December 2011 is the end

The way I see it is that the game will have less lag when all these ppl go away :)

Though I hate what SE is doing by charging their players before FFXIV 2.0 release, I can't blame them for doing so. Business-wise, this is a good move for them. SE knows that the people playing now will most likely return when 2.0 release, so instead of letting people play for free, why not charge them and get whatever they can.

Those who decide to stay and play, good for them, support SE and get your head start for 2.0, but don't act all mighty and saying you'll pay for two accounts and that SE deserves our money, especially when the company itself says the game is incomplete. I don't know about you, but when I'm playing an MMO, I like it when there's more people and competition, god I hate it when people say then don't play!

Long story short, SE is just trying to get what they can before the release of 2.0, the lost of players aren't important to them before 2.0 releases. Let the players play for free till 2.0 or charge and get some money knowing that most of them will return anyways?

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Originally Posted by Meleena

The way I see it is that the game will have less lag when all these ppl go away :)

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You're right!
Less lag
Less players
Less linkshells
Less parties
Less items
Less everything!

oh and less of a MMO.

GL with your paid head start, I think I'll enjoy it more when 2.0 comes out, maybe even create a new account just to get the full enjoyment of how the game was suppose to be. Okay I'm lying about making a new account, but I am saving some class so I can level when 2.0 comes out.

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Originally Posted by mrpoohbear510

You're right!
Less lag
Less players
Less linkshells
Less parties
Less items
Less everything!

oh and less of a MMO.

GL with your paid head start, I think I'll enjoy it more when 2.0 comes out, maybe even create a new account just to get the full enjoyment of how the game was suppose to be. Okay I'm lying about making a new account, but I am saving some class so I can level when 2.0 comes out.

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To be honest, that's one of my biggest concerns: a big loss of the players community. Nobody likes to play in a "private" server with desert cities and empty fields.

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Originally Posted by Fanzeron

To be honest, that's one of my biggest concerns: a big loss of the players community. Nobody likes to play in a "private" server with desert cities and empty fields.

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I wouldn't let it concern you too much. I won't say we aren't losing anyone, but the people leaving are the minority. Plus, we can't speak for the people who don't use the forum.

Nearly my entire LS is staying as well as many other friends who have their own shells. I'm not going to feel the impact that badly, and I don't think most people are either.

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Originally Posted by Alerith

I wouldn't let it concern you too much. I won't say we aren't losing anyone, but the people leaving are the minority. Plus, we can't speak for the people who don't use the forum.

Nearly my entire LS is staying as well as many other friends who have their own shells. I'm not going to feel the impact that badly, and I don't think most people are either.

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No one is leaving from my LS and 95% of them don't Use the Forums at all

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Originally Posted by Starlord

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No one is leaving from my LS and 95% of them don't Use the Forums at all

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Aye, exactly. I would say people are being a little too pessimistic about the whole thing.

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Originally Posted by Starlord

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No one is leaving from my LS and 95% of them don't Use the Forums at all

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most forum goers are either hardcore fans, people who just like to hang in forums(like me) or people who have an extreme beef with the game(mostly this)
this holds true for most forums in most games


people who are enjoying the game are too busy playing to be on forums usualy

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Originally Posted by Starlord

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No one is leaving from my LS and 95% of them don't Use the Forums at all

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Yep, This^ We had one person on the fence but he is turning around and saying he is going to stay. And most people I talk to in game say the same about their shells. I wouldn't let the tantrums here worry you.

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Originally Posted by Alerith

Aye, exactly. I would say people are being a little too pessimistic about the whole thing.

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The 1k people that are on here are like 5% of the Total FFXIV population... and 75% of them on here are staying, so I wouldn't worry to mush on people leaving.. they stay here this long because they like the game, not because its F2P for a Year