At the end of the day the game itself isn't even going to be around forever. Some people commenting right now might not even be playing in one, two, five or ten years time. There's a lot of stuff I earned back when I played other games, such as WoW. I haven't touched that game in years and I do not plan to ever do so again. I wouldn't want the players who do still play WoW to miss out on the stuff I earned and enjoyed, though.

I also disagree with the claim that the developers of FFXIV 'lied' or that they need to commit to every promise that they make. MMO's by their very nature are not a one and done experience. They're constantly being tweaked and receive new content. Sometimes old content returns.

We've had a number of promotional events return to allow a new batch of players to acquire and enjoy some of the rewards that were only temporarily available. Recent examples would be the Dragon Quest crossover event, the FFXV crossover event and the Yo-Kai crossover event. I completed all three when they first arrived. The Yo-Kai crossover event in particular involved a lengthy grind.

I'm not frustrated or bitter that the rewards were brought back. Mostly because I collected them because I legitimately wanted to add them to my collection rather than to show them off. The same can be said of every other 'exclusive' item or achievement that I've earned over the years, even the ones that took a lot of time or effort to acquire.