Quote Originally Posted by Alhanelem View Post
there's still the possibility they could remaster it under a new engine, streamline some of the clunkiness, etc. etc. and get some pretty decent sales with it if they ever decide to do that.

FFXI is one of the longest running live-service games ever made, in a world today where such games are being shutdown left and right, FFXI is still going, and they're clearly committed to keeping it going.
Personally they should port it over to XIV's Engine, Which would get the entire MMO development team working on the same game engine. If they can keep the worlds separate with their own levelling systems etc. The big issue would be how much would current players be able to keep if they can transfer their characters to the new updated game. Would be a bonus if you could hop between Vana'diel and Eorzea, and it would mean you'd be able to continue Vana'diel's storyline. Probably a significant cost issue to do so but I can see adavantages to doing that (Plus a unified sub fee and no more POL)