Square Enix Financial Loss report – Is FFXIV really at a risk? DEVS pls comment

[IveraIvalice]

i never understood why people act like this game is so bad and they cant play it. i mean sure theres a few little things wrong with balance but overall, its playable and fun. all i ever see is people talking about a huge lack of content, and i agree but that doesnt mean the whole game is bad.

[Platinumstorm]

To address the OP I do not believe that the game is in danger of shutting down right now.

This is from their financial reports.
"Our Group experienced significantly lower sales and profit during the fiscal year mainly due to weak performance of console game titles released during the year as well as the impact of a continued delay in billing for a key online title, which was newly launched during the year."

http://www.abload.de/img/capture8cdg.png

Based on the graphic, one would assume Square does want to strengthen their online titles, so I wouldn't put that as a risk to the game closing, despite the loss of profit, and I imagine not even breaking even on the cost of game development, that FF14 has cost.

In the future FFXIV will be in danger if the developers cannot convince players to #1. Return to the game and #2. Subscribe to the game.
There's so much to add, but I don't think it will be ready for "launch" until June of next year, so I do not believe it's in danger of closing until after that time period.

[kaboro]

i never understood why people act like this game is so bad and they cant play it. i mean sure theres a few little things wrong with balance but overall, its playable and fun. all i ever see is people talking about a huge lack of content, and i agree but that doesnt mean the whole game is bad.

Poeple dont "act" like this game is bad, this game is badly done, a confusing mess to say the least.
It has potential? Yes it has a great potential but unfortunately it was developed by people who have no idea how to make an mmo and it shows.
The other square enix mmo abomination called ffxl was successful only because the console players didnt know anything better at that time, unfortunately SE thought it was successful because they did a good job...big mistake that they are paying for now.
So here we are years later with a sequel that was totally botched by the lack of experience (and common sense) of a company that is too arrogant to learn from others and from its own mistakes.
Dont get me wrong, i think FFxiv is a game that has many great qualities and could be a lot of fun, but the way all the game elements are put together is just plain dumb, worse than any other mmo on the market today (including free ones).
Last but not least, SE showed that aside from being incompetent at creating an mmo, they are also greedy as always, pay a monthly fee for each character slot? are you serious? lol

Despite their very bad mistakes, i have to say i respect the way SE handled this epic fail. They admitted the problem and are taking serious money loss while working to correct the problems, other companies wouldnt have done that.

I just hope they will make the right changes to bring new players ( and keep them).

I wish them all the best.