This is getting ridiculous. (Endwalker MSQ and post MSQ spoilers)

[Jandor]

Like I have told you before and I will say it again the money made by game sales and subs does NOT go back into the game the sales from the MOGSTATION does. SE is just like any other company they answer to the share holders and not to the fans/community. Its a miracle Yoshi P has the freedom he does when it comes to giving us SOME of the stuff we have asked for.

AGAIN THE MONEY FROM SUBS AND GAME/EXPANSION SALES DOES NOT GO BACK INTO THE GAME IT GOES TO THE SHAREHOLDERS. MONEY MADE FROM THE MOGSTATION GOES BACK INTO THE GAME.

As far as I am aware, they've never actually said that. They just got Yoshi-P to heavily imply it and let the community do the rest.

Regardless though, even if it is true it's something they could change if they wanted. It's not like it's one of the 10 commandments, Moses didn't come back down from Mount Sinai and proclaim 'Thou shalt not spend the sub money on the game itself.'

[Vonleo]

As far as I am aware, they've never actually said that. They just got Yoshi-P to heavily imply it and let the community do the rest.

Regardless though, even if it is true it's something they could change if they wanted. It's not like it's one of the 10 commandments, Moses didn't come back down from Mount Sinai and proclaim 'Thou shalt not spend the sub money on the game itself.'

No it isn't something Yoshi P and the team could change. The investors have the right to make back what they have lost and get back any lost profit they lost when 1.0 came out. People really need to understand that SE isn't different then any other corporation. They first and foremost listen to the investors without them they have no money to keep things afloat. Second the investors did something no other investor has done which is invest into a product a second time after it horrendously failed the first time. Yoshi P has a longer leash then some yes but he will always listen to what the investors want and in turn the investors will give him a bit more leeway in what he wants but the main thing the investors want is the money they lost plus the profit they lost. FFXIV isn't like any other MMO. Any MMO that went through what we did in 1.0 would have long gone been shut down and never would have returned. There are so many examples of this over the years.

Also yes I do want the budget to be increased on this game I am not saying other wise.