We have officially reached maintenance....

[MonteCristo]

Title....Im completely done being in ln-denial

[hunkygladiator]

Skiros, who is definitely not me, is such a visionary. Ahead of his time (ignore that it's only two months ago)

https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...anaged-decline

[Absimiliard]

See, here's the problem. FFXI has been in maintenance mode for years, but it still gets meaningful updates.

[Amenara]

See, here's the problem. FFXI has been in maintenance mode for years, but it still gets meaningful updates.

Eh, with the changing of producers and him having the developers basically use FF11 as a secondary task so they can get experience in other games not sure how much longer there will be meaningful updates after this year.

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

Maintenance Mode isnt for another few weeks when 6.4 drops.
Jumped the Shark there mate.

[Absimiliard]

Eh, with the changing of producers and him having the developers basically use FF11 as a secondary task so they can get experience in other games not sure how much longer there will be meaningful updates after this year.

I dunno, I think it'll probably continue for at least a couple more years. FFXI remains lucrative for the moment, and its remaining playerbase is quite dedicated. They're also rather clever when it comes to finding unique ways to kill stuff or just break the game in general, something developers tend to appreciate when it comes to letting new people get hands on experience.

[Ishe-P]

I mean, the game IS kind of boring and shitty. But there's just so much to do below level 80 you guys!

[kpxmanifesto]

Skiros, who is definitely not me, is such a visionary. Ahead of his time (ignore that it's only two months ago)

https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...anaged-decline

You did it, Skiros. You was right all along.

[AnnRam]

I mean, the game IS kind of boring and shitty. But there's just so much to do below level 80 you guys!

Talk to a NPC - > wall of boring, non voiced text that could be resumed in 1 sentence -> TP to a location -> Talk to another NPC - > TP to another location - > Kill 3 mobs that hits you for 0 or right click on a shiny surface that comes from a 2002 game. -> Talk back to the previous NPC(MSQ) -> Watch 10 minutes of non-voiced cutscene -> Repeat.

And don't let me start with craft or gathering jobs.

[TowaIsBestGirl]

See, here's the problem. FFXI has been in maintenance mode for years, but it still gets meaningful updates.

Speaking of, we should all go play that. It's even about to be on sale!

(Or is it already?....) ¯\_( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)_/¯