Game Awards

[Reap00]

Instead of the "righteous anger" at FFXIV not winning anything, have you ever stopped to consider that perhaps this may be justified?

FFXIV has grown incredibly stale in terms of content cycle. Its primary relevance years ago was that it was rebuilt on the ruins of a failed project, something that used to be rare (although by now several games have had such a revival, so the story is now old and not important anymore).
Fortnite is probably the most important game of the world right now, in terms of what it achieved, and how it has transcended past simply being a game, to being one of the most important leisure activities for young people. It also maintains its hold on an extremely fickle market (young players), drew in more new gamers than any other title since, MAYBE, WoW, in which shadow FFXIV continues to stand.
Last but not least, FFXIV has not seen any big headlines for multiple years now, with the good game journalist criticisms of Shadowbringers being the sole exception. Other than that, its just a small game happily chugging along a completely predictable, conservative content plan year after year. Maybe after 6 years thats simply not award-worthy?

FFXIV is not in WoWs shadow and hasn't been for years. People that continue to blindly sub to a product that has been degenerating for 10 years doesn't make it great.

[Niyuka]

FFXIV is not in WoWs shadow and hasn't been for years. People that continue to blindly sub to a product that has been degenerating for 10 years doesn't make it great.

Wow has less mechanics to encourage "zombie subs" than FFXIV. Its much quicker and easier to leave and pick up again after an extended break. As such I am sure there are more blind subs here, percentage-wise, than in WoW because there are reasons for it (housing, MSQ progress, limited-time rewards).
FFXIV has less players, less cultural impact, less revenue, less endgame content and less engagement on media platforms such as twitch. Its youtubers have less views on their videos, gaming journalism produces less headlines and content for it, and SE doesnt hold a candle to Blizzard in terms of brand recognition either.
That doesnt make it a bad game. But it very much is in the shadow of WoW, being the "other pve themepark".

[Reap00]

Wow has less mechanics to encourage "zombie subs" than FFXIV. Its much quicker and easier to leave and pick up again after an extended break. As such I am sure there are more blind subs here, percentage-wise, than in WoW because there are reasons for it (housing, MSQ progress, limited-time rewards).
FFXIV has less players, less cultural impact, less revenue, less endgame content and less engagement on media platforms such as twitch. Its youtubers have less views on their videos, gaming journalism produces less headlines and content for it, and SE doesnt hold a candle to Blizzard in terms of brand recognition either.
That doesnt make it a bad game. But it very much is in the shadow of WoW, being the "other pve themepark".

Let me reiterate FFXIV is not in the shadow of a 14 year old game. Thank you for playing and for your opinion.