MMO addiction

[genuine_stranger]

How many threads have we had now telling people to unsub and whatnot since DT's dropped?

Well, you see, we like to have a little circlejerk here. Just as things start to calm down, someone (like you, in this case) drops a snarky comment, which fires everyone up again. And voilà—a new thread is born, and the cycle continues.

[genuine_stranger]

It doesn't help that it wouldn't be the first time they've done this, as this was basically what ended up happening to Final Fantasy 11.

So perhaps the reason Square-Enix is in no rush to steer Final Fantasy 14 away from the rocks is because they know already that they can crash into them full steam ahead and as long as there's enough people to keep the lights on, they're perfectly content with however many people drop off and never come back. And FF14 might be in an even better position to maintain that sort of maintenance mode because as far as I know, FF11 doesn't have a cash shop and modding community to maintain a stable number of people that will literally buy and subscribe just to stand around somewhere to chat and look pretty.

Throw in a mobile game to further grab up money for minimal effort and it's like we're going thorough some kind of "anti-1.0" era where Square-Enix literally believes they don't need to try anymore and have nothing to worry about no matter what they do (or don't do rather).

Honestly, I think the future of FFXIV will hinge on how well the mobile version performs. The potential install base for the mobile version is several times larger than PC and console combined. If it takes off, Square Enix could easily shift focus, rehash HW - DT, and sell them all over again, letting the retail version limp along until the mobile version catches up.

And then, who knows? People are often more willing to spend smaller amounts on store items in mobile games. I speak from personal experience.

If they market it right, it could end up with something akin to Genshin Impact but with a mandatory monthly fee on top.

[genuine_stranger]

Bruh, it just hit me.

Trusts would be absolutely perfect for gacha pulls. Think about it - different, limited-edition characters, some with boosted damage or utility, incentivizing meta units so you can clear everything solo without ever needing other players.

Kudos, Square Enix. Truly, kudos.

[DiaDeem]

I enjoy the game.

Give me your things when you "break free" or whatever.

[genuine_stranger]

Ironically, I play (or did play) Genshin Impact on PC instead of mobile. Same with Zenless Zone Zero.

The possibility that the mobile version takes off enough that people want a PC version of it too would be positively brain-melting because we would then have *two* versions of Final Fantasy 14 on the same platform yet play differently enough from each other that people might genuinely prefer one over the other (and god help the free time of anyone who juggles both).

Would they even want to keep developing for two platforms if the mobile version ends up more successful? Or would they just gradually reduce investment in the retail version until most players migrate to the mobile one?
Another thing to consider is that XIV mobile could be built from the ground up without the legacy code from 1.0. That would essentially make it FFXIV v̶2̶.̶0̶ v.3.0, which could make implementing new systems and features much easier in comparison.

Well, the only thing we can do is sit back, grab a drink and see what'll happen.

[Supersnow845]

I enjoy the game.

Give me your things when you "break free" or whatever.

If you are still begging for others things after playing for 10 years maybe play the actual game rather than begging for peoples things on the forums

[ExESGO]

I've played this game for around 9430 hours now (over 7 years, I wasn't around for Heavensward til late Stormblood). I don't think I can call it addiction. I just sub when I need to and unsub when I need to (like right now I have an upcoming stretch of time where I won't be around my computer, so instant unsub for a month). As for what I still do in game, goal wise quite a lot. I'm still slugging through Eureka and Bozja to complete weapons. Trying my hand at getting to the end of PotD solo (then HoH). Still have the coming savage tiers to do with my savage static and still working on clearing my first ult with my ult static. Lots of smaller misc. goals too.

The only complaint I have right now is maybe they could have shuffled the patch cycles to push some content up, but it's not doomer or negative. So many people are still suffering from Endwalker's content drought that I think they've turned extremely bitter and non-constructive.

Honestly though, as much as I do play FF14 (I think I do play it a lot?), it's not my be-all-end-all of life. I have so many other games I still play in various levels of activity, along with other hobbies.

[DiaDeem]

If you are still begging for others things after playing for 10 years maybe play the actual game rather than begging for peoples things on the forums

I'm not begging for things, I'm demanding them. Soon I shall own all Earth and Water Materia to ever exist, and I shall use it to expand the forests all over the land, and if anyone like you tries to defies me, I shall use all of my Ice Materia to freeze you and your Private Estate.

[Ephremjlm]

Take breaks and play other games.................lose your house, limited time fomo events that either never come back or end up on the mog station, gearing lockouts, beast tribe lockouts, retainers stop selling anything you had up the second your sub runs out, etc.

Just definitely don't unsub. Or make it easy and pay your sub a year or six months in advance!

[Rinoa_353]

Take breaks and play other games.................lose your house, limited time fomo events that either never come back or end up on the mog station, gearing lockouts, beast tribe lockouts, retainers stop selling anything you had up the second your sub runs out, etc.

Just definitely don't unsub. Or make it easy and pay your sub a year or six months in advance!

I do that myself where my 6 month sub starts, I buy the Crysta (19,294) to have ready to pay for my 6 month sub renewal again without worrying about it. It's the closest I have to sub for a year :3