Quote Originally Posted by Phe View Post
Listen.
The average MMO player doesn't give a sh*t if a game succeeds or not.
either he likes a game or he quits and starts a new one.

the true fans actually want the game to succeed.
they have an INTEREST to give feedback and make it better.
Now you listen "Must currently have an active FINAL FANTASY XIV account" Therefore EVERYONE who go it has paid for at least the last month, why would they do that if they weren't a fan of the game, the average MMO player sees FFXIV as an absolute fail, I got told by a friend "Why are you still playing the fail version, just wait for ARR" so why would people like that pay to see the final event?

EVERYONE that is in the alpha has interest in the game, the difference is most people posting with all the butthurt (like you) just want to play, I bet you wouldn't even mention a bug if you were in, yes I wanted to get in, yes I'm disappointed I aren't in but meh life goes on.

Also if the game is polished well in alpha it may bring back people who quit, people who are posting now will come back when ARR releases, if they can show off how polished the game is to people on the fence it may aid the games success.