Single Player Future

[bungiefanNA]

They have the money, but the idea is to spend that money in ways that returns more money for the investment. How would overhauling the game at such a cost give them more money?

[machini]

They have the money, but the idea is to spend that money in ways that returns more money for the investment. How would overhauling the game at such a cost give them more money?

I have several friends who like the gameplay of FFXI, but are too used to fancy graphics to stand to play it. A FFXI 2.0, with updated graphics and interface, PC only, could bring in new players.

[Meyi]

Honestly, I'd pay $100 for a Single Player version of FFXI. To have access to all the storylines, quests, battle content, and zones I've grown up loving would be worth it. Unfortunately, I believe they said somewhere that it would cost too much money and since they're getting rid of resources rather than replenishing them, I think this is very unlikely to happen. Unfortunately.

And while they are releasing the app version of the game, I don't have a phone fancy enough to run it.

Edit:

I have several friends who like the gameplay of FFXI, but are too used to fancy graphics to stand to play it. A FFXI 2.0, with updated graphics and interface, PC only, could bring in new players.

Hmm, well, they did revamp FFXIV... who's to say FFXI couldn't have a rehaul? And since they're discontinuing PS2 support, they'll have much more leeway for graphics and everything. Since FFXI has such a strong playerbase as is, a complex world with intricate lore already crafted, and has been one of their biggest profiting games, I think a revamp would be a brilliant idea. Really the only things stopping newer players from trying the game are the graphics and the UI.

I fear we won't see a 2.0. Just hopeful dreaming. But how cool would it be if they were stopping the development of FFXI... because they had something better planned?