Should FF14 take a new route? Discussion

[Mikki]

@Fhaerron: Final Fantasy can and will change across the series because it HAS to. They can't repackage the same game a million times and expect it to still sell and of course they are willing to try new things in some regards. But that doesn't mean that the general culture here isn't to for the most part stick to the tried and true. Keep in mind, different people work on different games so there is bound to be shifts between each game. However, when you look at one stand alone title - especially an mmo - they are going to be reluctant to change it while the same team is around. And they're also going to be reluctant to change the team unless things are not going very well. To be honest, I'm shocked that they're even redoing ff7 and changing it up. But it seems like it will be more similar to ff15.

I can assure you though, this is definitely the cultural vibe you get working in Japan. I've gotten it here as a worker. My Japanese boyfriend also complains about it. It's unfortunate but that's how it is. There is change within great reason but the basic foundations often won't change.

But yeah, I would also agree that they are just being greedy and don't want to put any money back into improving the game. But the problem is, yes...... speaking with our wallets CAN certainly be a very loud wake up call. But they could just as easily simply pull the plug and still dig their heels in on this. Who knows which direction they'll take. But I'm guessing they'll probably just let it die; it failed once .. if it starts to fail again, I have doubts that they would try to bring it back again by dumping more resources into it. But I'd love if they proved me wrong.