Originally Posted by
By-Tor
I'd support this.
The combined population from the big private servers (ToAU and Wings) out there, plus all the other smaller ones, rivals Asura population. Perhaps even surpaces it since in some of these servers multiboxing isn't allowed. And from playing and leading linkshells on these servers, from engaging with these communities: I'm certain they would immediately pay a sub and jump ship to a retail classic server. Not to mention all the disenfranchised players who gave up on dealing with pserver clunkiness since these started to pop up around 2014, 2015. Reverse engineering is not a walk in the park, yet these developers were able to replicate a fair amount of the old game already.
There are also people waiting for MMOs like Pantheon Rise of the Fallen who would be all over it. Just go ask them on the VR discord: FFXI classic is viewed in high regard.
Other private server communities who would be interested in a revitalized XI classic experience: Star Wars Galaxies (SWGEMU, Legends), Everquest (P99), Dark Age of Camelot (Phoenix) and Asheron's Call to a lesser degree; there's a huge audience out there that has to rely on the great work done by volunteers to provide them with a classic MMO experience. One just needs to capitalize on this.
I'm really not interested in what some players who especialized in telling forum members to shut up and go play another game have to say about this post though. Insisting on discouraging people like me to give up on using the only means of communication with Square... Not gonna work.
Hopefully the right eyes will see this demand and take it upstairs.
And I'll end on the same note I did months ago: If you read this in the future and you share our sentiment, don't be afraid to post: ignore the snide comments and let your thoughts be known. Cheers!