FFXIVCore has moved

Hey folks,

I'm not sure how many people used to follow FFXIVCore back in the day, but as of this morning Curse (the company that took over FFXIVCore) decided to cut it loose, despite the timing around the re-release of the game.

The staff at the Core have opened up a site for those interested at http://corerefugees.enjin.com/ This is probably temporary as I think the staff and many of the members want to have something independent from Enjin.

The Core was the first site I remember coming online when FFXIV was first announced, so I figured there were others out there that may have followed the site as well and may not be in touch with it much anymore and might want to know what happened with it.

"oh hey I remember that website."

It lasted longer than I thought to be honest.

I'll be following the development in this =)

Think a lot of people stopped going to that site once they stopped updating content.

I popped in to advertise my new Linkshell and Free Company a few weeks ago and it seemed somewhat dead. That might be why their host is dumping them.

I do wish them luck on rebuilding, though.

Worst timing ever for a business move on Curse's part. But they've been a terrible, terrible portal since the times of Warhammer alliance.

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Originally Posted by Lady

Think a lot of people stopped going to that site once they stopped updating content.

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Originally Posted by Kagato

I popped in to advertise my new Linkshell and Free Company a few weeks ago and it seemed somewhat dead. That might be why their host is dumping them.

I do wish them luck on rebuilding, though.

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There was a combination of things that led to their decline in traffic. Some were internal admin issues. Then of course was the disappointing initial launch so many people just never came back after that. Another big reason was the launch of the official forums.

I'm not sure how well the site will get back on its feet, but it did have a pretty dedicated following, even if many people were just lurkers and didn't post much. I just wanted to make it aware that they're still around and seem to have plans to get another community site going if folks wanted an alternative place to discuss things.

Stopped using it when we got Lodestone, so I don't really care

Think the forums just went down. Managed to grab a shot of my character from 1.0 beta before it did, at least.

Stopped using the site a long time ago for various reasons. I'm interested in seeing how this turns out though. Will be keeping an eye on it.

I think this is just the push that it needs. I know there was a large admin hole that was never filled as long as Curse had control of the site. This no doubt lead to some of the decline experienced

Core has been around for ages.
I will definitely be checking that out.
TY.

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Originally Posted by Holy_Dragoon

I'll be following the development in this =)

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And I will be hoping for a revival of the ffxivcore roleplaying / mafia forum.

I hadn't been to that site since before the 1.0 beta test... Damn, that was a long time ago. :I

I went there once in the 1.0 days... long loooong ago. Not sure if I care too much about it's "revival".

A lot of other Core members have gone to ffxivrealm.com, which also has quite a following.

Everytime i think of FFXIVcore I think of that guy who ran the site or something and sold beta keys for 1.0 for like 100 bucks but never gave people there keys. Or something along those lines... pretty lols.

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Originally Posted by Technyze

Everytime i think of FFXIVcore I think of that guy who ran the site or something and sold beta keys for 1.0 for like 100 bucks but never gave people there keys. Or something along those lines... pretty lols.

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Pretty lols indeed. One of the many reasons I ended up leaving, a lot of poor management going around combined with shady dealings. That's just from what we've seen. I'm sure there was a lot more conflict we aren't aware of.

That having been said, I'm pretty sure the individual you mentioned wasn't affiliated with FFXIVCore at the time of its closing, and I'm confident he isn't a part of the group on the enjin site. I feel there's a lot of potential for a new, strong community hub to come out of this and hope that others will try not to judge it based on where they're migrating from. If FFXIV can progress as it has since 1.0 launch, then I'm sure something good can come from the remnants of that site. Might all be for the best.

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Originally Posted by Technyze

Everytime i think of FFXIVcore I think of that guy who ran the site or something and sold beta keys for 1.0 for like 100 bucks but never gave people there keys. Or something along those lines... pretty lols.

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was not going to say anything but seeing how you did. When i read that happen i never went to that site even if said person is no longer part of the site.

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Originally Posted by Technyze

Everytime i think of FFXIVcore I think of that guy who ran the site or something and sold beta keys for 1.0 for like 100 bucks but never gave people there keys. Or something along those lines... pretty lols.

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I remember when that happened and I know someone that had either bought some or was thinking of buying them.. I won't say who though and I never once posted on Core...

I simply stopped visiting it and any other FFXIV fansite due to the lodestone forums to be honest. It seemed like every FFXIV player only posted and checked this forum.

I didn't really care much about that beta scandal back in the day. I even remember said person making a youtube video to apologize to the people for letting his greed get the better hand of him. I did enjoy the core before lodestone forum became a thing.