FFXIV does not need to be like FFXI

[Tashigi]

People have been asking Blizzard for a vanilla/TBC server since 2009 or so. Hasn't happened.
Also, as nice as these requests are (I would probably play in these type of servers) they do not belong here...

[Aylis]

People have been asking Blizzard for a vanilla/TBC server since 2009 or so. Hasn't happened.
Also, as nice as these requests are (I would probably play in these type of servers) they do not belong here...

People have been asking the same from SOE regarding Everquest 1 since about 2010. Locking the game to its first three, maybe four expansions depending on who you're bringing this question up to. Hasn't happened yet either. EQ1 did however see a influx of returning players when they launched the games time locked progression servers. Maybe the same could work for XI too. Something for the OP to think over and suggest to SE on the XI forums if it sounds good.

[Redemption]

People have been asking the same from SOE regarding Everquest 1 since about 2010. Locking the game to its first three, maybe four expansions depending on who you're bringing this question up to. Hasn't happened yet either. EQ1 did however see a influx of returning players when they launched the games time locked progression servers. Maybe the same could work for XI too. Something for the OP to think over and suggest to SE on the XI forums if it sounds good.

I have done this actually, but requested classic specifically instead (I mention everquests progression server as one in support of the idea). The petition was made to support the idea and is linked in the thread over there.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/th...Classic-Server

^ thats the thread over there if you happen to have a ffxi account and wish to discuss the idea.

I don't I'm afraid as I never really played XI. Good luck however in your goal ^o^

Many thanks!

[Aylis]

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/th...Classic-Server

^ thats the thread over there if you happen to have a ffxi account and wish to discuss the idea.

I don't I'm afraid as I never really played XI. Good luck however in your goal ^o^

[Vallug]

People have been asking Blizzard for a vanilla/TBC server since 2009 or so. Hasn't happened.
Also, as nice as these requests are (I would probably play in these type of servers) they do not belong here...

That is because the want for a vanilla/tc server is in truth so low. Yeah people say they want it but we all know it would have so few players it would be a money loss.

[Amberion]

That is because the want for a vanilla/tc server is in truth so low. Yeah people say they want it but we all know it would have so few players it would be a money loss.

You know that there are a lot of vanilla WoW private servers right?

Same with XI, but the XI one is suffering major bugs from what I have heard.

Yet still with bugs, lag and other bad things, many people go to them for the experience.

[Vallug]

You know that there are a lot of vanilla WoW private servers right?

Same with XI, but the XI one is suffering major bugs from what I have heard.

Yet still with bugs, lag and other bad things, many people go to them for the experience.

Yeah and they are full of bugs. Does not change the fact that it would not be worth it.

[Amberion]

Yeah and they are full of bugs. Does not change the fact that it would not be worth it.

So what you got out of my post was that they are buggy? Not that there is a lot of players that want to play on vanilla/pre-some expansion?

[ZReport]

That is because the want for a vanilla/tc server is in truth so low. Yeah people say they want it but we all know it would have so few players it would be a money loss.

This and the fact that no one really sits down and takes into account that it costs real money to potentially run a [official] classic server (as well as any other MMO server). It's easy to say "oh lets petition for a classic server", but there are costs involved to maintain said server. There's also the fact of costs required to hire on a few GMs (or pay existing GMs a bit more). There would also be work required to research all data applicable to a specific patch, and then they would have to rollback the server back to that said point in time. Then there's the cost of keeping the server perpetually in whatever patch it will be.

There would simply be no way to justify a sustainable server like that unless they offered a special charge for classic server access.