Will the next extension be the last one ?

I mean in FF11 the max level was 99, I wonder if we will be level 100 in FF14 but I'm almost convinced that we won't go beyond when you think about it FF14 has indeed aged it wouldn't surprise me that we soon have an FF17 as a new mmorpg from SE everything indicates that the end of FF14 is near despite Yoshi's words

I'm sure we won't be able to visit all the worlds, regarding the subject of the next expansion I really have in mind the advanced world, I feel that the next expansion will be about an invasion of this people or something like that

No, 10 more years are confirmed.
Every 2,5 years a new expansion makes a total of at least 4 more.

Edit.
Also, they are working already on the next expansion.
And they definitely have plans and resources confirmed for the one after.

The last two could be questionable due to possible unexpected circumstances.

Imagine that there was a game with a growing amount of customers, producing even more profit every 2 years, that suddenly decided to stop making content and lose all of its customers, declaring the next expansion the last. If you really believe they would stop when the active population is now in the millions, then the logic you are using is incomplete.

If level bloat is a problem, I expect they will either stop bothering with levels and focus on horizontal progression or do a level squish (probably reduce ARR to level 30).

The graphics update would be a huge waste of resources if they don't intend to continue the game beyond 7.0

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Originally Posted by HanWenqing

I mean in FF11 the max level was 99, I wonder if we will be level 100 in FF14 but I'm almost convinced that we won't go beyond when you think about it FF14 has indeed aged it wouldn't surprise me that we soon have an FF17 as a new mmorpg from SE everything indicates that the end of FF14 is near despite Yoshi's words

I'm sure we won't be able to visit all the worlds, regarding the subject of the next expansion I really have in mind the advanced world, I feel that the next expansion will be about an invasion of this people or something like that

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Yoshi-P had said that it was the end of a cycle with Endwalker (which started in ARR) and that a new one starts with the next expansion.

A successful MMORPG will continue, it makes so much money. And FFXIV is probably one of the most successful ones, as some are dying.

On WoW, I think it was level 120 in Shadowland then they compressed it to 60.
On ESO, it's level 50 but then starts champion levels that go way up, I've seen players with champion 2000+.

Given the record sales of Endwalker, no reason to stop. It even focuses more on MMOs than single player versions.

It's basically a Ps3 MMO, but now it's also on Ps5 and probably the sequel.

I'd say that it may be likely that they'll do a level squish/new player experience in 8.0 (7.0 is probably a little too soon).

i.e. Drop the max level back down to 50-60 and make it so that people can start new characters with the 7.0 story at level 1 or 30 with a "tutorial" setting up the story from 6.X and introducing players to some of the more "advanced" things. But, that would also cut into their skip potion revenue, so maybe not. It's definitely something that is reaching a boiling point though and something is going to need to be done.

Of course not.

I think they will make level cap 100 and then all other new level would be like "champion lv" which is like levels without being levels. This means a stop on new skills/spells (or a very rare new ones to be added) and new type o requirement to some "champion gears". I believe the cap for this "champion lvs" will be like 140 or 150 (increasing 10 by 10 at each new expansion).

About the expansion a new arc is about to start in 7.0 and it will develop in 2 to 4 new expansions after release. Maybe, the next arc will be the last (or they could consider making it smaller than Hydaelyn x Zodiark to bring another arc into place after).

The producer team always are at least 1 expansion ahead in production. So, as they release 7.0, the 8.0 is in development already. (story, characters evolution, new places concept art and atmosphere, etc, etc).

We have a game at it's top popularity and profit with new improviments in development (like the graphics/lightning overhaul they will implement in 7.0).

So, no reason to stop now.

Seems like to me they do intend to keep the game going for quite a long time, I mean they did as much for FFXI too but here they're investing a bit more- so FFXIV is going to be going strong for a while more for sure. Lots of server investments, graphic in a bit, instanced island content, etc. Game is going to be around for a while longer ;).

Though I still pipe dream about a new FF MMO here and there... just given the nature of some things I wished to see which seem a bit impractical here.. Like core chocobo, moogle, airship (they have introduced airship into MSQ a few times, just that's about as core as they can get given their content design- mostly I dream about owning my own like a classic FF moment in the single player games), more fluid combat and movement (inspiring from GW2, and MOBAs, perhaps in some sense), design assisted by powerful movement (so large and vertical spaces, but also designed as a sort of gameplay of on movement including mounts - GW2 has a great example, though looks like WoW is taking a hint), significantly improved memory tools (account bound, glamour log, instanced house content), improved gameplay assisted roleplay (WoW does generally quite well here, FFXIV has almost none).

Technically most of that could be done here, just some of it feels impractical.

No.


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