Would you still play FFXIV in a post-development "maintenance mode?"

[DixieBellOCE]

Nope.

The content currently offered is about the bare minimum to keep me subbed to the game, if the game went into maintenance mode i would just move on.

If anything they need to start releasing more content, or releasing content at a faster pace.

[VentVanitas]

The only way I would play XIV if it was in maintenance-mode is if there were private servers for it, otherwise I'm not paying 20 dollars (thank you AUD) a month for a game not getting new content.

[Hurlstone]

I think the nature of our character and the world means that we can continue to have adventures and new stories for a good while longer. The WoL being a mute player insert means that even though we have larger connects to the main mythos of the world, we can still be placed in new situations with relative ease. What may need to come to an end is things like the larger story arcs. I would also say characters, though I think ‘retire' is a more fitting word for them, as who knows when a future story may be improved by the impute of an old friend? How well SE will do that we will have to see. I think Endwalker was a worthy way to end that overall Hydaelyn arc, but 7.0 will be the true test of that, and I do feel they may need to fit in a way new players can start in the more up-to-date story from the get go, as that amount of 1-90 content is already daunting to some. ESO does a good job of letting you jump into the latest content, at the expense of an unclear timeline (It boggles my midn that they do not at least handwave some 'wibbly wobbly timey whimey' explination at this point.)

Sorry, got distracted there. It would depend on what FFXIV’s maintenance mode is like. Would there still be events? Would all story content cease? There is ALOT to do in this game, and so long as SE changed a few of the restrictions for old endgame content I can see it still having a life for a long time.

[JamieRose]

No. The story is 75% of what keeps me going in this game. Without the story it's just grind.

[RyuDragnier]

Maybe. I'd probably wander off to the next FF MMO (Ivalice please, that world has so much to offer us), but like with FFXI, I'd come crawling back after a while.

[Melorie]

I don't think I would keep playing XIV if it were in maintenance mode. It's not like XI where you carry a lot of stories from just playing the game with you. I.E. There aren't as many memorable moments just caught up in its game world.

I feel this way as well. It is not a bad game, but it is a game that seems pretty much pointless without the msq to give context to everything. It is really hard to create memories around the game gameplay, unlike other old mmos that I keep coming back, where I get excited by trying new builds, trying exploration, grinding towards something with friends, etc.

If Square released a new MMO I would most likely try it because I enjoy the aesthetics, but hopefully it would be a different formula than this one.

[Hyperia]

All the content since 6.0 really has not caught me like the previous expansions did. For me, the game really felt like it ended in 6.0 and this content feels more like maintenance or very small bits.

No more large arcs or something to keep us glued to our seats. None of the new characters have drawn me in, they feel like there just there.

I’m logging in once a week to finish P8S farming and after next week, I’m expecting to be done until 7.0. I don’t plan on doing the rest of the Savages or Extremes.

To think, we have 14 months till 7.0 is released… that’s such a long time. Till then, I’m trying to find a new game, and if 7.0 is no good, time to /bow.

[Fellgon]

I Still play this game because my friends play It aswell. I never been interested in savages, so i spend my time relaxing in sastasha helping new players. Yes, besides ALL complayning of community, theres a lot of new players enjoyining the game, so FF14 is far from being a dead game. But if a new final fantasy mmo launch, ill jump into it, and probrably stop playing 14.

[Deceptus]

Nope.

The content currently offered is about the bare minimum to keep me subbed to the game, if the game went into maintenance mode i would just move on.

If anything they need to start releasing more content, or releasing content at a faster pace.

This is pretty much my position. It seems like maintenance mode is already achieved outside of expansion launches.

[Kaurhz]

If there is another MMO that interests me as much as this, then yes I would move on.

If there isn't, then no. But I would play less frequently.