Quote Originally Posted by Bobby66 View Post
How exactly is this in their best interest? Are players leaving in droves? Sure it is one of the most requested features but even so not much changes from SE PoV if they add it or do not add it. I doubt such an change would increase player retention by a statically relevant margin.
Unlikely to cause an exodus but it is an irritant. Ever hear of "Death by 1,000 cuts"? Well this one counts for several of those.

I consider FF:XIV the best well managed MMO's available. While it compares favorably to its peers it's absolutely abysmal compared to the larger enterprise software industry. Sooner or later somebody's going to figure this out in the MMO space and do it better. That's the day XIV's advantage collapses. Companies ignore QoL requests at their peril. Blizzard is still learning that lesson, sad to see FF:XIV follow in those footsteps.