What the hell SE

[Volsung]

Email, Instant Messaging, Telephone....

You're kinda being silly here. Its the reason they are having a poll. Do people want to keep xiv up so they can basically have a world wide chat room open to them, vs seeking out a place to talk to multiple round the world friends at once. Its kind of the point of the poll.

This thread had nothing to do with that. It was some one upset things would not be saved.

[Elexia]

Well I didn't think it was silly to figure people would talk to their friends outside of a video game...so we're basically asking SE to waste time and resources to keep up a game that for all intents and purposes serves no other purpose than what email/IM/calling people also does if we vote yes?

[Zaireeka2025]

I guarantee the LAST thing SE wants is to lose players for any reason. Having to shut down the servers is a big deal to them, but it obviously has to be done, and be done properly. They need our understanding and maturity, not our immature crybabies (those players can find the exit for all I care). I stuck with them this far, and I'm going to see this through till the end. I don't care if I can't login for 1-3 months because I have other games I can play. My impatience kills me, but that won't affect my judgement over them, because I know they are working harder than most developers right now in fixing this game. The OP seems to think the FFXIV devs are his slaves or something.

They are simply trying to do what they can to appease those that will miss playing the game for a month or two. They are cordially asking us, the community, whether we'd like to at least keep playing the game. That's awfully generous of them amidst all the change they are under. Stop crying OP and get a tissue, you're mommy is calling you for dinner.

[Starlord]

Well I didn't think it was silly to figure people would talk to their friends outside of a video game...so we're basically asking SE to waste time and resources to keep up a game that for all intents and purposes serves no other purpose than what email/IM/calling people also does if we vote yes?

I agree with this, there's absolutely zero reason why they should waist manpower ( even if its just 1 person to keep them up) to have a "online chat room" when you can do that with E-mail/Telephone/Instant Messaging/ etc. not only that it would only be up for not only a month probably because by December everyone should be in the beta that is an active member that is ( just assuming)

[Shougun]

Would be neat if they gave us a Christmas(y) event and just logged the completion of the event for a reward in 2.0. I like holiday events XD - dont make me wait a year for snow .

[leomike35]

Wanna talk with friends? Mumble or vent or some other voicechat program. Perhaps the OP didnt understand. The purpose of the poll was to find out if ppl wanted to play even after the big save and the Umbral finale? I voted no simply because if they do a finale and the servers are supposed to go down this to me seems like the perfect send off/ cliffhanger.

I dont want to log in after we get sent to wherever we are going and be like wait a minute im back in Eorzea? "But I thought Louisoix sent...." So to the OP yeah its a waste to play if progress is your goal. If you simply want to fish in a void more power to ya, however if the majority votes no then what? You gonna quit?

SE is doing right by me by even asking. I say however, let the finale be just that....THE FINALE.

[Starlord]

Would be neat if they gave us a Christmas(y) event and just logged the completion of the event for a reward in 2.0. I like holiday events XD - dont make me wait a year for snow .

There will be a snowy Area in FFXIV: ARR ^.^

[Delsus]

There will be a snowy Area in FFXIV: ARR ^.^

But... but.... what about the grand return of /snowball, which I know we all want back!!!

[Starlord]

But... but.... what about the grand return of /snowball, which I know we all want back!!!

/snowball will only work in snowy areas ^.^

[Zahak]

So basically, I can keep playing if I want, but anything I accomplish will be gone. I think not. You're going to lose a massive amount of players saying either a) you can't play for 2 months, particularly over the holiday when a lot of people have time off, or b) you can play, but we're just going to wipe out anything you accomplish. That is completely pointless if you're just going to wipe it. It's like playing FF1 half way through, then the battery in your cartridge dies and you have to start over.

There has to be another way.

Vote no and then you won't have to worry about wanting to play after Nov 1st or not. Wait for beta until then. It's not like you are being charged the months that xiv is down.