FF11 mobile cancelled?

[WhiteArchmage]

The biggest problem I see with XI is getting started. The way you set up an account, install it and log in isn't so much archaic, as it's just bad. The interface is poor even for it's time.

They should make the FFXIV launcher into the SE launcher and let people install XIV, XI and maybe even DQX (like that would ever happen) right from the launcher.

It's maddening just how obtuse the launcher is, having 3 different IDs and going through at least 2 login screens just to play the game is insane.

I would be very down for that.
I'm interested in playing FF11 for the story, but not enough to slog through a game that grindy, and pay both monthly and for each expac.

It goes on sale every once in a while. I know I picked up the complete collection for 6 bucks on their Black Friday sale. If you want, follow their social media and they announce welcome back campaigns and sales whenever they're up.

[RyuDragnier]

It goes on sale every once in a while. I know I picked up the complete collection for 6 bucks on their Black Friday sale. If you want, follow their social media and they announce welcome back campaigns and sales whenever they're up.

Speaking of, another Return Home to Vana'diel Campaign starts on December 25th and goes to January 4th.

[Fawkes]

and the same tendency to introduce complex side content that becomes irrelevant and abandoned a year later.

idk people did content like sky/sea/dynamis for like a decade

[Xatsh]

FFXIV kinda IS a XI remake... it has like 90% of the enemy models from XI. It has the same focus on great cutscenes, and the same tendency to introduce complex side content that becomes irrelevant and abandoned a year later.

What content lasted a year in FFXI? And I cannot think of any content in ffxi that became irrelevant in a year. Sky still had best in slot gear, 8yrs after it released.

My Guild right until Abysea launched had 2 nights dedicated to content released in expansion 1, did weekly rotations of content released in expansions 1/2/3/4, camped rare mobs from all expansions, Did Salvage/Assault in lower man group. Ran instanced boss fights from 4 expansions. Pretty much everything in ffxi lasted for 5+yrs. Outside the fact both had good Stories FFXI was the polar opposite of ffxiv in design mentality. Was all about longevity, content not replacing content, Guilds were the center point of endgame, really complex systems, really strong economy (money bought power in ffxi not just glamour), unique jobs, dangerous world, unique stats/huge amounts of horizontal growth, no level increases. Outside some character models there is nothing in ffxiv that is really like ffxi. Even Eureka which people say is like ffxi is closest to dumbed down Abysea which is what drastically changed ffxi and what killed off the majority of guilds in the games.

[MevariNavalo]

Speaking of, another Return Home to Vana'diel Campaign starts on December 25th and goes to January 4th.

Welp, looks like I've got my time for when I'll be trying FFXI.

I figure I'd might as well try it before it dies and then I'm sad I never played it. Whenever that will be. I won't play it regularly like FFXIV though.

[MsMisato]

I have my doubts on 11's staying power. That it has lasted this long, even in the face of not only WoW reinventing itself, but Square going through TWO different MMO entries since 11 (FFXIV legacy and ARR), is something of a miracle considering how utterly dated the game is.

It has a study sub base it really doesn't decrease and really doesn't go up. They essentially hit a point of equilibrium for a long time where it simply remains flat lol I want to say this was mentioning in one of the letters leading up to the 18th anniversary. As the game still gets updates and if content updates recently, personally I think it will be around probably like EQ is still and honestly it still generates money for SE which is a good thing considering they had a huge loss last quarter from their marvel game.

[ItMe]

That's a good point.
Plus, while 14 and WoW are steadily becoming ever more like each other, there really isn't anything else on the market like FF11. It doesn't really compete with the others in the same way.

[BiddyBatnana]

Good, mobile gaming isn't that great, I wish they would use these ressources for the proper PC remastered version

[Vickii]

This is one of the problems with final fantasy having MMOs as numbered titles. Can’t easily remaster them or resell them. In twenty years time there’s probably versions of all Final Fantasy available except 11 and 14.

[Dyvid]

I was looking forward to this title too due to promised of improved game play and touched up graphics. I really wish they would have updated the UI in FFXI to reflect modern gaming. The biggest thing that makes me not want to play FFXI is the over use of menus and macros.