December 2011 is the end

[Fleur]

I agree that SE will release 2.0 regardless of how many or few subscriptions XIV has. To me it seems like they have gotten to the point where they are being obvious about the fact that they do not currently care about keeping/getting a player base, and so they figure they may as well get what small amount of money they can from subscription fees as it is still better than nothing.

I don't necessarily think this is a bad decision from their POV. But I imagine that the number of players will shrink drastically, and the server populations are already on the small side. So I feel bad for the people that really love the game and want to keep playing, but that will have to deal with a teeny tiny population that gets very little "new blood".

Regarding the idea that people will come back for 2.0, I think it is the kind of thing that is tricky for a person to decide so far ahead -- maybe you will be happily playing another MMO that you don't want to leave, or maybe not.

[Teakwood]

If you actually read the conditions under which Yoshida would be willing to charge for the game, based on what he said in the past...

...we're exactly at that point right now. At no point did he say subscriptions would start when the game was "complete" or "ready" or whatever.

Stop putting words into the developers' mouths.

Also, if 200 of 800 people said they'd stop playing, that's 1 in 4, not 1 in 3.

Cheers!

[Starlord]

If you actually read the conditions under which Yoshida would be willing to charge for the game, based on what he said in the past...

...we're exactly at that point right now. At no point did he say subscriptions would start when the game was "complete" or "ready" or whatever.

Stop putting words into the developers' mouths.

Also, if 200 of 800 people said they'd stop playing, that's 1 in 4, not 1 in 3.

Cheers!

Tell them like it is Bro!

[Lamentor]

I refuse to read this thread. I hope you know that 600 people saying yes and 200 people saying no is actually ONE out of FOUR. As in 1/4. Not 1/3. Not to be rude, but at least know something as simple as that before making a long post like this.

Small edit: I didn't read any other posts, other than what was on the first page. I'm glad someone else pointed it out.

[Isaaru]

December 2011 is the end...........


.........of the beginning?

[Nuru]

I refuse to read this thread. I hope you know that 600 people saying yes and 200 people saying no is actually ONE out of FOUR. As in 1/4. Not 1/3. Not to be rude, but at least know something as simple as that before making a long post like this.

Small edit: I didn't read any other posts, other than what was on the first page. I'm glad someone else pointed it out.

Some people fail at math, when did we learn fractions? like.. in 2nd grade? lmao.

Edit: I mean the people that said it was 1/3. :P not you Lamentor, not you.

[Lamentor]

Related to the subject, people already said it, but the game, as of 1.20, which seems like pay to play is being aligned with, will most definitely make the game worthy enough to pay for.

And besides the point, if you look at it from a business aspect, Square Enix obviously plans to do a full revival of the game come 2.0. When you look at it this way, having 16,000 (as a random number example) play the game for free, versus 12,000 people paying for the game, the decision becomes obvious. They're more worried about who is going to play FFXIV on its second release... not so much who is playing now.

That said, I'm totally fine with that. I enjoy the game now, so they're getting my $12.95 a month.

[Lavani]

December 2011 is the end...........


.........of the beginning?

NO, it's the end of the World










of




Warcraft.

[Shneibel]

hey ! that s mean we will get less troll and i**** player right !?

[Alise]

Officially assume by yourself is definitely not officially.