FFXIV has lost it's magic

[Aegis]

You claimed "FF14 already alienated it's fanbase." What fanbase? The 1.0 fanbase?

That's... the opposite of what I said

I can think of one example of a game that's been gutted, risking alienating its fans and has so far proved a success

I said in this bit, the bit you quoted, that they risked alienating their fan base by gutting their game and entirely remaking it, but that risk paid off and the game is proving successful. I never said they already alienated their fan base.