How Would They Implement A "Calamity" Again?

[MistakeNot]

I've been curious, seeing some responses people have posted that say they think SE may implement another calamity, or at the very least that they hope they do ahah. So I guess my only question is how do you think they'd do this?

Would we all start at 1 again? Would we have some sort of WoW-esque level squish? Would we have the same level but different skill sets/have to learn our class over again?

I personally wouldn't mind starting from scratch, but it would suck having to relearn the classes I know/am going to know. I wonder if after EW it would be some sort of harder reboot than 1.0 to 2.0?

(As a side note, do you think they'd be better off just making a new MMO at that point and relegating XIV to the status of XI? I don't, I think XIV makes them WAY too much money for them to scratch it.)

There is no way they are going to do the same Calamity-reboot that they did between 1.0 and 2.0 again. Not unless they go completely insane.
The big reboot between 1.0 and 2.0 happened because 1.0 was a miserable failure in most aspects, so the game needed to be rebooted or shut down. They chose to reboot it.
The current game is not a miserable failure, and thus in no need of a reboot.

They do plan on a stat squish for 6.0, but that's just because numbers have got a bit too big. Very different from a full reboot.

We already know the game will continue after Endwalker, with new storylines. Eventually even FFXIV will wind down as interest fades, at which point I expect it to be handled like they handled FFXI - keep the game in maintenance mode as long as it makes money.

[MagicAura]

There is no way they are going to do the same Calamity-reboot that they did between 1.0 and 2.0 again. Not unless they go completely insane.
The big reboot between 1.0 and 2.0 happened because 1.0 was a miserable failure in most aspects, so the game needed to be rebooted or shut down. They chose to reboot it.
The current game is not a miserable failure, and thus in no need of a reboot.

They do plan on a stat squish for 6.0, but that's just because numbers have got a bit too big. Very different from a full reboot.

We already know the game will continue after Endwalker, with new storylines. Eventually even FFXIV will wind down as interest fades, at which point I expect it to be handled like they handled FFXI - keep the game in maintenance mode as long as it makes money.

Agree with this. The stat squeeze is simply a technical issue and doesn't affect the on-going lore. There is no reason for another calamity and upsetting millions of players by removing all their progress, everything they achieved, literally starting from zero again will simply kill the game. None of what they said indicates that they plan such an action. The whole "end of days" concept is to frame the oncoming battle where the fate of the world is at stake. It doesn't mean they will destroy the world regardless of the outcome because that makes no sense.