I am excited to see what happens when subs kick in.

[Nikki]

So yes, you're being doom and gloom, and not practical. "Practical" includes being realistic about ALL of the factors involved, of which you've ignored several key factors.

Oh please every MMO that came out before FFXIV had similar amount of content or more. SWTOR, RIFT, Tera etc..all these MMOS had good launches, minimum bugs and had similar amount of content and even more.

All these were AAA titles and have been frequently adding content, RIFT being on the top in terms of content addition. All these MMOS were also following WOW formula. And yet players kept on leaving because it is just too hard to maintain a subscription based MMO due to very saturated market and high competition. Players have way too many choices these days.

Realistic people like me have experienced it all so know how it works. You make it sound as if FFXIV is the first to take WOW model and added substantive things to that framework. But that is the fanboy inside you which is refusing to see the reality. No wonder i look like a doomer and gloomer to you.

Bookmark this post now and visit it again in 6 months. You might think differently.