallout that would occur if the director of my company released a press release to paying customers saying "Oh hey guys thanks for being paying customers all this time. Sorry about all your hurricane losses, but we only have like 4 people working on your claims (and there are thousands of claims) because we rerouted all the money you've been paying us into building out a new program to provide insurance to astronaut donkeys, so just hang in there (or tread water) a few more years and be patient while we have a few casual meetings and think about stuff."?

[Direct]

I actually refuse to play any other square enix titles now. I have a lot of time / effort / money invested in my FFXI characters, but I will never invest in another game from a company that treats paying customers this way. It's crazy that they keep making these BS excuses.

I work for a nation wide insurance company. Can you imagine the fallout that would occur if the director of my company released a press release to paying customers saying "Oh hey guys thanks for being paying customers all this time. Sorry about all your hurricane losses, but we only have like 4 people working on your claims (and there are thousands of claims) because we rerouted all the money you've been paying us into building out a new program to provide insurance to astronaut donkeys, so just hang in there (or tread water) a few more years and be patient while we have a few casual meetings and think about stuff."?

Lol really.