Quote Originally Posted by caffe_macchiato View Post
And that's okay! In fact, I think it may be better for Square Enix to keep things the same for as long as possible. 7.0, 8.0, and so on. Many people love and cherish how this game operates. Unfortunately, the pool of fellow players will shrink over time as the mandatory story grows longer. Friends will leave, new players will stop coming, and communities will be gutted. The game was designed for a server population half the size that we have now, so many current players will enjoy the breathing room. And everyone else can pick up a better game that's not FFXIV, because let's face it, this game is kind of a let-down. Win-win?
Someone dropped their fortune tellers on the forums again please come mop them up.

In all seriousness, Final Fantasy games are story driven. That won’t ever kill the game, it will just keep a different playerbase than the one you want.......and thats ok . And please go pick up a better game instead of just giving us hope that you will.