Brian from Work 2 Game is leaving FFXIV

[TripleARMS]

As far as the OP. Brian gave his three reasons. One, he wants to do family. Second, he wants to follow his passion for standup comedy, and third he likes a new mmo New World better.

As far as FFxiv taking risks, ffxiv has been around a long time. New World is brand new. The cycle is always the same and you can only do so much in an mmo before it too changes for good or bad. Everyone outgrows an mmo at some point that's played it for over a decade. I look back on my experience with older mmos that I've outgrown. I will probably outgrow ffxiv sooner rather than later, but it's okay! Hakuna Matata and all that. *sings*

I think Brian is just needing his time to soul search and follow his dreams and ideas of what he wants for himself in life. He wasn't on the top of my "go to" list for info on FFxiv news besides, but I still wish him well. Why OP has to read more into it than there actually was, I hazard to guess. Right now I'm just on the sidelines to see what FFxiv has planned next for 7.0. I'll just have to wait and see.

Isn't it a bit goofy that he said that the community doesn't want FFXIV changes and New World's community does - and that he doesn't see that New World is actually going through a FF 1.0 all on its own? Of course they want people to engage with their game and give feedback. They want people to see that they care after such a colossal launch state. It is kind of a snare that Brian has seemingly fallen for - the lure of the nicest community alive. Only communities with nothing to lose will be willing to temper its toxicity just to get more players in the door. If your game is on top, the priority shifts to adding game features that lure in more players, not keep the ones in their home from leaving.

[vanaii]

Isn't it a bit goofy that he said that the community doesn't want FFXIV changes and New World's community does - and that he doesn't see that New World is actually going through a FF 1.0 all on its own? Of course they want people to engage with their game and give feedback. They want people to see that they care after such a colossal launch state. It is kind of a snare that Brian has seemingly fallen for - the lure of the nicest community alive. Only communities with nothing to lose will be willing to temper its toxicity just to get more players in the door. If your game is on top, the priority shifts to adding game features that lure in more players, not keep the ones in their home from leaving.

or maybe he liked ffxiv and now he likes new world