What is going on with Square Enix and the 14 team?

[SturmChurro]

It hasn't failed, it's still insanely popular and has just as many players. For a failed game, it's probably still joint biggest MMO with FFXIV rather than having a clear lead. New expansion announcement on Tuesday anyway so unless they're going to be majorly out of touch again, there could easily be an exodus the other way.

I kind of hope for a WoW revival. I mean, I think people who like that should have a good game, but beyond that, I think that could be a nice wake up call for SE. Not that it would matter much to me personally either way, I was never a WoW player.

[Lauront]

I kind of hope for a WoW revival. I mean, I think people who like that should have a good game, but beyond that, I think that could be a nice wake up call for SE. Not that it would matter much to me personally either way, I was never a WoW player.

Having seen the direction of Activision Blizzard, it just seems unlikely. I really wish something like that would happen, as there are aspects of that game which I loved, but I think it'd take the touch of a different company, and not Blizzard's dead hand, to do it proper justice... at this point there's more chances that one of the other potential fledgling MMOs might pull through, like the one Riot is apparently planning.

[SturmChurro]

Having seen the direction of Activision Blizzard, it just seems unlikely. I really wish something like that would happen, as there are aspects of that game which I loved, but I think it'd take the touch of a different company, and not Blizzard's dead hand, to do it proper justice... at this point there's more chances that one of the other potential fledgling MMOs might pull through, like the one Riot is apparently planning.

Supposedly they are doing another WoW expansion announcement super soon. Still, I kind of doubt it too, from what I've seen. Regardless, there definitely does need to be more competition in the mmorpg sector. Everything is pretty stagnate right now, it's why I always wanted this game to get better. I will always think this game has a lot of potential. I'd rather be playing this game than taking as many breaks as I do. I really do just like playing one "main" game.

The riot MMO definitely has potential. I'll probably try it out, there's Ashes of Creation as well, but I have a feeling it will end up respectably niche - I don't think I'll end up liking that. Right now, Lost Ark has had my attention for 2 and a half months (almost 1000 hours, a lot AFK) and I still play it every single day. I suppose I just have the disposition to play a game like Lost Ark, that many others don't have. I don't see it as a true competitor to FFXIV though. This game really just needs some sort of wake up call, and I'd rather not see the game continue to go down in quality and reach a point where WoW looks to be right now.