You can't "lock" something that doesn't exist.

[MorbolvampireQueen6]

So simple! Why didn't SE think of that? Just hire more people! ..... you are kidding right? You do know companies have overhead costs, limited space, limited funding etc.... If you don't, I want to live in your fantasy world.

acturally its simple math and logic

okay best server is around 20-30k cash x lets say q per database

nxt the software is around 1-10k depending how they did it
the ppl maybe make 32-35 a hour

so lets say xiv start up project was around 600k total

now take into account turn ins
15-30 dollar month sub depend on retainers u got
70 inital buy
and then mogstation randoms/name/data/server changes
so around add that up x the number of players
so lets say total income amount into the game is around 1.7million -2million is a pretty good estimate

so maybe you should stop believing what companys tell you its usually a lie lol

[NekoNova]

acturally its simple math and logic

okay best server is around 20-30k cash x lets say q per database

nxt the software is around 1-10k depending how they did it
the ppl maybe make 32-35 a hour

so lets say xiv start up project was around 600k total

now take into account turn ins
15-30 dollar month sub depend on retainers u got
70 inital buy
and then mogstation randoms/name/data/server changes
so around add that up x the number of players
so lets say total income amount into the game is around 1.7million -2million is a pretty good estimate

so maybe you should stop believing what companys tell you its usually a lie lol

So let's add to that :


* Shareholders cut
* Taxes
* Maintenance costs for buildings, office, salaries, equipment, licenses, software, propetaria rights
* hosting costs (our company pays 80k a month on AWS alone)


so maybe you should get some experience on how a company works?

[Nyxn607]

acturally its simple math and logic

okay best server is around 20-30k cash x lets say q per database

nxt the software is around 1-10k depending how they did it
the ppl maybe make 32-35 a hour

so lets say xiv start up project was around 600k total

now take into account turn ins
15-30 dollar month sub depend on retainers u got
70 inital buy
and then mogstation randoms/name/data/server changes
so around add that up x the number of players
so lets say total income amount into the game is around 1.7million -2million is a pretty good estimate

so maybe you should stop believing what companys tell you its usually a lie lol

Money is not the only issue ... they may not have the space, may not have the funding to provide space or another salary for a new person, they may not have gotten good enough applicants, the list goes on. The only people that know that answer is SE themselves. Suggesting that they did not already think of hiring a new person is a ludicrous thought. That is most likely the first thing they thought about.

[Halivel]

Suggesting that they did not already think of hiring a new person is a ludicrous thought. That is most likely the first thing they thought about.

Actually, Yoshida's department hiring people since 1st April. ツ　Not necessarily for FFXIV tho since they work on other projects as well.

[Nyxn607]

Actually, Yoshida's department hiring people since 1st April. ツ　Not necessarily for FFXIV tho since they work on other projects as well.

Indeed. That is part of my point with the other person up there ^. There is more than just money involved and they most likely thought of hiring someone long ago, just couldn't or didn't for unknown reasons to us.

[Halivel]

Indeed. That is part of my point with the other person up there ^. There is more than just money involved and they most likely thought of hiring someone long ago, just couldn't or didn't for unknown reasons to us.

well, normally in Japan are few seasons when a lot of companies start to hire people. April which is also a period when students graduate from school and university so I suppose that's why they opened recuirement now (some of positions in their list do not ask experience).