Quote Originally Posted by LittleImp View Post
They're probably laying the groundwork to put this game on life-support.

I wouldn't at all be surprised if there was a new MMO project in its very early stages at SE, which Yoshida will be working on in earnest after FF16 is completed.
I honestly think it's the obvious. All these changes feel like they are making this game so 'accessible' (I hate this word) that is appeals to a very large group of people. We saw this with every MMO before. They do expect to be online for 10 more years, and how old players feel is irrelevant. They only care about new players who will buy expansions and items off the mogstation. This isn't to talk smack this is just what the business is.