Quote Originally Posted by Penthea View Post
I adore the game but I sure as hell don't think it's perfect, and I sure as hell am not some white knight. I am just not quick to act as if I'm under the impression that only SE experience the shackles of engine and server limitations.
One thing from my perspective is that I very much feel as if, for SE, server limitations are a barrier that often gets magically resolved by paying more money or doing things that are otherwise-profitable for SE. That's frustrating to me as a player, and it's largely why I'm so quick to trigger.

For example, storage space and a proper Retainer management system are two problems that are very difficult to resolve for X Y and Z but... pay us $5/mo for a mobile app that we're releasing soon, and voila! All fixed! Getting annoyed at the horrible slog we created with 2.x content? We feel you, but really, it's just too much work to redesign it - so we'll sell you a Jump Potion instead. Want a functioning data center, EU? Well, that's why we need things like the Mog Station... the subscriptions just aren't enough. Want to be able to access those items in an unsubbed Retainer? Well, yeah, we keep records of them anyway - but unless you renew your $2/mo ripoff fee, no access for you.

Obviously I understand that SE is a company, and the goal of a company is to make money, but they've got to work on their game face in terms of PR. It's not a good idea to claim issues are difficult / impossible to resolve, and then turn around and solve them down the road but lock the solution behind a paywall. That says you're being cheap, not that you're struggling to solve traditional and normal MMO-related technical challenges. I can sympathize with the tech side - it's difficult. But it feels like they just don't care to try unless we pad their pockets beyond the huge amounts of money FFXIV is already bringing in.