Recognizing parasistic game design decision

[Rosenstrauch]

I don't understand where this desire to have evergreen content removed from the game comes from, nor how it could possibly be to the developer's benefit to do so.

Simply not touching Squadrons ever again has no serious cost to the developers. Removing them, however, would waste precious man hours that would be better spent adding something instead. The same goes for Diadem, Eureka, and Bozja.

[Shougun]

I don't understand where this desire to have evergreen content removed from the game comes from, nor how it could possibly be to the developer's benefit to do so.

Simply not touching Squadrons ever again has no serious cost to the developers. Removing them, however, would waste precious man hours that would be better spent adding something instead. The same goes for Diadem, Eureka, and Bozja.

If we are using the video squadron wouldn't be evergreen, as it was abandoned system for trusts.

[Feron]

If we are using the video squadron wouldn't be evergreen, as it was abandoned system for trusts.

Functionally, I don't think that's actually true. Squadrons continually do what they were always designed to do: provide a route for players to solo dungeons of a certain range. Using squadrons to level alternate jobs or clear ARR dungeons is still as effective now as it always was. Trusts can't be taken into earlier dungeons, so it's really not a continuation of the system as much as a completely new system that simply mirrors function. Squadrons also interact with the Grand Company system, which doesn't really carry forward into current expansion(s). Again, a separate system for a separate band of the leveling experience.

[Shougun]

Functionally, I don't think that's actually true. Squadrons continually do what they were always designed to do: provide a route for players to solo dungeons of a certain range. Using squadrons to level alternate jobs or clear ARR dungeons is still as effective now as it always was. Trusts can't be taken into earlier dungeons, so it's really not a continuation of the system as much as a completely new system that simply mirrors function. Squadrons also interact with the Grand Company system, which doesn't really carry forward into current expansion(s). Again, a separate system for a separate band of the leveling experience.

Garrisons provide gold which has use at all levels (kind of a WoW version of a retainer) Not trying to be obtuse but I am trying to expect consistent use of terms.

Without a doubt or argument borrowed power seems just... Hokay.. since they take it all away at the end. However, if people want to put garrisons or other concepts into the mix then I don't see FFXIV escaping this conversation. Garrisons were abandoned, so far, yes- but similarly to say about squadrons. Both are contents with a function they still do, neither are removed, both have been relatively abandoned (with trusts or nerfs to their systems, neither look forward in their future hopefully- so far).