I'm Sorry Square-Enix an Yoshi

[Jennestia]

Not sure where you get your info from but those of us like myself started seeing sparks of this back before the actual mention of XIV.

Those of us who actually played FFXI literally felt the sting of XIV's development between 2007 and 2009. That's all the proof you need.

XIV was in concept stages in 2005 (announcement of a new MMO), but development didn't really ramp up until 2007, which was very obvious given how long it took them to complete the WoTG expansion pack (4 years), compared to every other expansion which took 1 1/2 years max. It's not because the game was dying or anything of the sort, it's because they were focusing on FFXIV.

Given that both games had the same lead team originally, including Tanaka, it was very obvious when XIV went into heavy production.

[Geesus]

Those of us who actually played FFXI literally felt the sting of XIV's development between 2007 and 2009. That's all the proof you need.

XIV was in concept stages in 2005 (announcement of a new MMO), but development didn't really ramp up until 2007, which was very obvious given how long it took them to complete the WoTG expansion pack (4 years), compared to every other expansion which took 1 1/2 years max. It's not because the game was dying or anything of the sort, it's because they were focusing on FFXIV.

Given that both games had the same lead team originally, including Tanaka, it was very obvious when XIV went into heavy production.

So what is your point in disagreeing with me? You're not posing one your just taking from your personal experience. I also played XI for 4 years and didn't quit until Sept. 09 What I stated was that for a game to have been in development, meaning from concept to beta, they had ALL those years and all they could come up with was what they gave us. I'm not sure why you're choosing this battle but you should reconsider since your point is moot. Definition of moot incase you're not familiar with the word.