Quote Originally Posted by Royze View Post
While I agree about their fan base being tiny in the scale of everything, I do have to point out that while their finances are "solid" that doesn't mean that their equity or profits support their ambitions. I'm pretty certain their overhead and net aren't too wide apart.

More importantly, if you compare their growth in the 90's up until X-2 vs their growth since X-2, you will notice a rather rapid decline and stagnation, while their overhead has increased...

yeah solid finances and cash flow, but huge liabilities and major stakeholders across the sea on the mainland.
That has nothing to do with being in "dire need of money". They aren't. If they were, FFXIV: ARR would have never gone beyond the idea stage.

Quote Originally Posted by Darkhaund View Post
Nope... if you see all the other MMOs that tried to copy WoW formula have failed.
And it will be pretty shameful if SE copied blizzard and also failed dont you think?
You called it a "real fear", while it's just an irrational statement born of nothing, as we already can see that ARR is very far from WoW in quite a lot of aspect.

Again, this whole thread is a trainwreck of ignorance. Sorry.