Quote Originally Posted by Bun_Vivant View Post
Let's not forget that:
  1. FFXIV was built using profits from other games,
  2. FFXIV v1.0 was a complete failure, and
  3. FFXIV was rebuilt as ARR using profits from other games.
Using profits from a current product to build new products is normal.
That not all those new products are successful is also normal.
And this is not going to change, so you might want to consider just accepting it.
(Like the rain on my wedding day, so many years ago.)
The difference is FF14 literally saved SE from going bankrupt, specifically the ARR/Heavensward turn around from the 1.0 failure. SE were literally riding high the past decade off of the back of FF14 brining in the cash and they clearly haven't been re investing back into it.