Should the devs appologise to the community

[IkaraGreydancer]

Apparently if they make content with longevity "young" players will get bored. Meanwhile me playing FFXI levelling multiple jobs to 99 and pursuing relic equipment there, sinking 100s of hours into multiple playthroughs of games that are actually fun...it's crazy how far away this game has gone from being the MMORPG it used to be.

I can't help but feel you've said this 100s of times at this point...yet still pay for this game. At that point the question arises, is SE just wrong for the direction of the game or is it also partially the players fault for continuing to fund what they don't like telling SE what to push forward on? Often players dissolve themselves of any responsibility for the direction a game takes and its an important thing to realize.
XIV is changing with the times. Just how it is. The hardcore MMO isn't really desirable in today age

[aveyond-dreams]

I can't help but feel you've said this 100s of times at this point...yet still pay for this game. At that point the question arises, is SE just wrong for the direction of the game or is it also partially the players fault for continuing to fund what they don't like telling SE what to push forward on? Often players dissolve themselves of any responsibility for the direction a game takes and its an important thing to realize.
XIV is changing with the times. Just how it is. The hardcore MMO isn't really desirable in today age

I'm only choosing to respond to this post because I can't readily find Theodric's post where he talks about funding/paying vs not paying for the game but I quite literally already spend a significant amount of money monthly on Crysta most of which funds my activities in FFXI. SE already got my money via that. Diverting some of it into FFXIV to fund occasional subscriptions feels like it's inconsequential because I already gave SE money anyway.

And no, I don't have any responsibility for FFXIV being in this state when I've spent the past 2 years trying to give feedback to steer things away from what Endwalker eventually became. I spoke out at each wrong turn and all I got in return was content creators mocking my threads only for them to finally now realize how bad the situation is now. I'm guiltless.

[IkaraGreydancer]

I'm only choosing to respond to this post because I can't readily find Theodric's post where he talks about funding/paying vs not paying for the game but I quite literally already spend a significant amount of money monthly on Crysta most of which funds my activities in FFXI. SE already got my money via that. Diverting some of it into FFXIV to fund occasional subscriptions feels like it's inconsequential because I already gave SE money anyway.

And no, I don't have any responsibility for FFXIV being in this state when I've spent the past 2 years trying to give feedback to steer things away from what Endwalker eventually became. I spoke out at each wrong turn and all I got in return was content creators mocking my threads only for them to finally now realize how bad the situation is now. I'm guiltless.

Deny responsibility all you want. A company has little reason to change what they do when customers keep paying. You'd think you'd know this considering what killed 1.0...you know...a lack of paying players ALONGSIDE those folks giving feedback. Every single one of us is responsible if we are paying every month, feedback or not.

Also side note let's not pretend every thread of yours held merit. That is far from the truth. And just saying, going "I was right all along, I'm guiltless" while still also paying for the game to this day doesn't make you look wise...