If it is not broken, DO NO FIX IT!

[AlexiaKidd]

And the sole fact that Square Enix is shouldering the costs and not showing the slightest drop in support for the game (quite the contrary, they reinforced the team), is quite the indication that the game isn't even near death. I've seen plenty games near death, and the indications on the developers side are always evident when you know where to look (layoffs, extreme attempts to juice the remaining customerbase as much as possible, and so forth).
None of such indications surfaced for FFXIV. Quite the contrary.

extreme attempts to juice the remaining customerbase as much as possible Free to play until further notice?????

Do you honestly think SE can afford to let this game fail? They will put any money they have to for now to try and make it succeed. If they had to shut this down it would damage SE's rep far worse for future products than what damage has been caused so far, they can't afford to let it fail and will do what they have to to bring it back.

Does that mean that the game is perfect? NO

Here is a better poll, the last question number 11. Would you welcome changes to FINAL FANTASY XIV that would drastically alter the rules already set in Eorzea? 85.2% said yes they want change, I think that is the majority don't you?

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...ed538a52d0fa40

It isn't perfect and there are problems that need fixing, how can you not see this. They removed the ability to see how many players were online purely because people were publishing how many players they were losing and they wanted it to be kept quiet.

I really want this game to succeed and I am sure it will but in order to do so it needs some big change's, a lot of people know that and SE knows that, so how can you pretend like everything is perfect?

[Abriael]

Do you honestly think SE can afford to let this game fail? They will put any money they have to for now to try and make it succeed. If they had to shut this down it would damage SE's rep far worse for future products than what damage has been caused so far, they can't afford to let it fail and will do what they have to to bring it back.

Which is in itself a clear indication of the fact that the game isn't even near death. My point exactly.

Does that mean that the game is perfect? NO

Did you ever see me, even once, argue that the game is anywhere in the same league (or even galaxy) as "perfect"?

It isn't perfect and there are problems that need fixing, how can you not see this. They removed the ability to see how many players were online purely because people were publishing how many players they were losing and they wanted it to be kept quiet.

That's fairly normal. It happens in basically every new MMORPG (I actually personally caused that in AoC, it was rather funny), seeing the numbers dwindling is never nice marketing-wise. But it's no direct indication that the game is "near death" or "failed", it's an indication that the numbers are lowering. And that's it.

you clearly have no backbone or defense to even argue.

because you say so, rite?