Same, never heard and really cannot compare this game to XIV... SE is an old company, not doing their first MMO and more importantly doesn't need XIV to sustain.

. if this inspires other to not give up when the going gets tough then that is even cooler
Yeah sure, and who is gonna pay their salary during that time? No company can sustain over a year without any income but retail sales when they prepared a business plan with a monthly fee. Retail sales SE made weren't even enough to cover upkeep cost up to now...