BIG~ mistake SE. Mighty big. (Materials Usage License)

[Ashiee]

Well, as a youtuber with a decent sized FFXIV and FFXI channel, all I have to say is that SE owns the material and they have every right not to let people monetize off their product.

[Jin_D3vil]

This is a really poor decision to restrict the media usage to this degree, it does not reflect well on FFXIV ARR or Square-Enix. If you work in this industry and have not already seen the huge effect YouTube and Twitch has had on gaming and culture as a whole. Then allow us all to educate you on the benifits of having a more relaxed Media Usage License, what that can mean not just for FFXIV ARR but all Square-Enix titles. Where the usual press and publicity side of gaming used to focus a lot of money to get reviews and previews on magazines, blogs and gaming websites. A lot more of them have seen the huge potential YouTube and Twitch has. People who produce content on Youtube or Twitch can easily have thousands and in some case millions of people who subscribe to watch what they produce. Often this is games they themselves do not even enjoy, they watch it because they enjoy what the personality releases. It can be comical, informative, entertaining and some times really breathtaking.

[Jin_D3vil]

Some of the best content released for games that have gotten people to play have been made on YouTube. I personally started to play Planetside because of videos on YouTube made by KAAOS, D2A and others who escape my memory. A lot of which I never even knew of but found by chance, they got my attention and I went out and got it within the week. It was my first subbed game outside of WoW, which was a day one purchase due to all my clan mates buying it (Unreal Tournament 2k4 clan). I have bought a lot of games due to content on YouTube showing it in early stage of development. Ditto I know a lot have as well, heck Nekro from darkForge (http://darkforgegames.com/nekro/), was hugely funded via Kickstarter because of TotalBiscuit who promoted it on his site. To the point he is going to be a Mayor in the game as a thanks from darkForge.

[Jin_D3vil]

I can't even begin to discuss what Twitch and similar sites have done for gaming. Not only do a lot of people stream games, a lot of people watch them playing them. From the gigantic viewerbase of League of Legends, the quickly catching up DotA2 (which came with a streaming/spectating client), plus hundreds of titles that have users based on their enjoyment of the person streaming and not just the game. Every company realises this is not just a phase but the future of games and provides a huge amount of market penetration. Thats why the new consoles are also going to allow streaming and video recording (in a much smaller capacity than PC). There is so much to be gained from it that it would be silly not to take advantage of it. People can sit there with thousands and some times millions of people who watch thier content and if they produce some thing on your games. Chances being that you will get a huge amount of adoption from it, hell I'd gaurentee it if I had the money to do so.

[Diraco]

Draven, SE didn't say you can't upload videos - they're saying you can't make money on it. This is why people don't really appreciate or respect that community anymore since it's become purely about money....

That's crazy talk -- the youtube community was never respected!

[Soda]

Horrible decision by Square Enix. No other way about it.

[Djplonker]

Thats what the damn youtube leeches get making money from others products....


I am laughing at you all now and you're immense sense of entitlement XD

[Magica]

I fully approve of this product and/or service.

[Deakka]

It's a horrible decision that really needs to be looked at. I'm the first person to defend SE... But this decision pretty much shoots themselves on the foot.

To the NA community team, you guys should realize how bad this looks. Speak up at meetings, let the team in Japan know that this isn't a good idea. These Youtube content creators and Twitch streamers are practically begging you to ease up on your restrictions to give SE FREE ADVERTISING!

[Onnslaught]

This needs more likes guys. This really hurts a lot of people out there who post youtube videos for guides and just general info. Terrible move from SE.