Quote Originally Posted by van_arn View Post
By that logic, more people play FFXIV than FFXI so Square should just throw FFXI in the trash.

Metrics determining design is exactly what sucked the soul out of wow. Just because something is popular doesn’t mean it’s quality content.

Crystal tower, for example, is popular only because it is fast and easy to clear. The actual gameplay is terrible in comparison to what Square showed us they’re capable of in Nier/Ivalice.

Players are self-destructive, and will always (as a group) focus on the fastest way to get something done. Even if that “fast” way provides a terrible experience for them.
XI is in maintenance mode, so they kinda have. No more content updates for it.

Also its just the fact only a small % can even do ultima so the player pool there is just small.