Rereleasing FFXI

[Tsukino_Kaji]

They had 10 million subscribers in 2008, and it has increased since then.

Blizzard likes to over state it's numbers a lot. lol

[Swords]

Agreed, prolly at least 50% of those numbers are mules and not actual players.

[Kingofgeeks]

if they ever re-release ffxi, i would want it to be an non-massively multiplayer orpg, meaning i can go at it single player or local multiplayer / online multiplayer (via Playstation Network or Xbox Live).

This would require the game to be completely reprogrammed and a demand for such a game, so i find it just as unlikely for them to implement this idea as it would to re-release our current ffxi with better graphics and updated features.

[Miiyo]

Be happy that the game's life is being extended due to the fact that FFXIV is not generating any profit right now. Everyone that plays obviously wishes for an updated game. It's FFXIV. If they keep implementing changes based on what their player base (mostly Previous ffxi players) wishes, it'll probably end up an updated FFXI in a different world.

[Atomic_Skull]

Be happy that the game's life is being extended due to the fact that FFXIV is not generating any profit right now. Everyone that plays obviously wishes for an updated game. It's FFXIV. If they keep implementing changes based on what their player base (mostly Previous ffxi players) wishes, it'll probably end up an updated FFXI in a different world.

That's the problem though. Eorzea is a blander and less interesting version of Vana'diel populated by blander and less interesting versions of Vana'diel's races. Nothing about it's world and lore makes me want to play it very much.

[Mirage]

Blizzard likes to over state it's numbers a lot. lol

Source on that? Perhaps you can link to a source that's more accurate.

Agreed, prolly at least 50% of those numbers are mules and not actual players.

Even 5 million players is still a shitload more subscribers than FF11's got, so my point still stands.

And if it was "characters" it wouldn't be saying "subscribers". One subscriber is one paying account.

[Miiyo]

That's the problem though. Eorzea is a blander and less interesting version of Vana'diel populated by blander and less interesting versions of Vana'diel's races. Nothing about it's world and lore makes me want to play it very much.

NO! LALAFELL ARE THE BESTEST! I agree with the rest! And give the game time. FFXI had much less to do with it first came out!

[Monkeynutz]

The investment would be enormous and the payoff would be....what exactly? People who are going to continue to subscribe anyway do just that? Yes it would look prettier for everyone who could run the improved graphics, but that doesn't seem likely to draw in any new customers and only possibly retain a few.

On a slightly different note, it's quite possible to run FFXI in a higher resolution by toying with the registry editor ever so slightly (note that I'm not recommending or condoning this -- it may be against the TOS but I'm not really sure) and of course people make interesting .dat swaps for themselves and other enthusiasts. If SE were to, well, firstly allow .dat swapping in some form or fashion, and secondly release some rudimentary tools for file conversion I'd bet fans could have the entire project done fairly quickly.

It would actually be a rather interesting event if SE were to distribute currently used models/ animations/ textures, allow users to players to edit them (assuming said players had capable software), players then submit them back to SE for approval and they're optionally patched in at a later date. Not that it would ever happen, but it would be cool.

[Silentkill]

Ive always said Please Square shamelessly rip off FFXI and put it in FFXIV, that would be one way, put all the things that work and are loved in FFXI and carry it over.