Would you be upset if the game went offline?

[Tebhi]

Beta testing aside, there's not much of a reason to keep servers running atm. SE should pull an APB; close the servers and bring them back up when things are fixed and they've got a better plan.

[ShinChuck]

lol his sig is basically slander. That topic was pretty damn pointless to anything because it's comparing apple to oranges and saying SE is trying to silence the argument.

Actually, I simply posted timelines, asked a question, and people were welcome to infer what they wanted from it. There was absolutely no "slander" in it (and the third and forth paragraphs under the Conclusion where added specifically to the blog post, meaning my own personal opinions never even appeared in the original topic outside of my joke about "one of *them*"). The timelines are entirely verifiable, and I even provided links.

You can argue that the timelines are "apples and oranges" (I disagree). You cannot, however, reasonably say it was "slander", which by definition is a false statement - those timelines were, again, entirely verifiable, therefore not "slander".

Let's not use words if we don't know their definition.

If you like, I can post on the blog the full email from SE, who said flat out it was deleted because it was critical of and disparaging toward them.

[Kenji]

I quite like them being up and being able to progressive your character, no matter how small. I did pay a lot of money for the game, afterall.

[Jinko]

Haha wtf is this. You seriously think a developer would not be able to code because a server is up? You do realize that a developer's role is not server administration right?

If any dev had problems putting out code because of the fact the server was on and working they would not last long at all. The only increased work flow from having the server on is the fact that it's easier to find bugs when you have an active user base. How is that a problem?

Ok how about the fact that it requires money (which is a resource) to keep these servers up , SE are not making money on this game in fact they are throwing it away at this point by keeping these servers up.

That extra money could be used to get more staff on the project and increased effort all across the board.

There is a good reason why closed beta's have a few days of play then a break in between.

[Kallera]

Ok how about the fact that it requires money (which is a resource) to keep these servers up , SE are not making money on this game in fact they are throwing it away at this point by keeping these servers up.

That extra money could be used to get more staff on the project and increased effort all across the board.

There is a good reason why closed beta's have a few days of play then a break in between.

They would be throwing CUSTOMERS away by taking the game offline. Paying 70$ for a game that goes down in less than a year hurts the trust peoplle will have in SE's games, with the ways things now. The worst is that FFXIV is a bad game, but that other SE products, especially the FF series, are good products.

Bringing down the game will generate bad publicity. A indelible mark in the franchise, and affect people buying other games in turn. This isn't some porting mishap with the numbers, this is the relationship to the people that they have provided products for many years. You can't fix that as easily.