Why is Yoshi P turning his back on the playerbase that loves this game the most?

[Reynhart]

Reynhart: I'm not. I'm speaking for the people I am intouch with from reddit facebook FFXIV groups and other sources who feel that they have just given up on sharing their opinions because its not going to happen.

A totally irrelevant sample compared to the whole population.

About rewards for so called legacy players doesnt do alot because it has nothing to do with the actual gameplay just some useless items that have been pretty much handed out to other players in different forms example the gobbue mount without the carpet LOL.

You contributed with money, you're rewarded with discounts.

The way the game is going now it will just kill itself you know this I know this aswell Reynhart maybe not for Velhart cause its flawless but for the rest of us we see the problems.

You can't claim that. If the game fails by following this route, we'll be right. If it succeeds, then we were wrong.
Besides, saying that the game is "flawless" is as much an overstatement than saying it's "broken". As we are now, though, the game is indeed "succesful"

WoW has been doing vertical progression for over 10 years. What makes you confident in saying that FFXIV cannot?

I think "vertical progression" is not the only reason why WoW has been succesful for such a long time. Do they have the same 6-month gear lifespan ? That same gap between facerolling dungeons and brutal savage raids ? The same lack of varied stats and bonuses on gear ?