XI should be free with an active XIV sub

[Skivvy]

XI is still chugging along just fine, all the while charging its own separate subscription fee. Why would SE give up all of that profit?



Aaaaaand....honestly, I feel like unleashing the pampered masses of XIV into XI for free would be a disservice to XI. XI is a fantastic game...for the right type of player. The sub fee is enough to make people take pause and look into the game a bit more to decide if it's right for them or not (can always try the free trial!). If someone's (food) palette is fairly standard, suddenly tossing vegemite into the mix is going to get a negative reaction from most people. In the same vein, XI would be (unfairly, imo) poo-pooed so fast just because it is so completely different from any modern MMO. Doesn't mean it's bad, but it is an acquired taste.

[Garnix]

Having an option for a better price if you have an active sub on both games would make sense though, even if it's just 1 or 2 bucks.

[Rufalus]

Should be some kind of Square Enix Pass but with a better name that gives you access to XI, XIV and other premium bonuses. XI badly needs a remake with a modern user interface, but they cancelled the remake they had going on :/

[Aurida]

XI badly needs a remake with a modern user interface, but they cancelled the remake they had going on :/

The optimal option would be what they're doing with DQ10 where they're making an offline, single player version of it. If they did that and made it a game that it's possible for humans to enjoy, I'd pick it up

[Kranel_San]

I wanted to try XI. Then I downloaded the launcher in parts as if I was downloading a private server in the 2008 era. Afterward, I launched it and got lost. Opened a Youtube guide and still got lost. In the end, I gave up on trying XI before I even play the game...
SE should introduce a modern launcher to XI to make it easier for new players to play it. Then we might discuss how to increase its active playerbase.

[Hysterior]

Can I have all the FF before XIV for free with my sub? They are older right?

[Skivvy]

I wanted to try XI. Then I downloaded the launcher in parts as if I was downloading a private server in the 2008 era. Afterward, I launched it and got lost. Opened a Youtube guide and still got lost. In the end, I gave up on trying XI before I even play the game...
SE should introduce a modern launcher to XI to make it easier for new players to play it. Then we might discuss how to increase its active playerbase.

Playinline is a hot mess. It's the first boss encounter of XI, or so the joke goes.

Not sure when you tried the download, but I believe it should be one big file now to at least install everything. You will still need to contend with POL though to get into the game :x

[Sotaris]

This is the most apples and oranges reply I’ve seen

It's a good example though. XI and XIV is two different games.
I play both and would love a discount or something like that but it's not like WoW Retail and Classic situation we're talking about here.

I wanted to try XI. Then I downloaded the launcher in parts as if I was downloading a private server in the 2008 era. Afterward, I launched it and got lost. Opened a Youtube guide and still got lost. In the end, I gave up on trying XI before I even play the game...
SE should introduce a modern launcher to XI to make it easier for new players to play it. Then we might discuss how to increase its active playerbase.

Playing on a private server is much more work to setup tbh. If you had played through the real launcher it's not more difficult than getting everything setup on Mogstation for XIV.
As much i'd love a modernized XI it won't happen to a soon 20 year old MMORPG.

Should be some kind of Square Enix Pass but with a better name that gives you access to XI, XIV and other premium bonuses. XI badly needs a remake with a modern user interface, but they cancelled the remake they had going on :/

And thank god for that. It was a mobile port of the game.. Mobile..

Playinline is a hot mess. It's the first boss encounter of XI, or so the joke goes.

Not sure when you tried the download, but I believe it should be one big file now to at least install everything. You will still need to contend with POL though to get into the game :x

POL is basically nowadays:

- Login
- Hit Play

Back in the day we had to do account management in that mess, that was the true pain.

[Kolaina]

It's a good example though. XI and XIV is two different games.
I play both and would love a discount or something like that but it's not like WoW Retail and Classic situation we're talking about here.

Except its not a good example. Both are final fantasy in the suggestion. Also both being online mmos owned by square Enix. In the example I responded to, while both are streaming services, they are of separate companies. So it was a stretch. Apples and oranges. While both fruit, vastly different.

[Sotaris]

Except its not a good example. Both are final fantasy in the suggestion. Also both being online mmos owned by square Enix. In the example I responded to, while both are streaming services, they are of separate companies. So it was a stretch. Apples and oranges. While both fruit, vastly different.

Sure you can think that.

It still not going to happen after being seperate subs for a decade. Again to compare it to WoW, classic is a smaller limit game compared to XI that has a handfull of expansions included and years of content.
As much I love a discount or joint sub it will not happen.