Fujito interview with 4gamer.net (LONG READ)

[Sp1cyryan]

Given the sheer level of botting in all zones, I'd say it's already ended.

Fair statement.

At this point I just pay my sub to help it keep going, and have some fun playing BLM or PUP or something. The future of XI is a somewhat lawless stasis. That being said, it will still be available to play every now and again and that's good enough.

[Rinuko]

Yes and no. However in this case, there apparently seems to be very little policing on the matter.
They are literately everywhere and some are breaking rules in the highest degree and have been doing it for years on end. It's gotten to the point where they are so brazen about it due to the apparent lack of enforcement.

The Locus camps are almost entirely botted and I'm not just referring to RMT, I'm talking about average players too. West Ronfaure has also become a haven for bots, so much so that any new players may even struggle to find a monster to fight.

I've played FFXI for many years and I've never seen anything like it.

Yeah, I mean it's clear SE moved all their staff to 14 and just keep around a handful to deal with in-game related issues and all bot reports sent to that task force (if they even still around or we just send reports into the void)

[Sp1cyryan]

Yeah, I mean it's clear SE moved all their staff to 14 and just keep around a handful to deal with in-game related issues and all bot reports sent to that task force (if they even still around or we just send reports into the void)

Everyone talks about the staff going to 14. They still triage for 11 because of the relationship they share. If it weren't for that then there be even less/no staff. So everyone should consider themselves fortunate that trash game still benefits 11.

[BST]

Should have moved on to FFXIV when it first started, like me.

[Rinuko]

Should have moved on to FFXIV when it first started, like me.

A lot of us did, many came back to 11.

I still play both games but Yoshida wants me to play other games, so I am.

[BobbinT]

Should have moved on to FFXIV when it first started, like me.

A true Final Fantasy fans never disregard any of its mainline series.

[Immortal]

Same thing going to happen in XIV eventually when the new MMO comes out. Nobody wasted anything not moving to 14 if they had fun, and not missing much anyway. Don't miss anything either except some mounts if you try 14 either. Of course, thats exactly what SE wants you to do, starve this game of resources so you just move to their other MMO and keep giving them money, way to fight the man

[BST]

I stopped playing in 2016 when they removed PS2 support, which was the platform I played this game on.

The game was over for me and many others at that point.

I revisit when the game has free login, usually, but now basically everyone I know has left.
Hopefully they remake this game into a single player type game with the Trusts, a re-master, since they have said its current MMO form will never receive such treatment due to PS2 limitations.

[Sp1cyryan]

I stopped playing in 2016 when they removed PS2 support, which was the platform I played this game on.

The game was over for me and many others at that point.

I revisit when the game has free login, usually, but now basically everyone I know has left.
Hopefully they remake this game into a single player type game with the Trusts, a re-master, since they have said its current MMO form will never receive such treatment due to PS2 limitations.

This will never happen in a manner remotely resembling what makes this game FFXI. It was literally in this interview too.

Odd to quit over PS2 only to visit when it's free on PC.

[BST]

Service should have ended for PC at the same time.

Quit as in, I stopped paying then, and only returned on PC when it is free to login.

I completed the added Story content and didn't pay to do so.