Will they be any incentives for FFXI players to try out ARR?

[Starlord]

FFXI is still an awesome game so 7-8 bucks a month You should consider yourself lucky. ( When they bring back that deal again)

[Malakhim]

I have Legacy status in FFXIV and I had that 7.99(or however much it was) deal when subscribed to FFXI at the same time and loved it. If they would bring back that deal, I'd totally be onboard for playing both.

Hey SE, you should totally bring back that deal. Two games for what is essentially one monthly fee? Yes please.

[AdorraEloom]

I think all players who are currently playing ff11 should try ff14 beta phase 4, this way they can try it for few weeks at no charge and see if they like it =)

[Zetsumei_Tsunarashi]

I'm sure they will bring back the discount when ARR launches. I would assume that the only reason the discount was revoked was because they stopped billing for FFXIV. Since subscribing to both games was no longer possible, the discount became impossible to acquire anyway.

[Hiruke]

SE are you going to give any bonus to FFXI players for playing ARR? Like the discount for playing both like what was given in the past?

Maybe like subscribe to ARR and get FFXI for only $5 a month. I know a lot of players who still play FFXI but are not willing to try FFXIV for various reasons (attached to their FFXI character, don't want to play another mmo that's not like FFXI, heard bad reviews about 14.)

With the 5th FFXI expansion Seekers of Adoulin releasing on March 26th, this could be an ARR killer for some people. ARR may be released in July or so according to the time line but if FFXI players are content with the new expansion they might not even try ARR at all.

If the like 500 people who still play FFXI (exaggerated for humorous effect) are still content with the only "customization" options for the race/gender of their choice being 8 different face/hairstyles that each come in 2 different vibrant colors, I seriously doubt anything can coax them into playing a different game (I'm not sure how you can be "attached" to a character that looks the same as everyone else's... I guess it's easier now that no one else is ever online).

Why get them to quit FFXI and play FFXIV for like 1/3 the price? They can just keep playing FFXI and give SE money that way. The real question is: Why did SE even bother making a new expansion to begin with? And why do people want to get their Rune Fencers and Geomancers to level 99 so they can continue doing Abyssea forever? If the idea of playing a new world populated with other folks isn't their bag, it's just not their bag. No need to go crazy trying to grab such a small market segment when the real prize is getting new players who have never played XI or XIV (and, preferably, lots of them!).

To speak to the other two examples you gave... If they don't want to try FFXIV because it's not FFXI... lol? Ok, then. Well, it's not FFXI, nor should it be. Have fun playing FFXI. Peace! If they don't want to try FFXIV because they heard bad reviews about it... lol!? Maybe they also heard the game was completely redone, and they should check out the new version before saying it sucks. Or maybe they should check it out period regardless of what others said. Or they can not. Whatever. Does it matter? Again, if the really small population of FFXI wants to keep playing XI, more power to them. If Seekers of Adoulin is a big enough reason for them not to play XIV, great. Let them play XI. Free will and all that. There's no particular reason to try to drive people to XIV from XI.

[Zumi]

If the like 500 people who still play FFXI (exaggerated for humorous effect) are still content with the only "customization" options for the race/gender of their choice being 8 different face/hairstyles that each come in 2 different vibrant colors, I seriously doubt anything can coax them into playing a different game (I'm not sure how you can be "attached" to a character that looks the same as everyone else's... I guess it's easier now that no one else is ever online).

Why get them to quit FFXI and play FFXIV for like 1/3 the price? They can just keep playing FFXI and give SE money that way. The real question is: Why did SE even bother making a new expansion to begin with? And why do people want to get their Rune Fencers and Geomancers to level 99 so they can continue doing Abyssea forever? If the idea of playing a new world populated with other folks isn't their bag, it's just not their bag. No need to go crazy trying to grab such a small market segment when the real prize is getting new players who have never played XI or XIV (and, preferably, lots of them!).

To speak to the other two examples you gave... If they don't want to try FFXIV because it's not FFXI... lol? Ok, then. Well, it's not FFXI, nor should it be. Have fun playing FFXI. Peace! If they don't want to try FFXIV because they heard bad reviews about it... lol!? Maybe they also heard the game was completely redone, and they should check out the new version before saying it sucks. Or maybe they should check it out period regardless of what others said. Or they can not. Whatever. Does it matter? Again, if the really small population of FFXI wants to keep playing XI, more power to them. If Seekers of Adoulin is a big enough reason for them not to play XIV, great. Let them play XI. Free will and all that. There's no particular reason to try to drive people to XIV from XI.

What's funny is FFXI still has like 200k active subs and their servers have around 2000 or so people on them at all times much more people then FFXIV 1.0.

[ShinigamiKayla]

What's funny is FFXI still has like 200k active subs and their servers have around 2000 or so people on them at all times much more people then FFXIV 1.0.

200k >.> because that is a lot...

[Shougun]

For 5$ I'd reactivate my FFXI account .. lol and I would have no plan to play it, thats just a real deal XD

[Wyyote]

SE are you going to give any bonus to FFXI players for playing ARR? Like the discount for playing both like what was given in the past?

Maybe like subscribe to ARR and get FFXI for only $5 a month. I know a lot of players who still play FFXI but are not willing to try FFXIV for various reasons (attached to their FFXI character, don't want to play another mmo that's not like FFXI, heard bad reviews about 14.)

With the 5th FFXI expansion Seekers of Adoulin releasing on March 26th, this could be an ARR killer for some people. ARR may be released in July or so according to the time line but if FFXI players are content with the new expansion they might not even try ARR at all.

I think the incentive might be to play ARR. The way this game is shaping up they won't need incentives at all. MMO players would be priviledged to pay full monthly fees for a high quality MMO, and there is certainly a need of one on the market. The fact that it's a FF title just sweetens the deal.

[indira]

As much as I like FFXI and wish to go back, my character and his levels are way low (I didn't have enough time in the past to play FFXI, and my character's levels aren't even at Lv40; they are even and all around Lv25 with some Lv35+) and all of my friends no longer play the game. Plus with FFXIV, it's so much easier to play. FFXI feels too archaic to even try again. At least I have the soundtracks to bring back the memories.

i went back and its not worth going back, for people who never played they wouldnt know how horrible it is now. way faster to play but no more substance left.