Square Enix’s New President Plans To Review The Entire Company - ARR incert future?

[Denmo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=csyfIZnx_dk

[Abriael]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=csyfIZnx_dk

Dude's not very smart and is talking straight out of the wrong orifice.

"why going out of your way to replace Final Fantasy XI?"

Well, because every online game, no matter how good, gets old. If you expect subscribers of Final Fantasy XI not to drop five years from now, your brain harbors delusions as big as a Zeppelin.

"but Blizzard is not replacing world of warcaft durrrr!"

1: Yes they are. Google "Blizzard Titan". At least check your facts before pretending to teach people with a ton more experience than you have "what works and what doesn't", you'll avoid looking more of a fool than you already do.

2: World of Warcraft is considerably newer than Final Fantasy XI, and so is its engine, that also isn't held back by the PS2 and Xbox 360.

3: World of Warcraft has a MUCH larger leeway in term of subscribers. Even if it starts dipping it'll take a much longer time for it to lose its profitability edge.

Talk about comparing apples to escalators. 20 minutes of my life wasted on someone that doesn't hold the slightest idea of what he's talking about.

Oh, by the way, as an urelated note Wada reiterated once again during the live letter that nothing's going to change for A Realm Reborn.

[SkyeWindbinder]

Dude's not very smart and is talking straight out of the wrong orifice.

"why going out of your way to replace Final Fantasy XI?"

Well, because every online game, no matter how good, gets old. If you expect subscribers of Final Fantasy XI not to drop five years from now, your brain harbors delusions as big as a Zeppelin.

"but Blizzard is not replacing world of warcaft durrrr!"

1: Yes they are. Google "Blizzard Titan". At least check your facts before pretending to teach people with a ton more experience than you have "what works and what doesn't", you'll avoid looking more of a fool than you already do.

2: World of Warcraft is considerably newer than Final Fantasy XI, and so is its engine, that also isn't held back by the PS2 and Xbox 360.

3: World of Warcraft has a MUCH larger leeway in term of subscribers. Even if it starts dipping it'll take a much longer time for it to lose its profitability edge.

Talk about comparing apples to escalators. 20 minutes of my life wasted on someone that doesn't hold the slightest idea of what he's talking about.

Oh, by the way, as an urelated note Wada reiterated once again during the live letter that nothing's going to change for A Realm Reborn.

lol I usually watch the guy because he can be funny sometimes (though often he does try way too hard). But I usually take what he has to say with a grain of salt. Your thoughts on this subject echo my own, Abriael. The way this guy talks, I wouldn't be surprised if he compared ARR's sub numbers at release to WoW's current sub numbers and used it as a "reference" to state why ARR is failing. Just don't take what he says to heart. The guy seems to know as much about how to "fix" Squeenix as he does about how to shave and cut his hair. ^^

You should watch some of his videos. When you're not taking most of what he says seriously, he can actually be quite entertaining.

[Keyln]

Dude's not very smart and is talking straight out of the wrong orifice.

"why going out of your way to replace Final Fantasy XI?"

Well, because every online game, no matter how good, gets old. If you expect subscribers of Final Fantasy XI not to drop five years from now, your brain harbors delusions as big as a Zeppelin.

"but Blizzard is not replacing world of warcaft durrrr!"

1: Yes they are. Google "Blizzard Titan". At least check your facts before pretending to teach people with a ton more experience than you have "what works and what doesn't", you'll avoid looking more of a fool than you already do.

2: World of Warcraft is considerably newer than Final Fantasy XI, and so is its engine, that also isn't held back by the PS2 and Xbox 360.

3: World of Warcraft has a MUCH larger leeway in term of subscribers. Even if it starts dipping it'll take a much longer time for it to lose its profitability edge.

Talk about comparing apples to escalators. 20 minutes of my life wasted on someone that doesn't hold the slightest idea of what he's talking about.

Oh, by the way, as an urelated note Wada reiterated once again during the live letter that nothing's going to change for A Realm Reborn.

I dunno, Everquest is still going strong, 15 years later, even though it's older than FFXI and has a much smaller fan base.

[Abriael]

I dunno, Everquest is still going strong, 15 years later, even though it's older than FFXI and has a much smaller fan base.

And it's been replaced once and it's about to be replaced a second time. Sorry if I ask, but what's your point?

Square Enix didn't close down XI as well, and isn't nearly about to. The silly point the ignorant dude from the video is trying to make is that Square Enix shouldn't try to make a new MMORPG because they already have XI (since Blizzard isn't making one because they already have WoW, which is false even if the comparison was fitting, and it isn't)

Of course it doesn't make the slightest sense.

[ArkhamNative]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=csyfIZnx_dk

I think he sounds clueful about some SE stuff ("Duke Nukem Forever" projects, Tomb Raider unrealistic expectations, KH3?, JP-only, etc.). But I won't be recommending it because of 2 things: 1: way too much F-rage to take seriously, and 2:not a clue about FFXI/XIV.

He said he tore through Tomb Raider in 2 days. Maybe he played FFXI for a similarly short time before declaring it "done" and moving on. I dunno. Most people I know have long since quit FFXI and are looking forward to something fresh & modern in XIV.

[Catapult]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=csyfIZnx_dk

He has some valid points, but it is mostly gamer-rage. He also doesn't understand how economics, business and marketing intersect.