I was checking FFXIV ZAM today and read the Thursday (May 12/2011) blog regarding the financial report of Square Enix dated May 12/2011. The report looked pretty grim and it would seem that Square Enix might be put in a situation where they have to pull the plug on some game projects to manage their operating costs more efficiently.
Now here is the big question…will Square Enix continue on with FFXIV and continue to have YoshiP and the current dev team improve the game and use FFXIV as their last ACE to make a huge come back and get their financials to the positive side?

I am one of the many FFXIV players that stayed loyal to FFXIV and continued to be an active player since Sept 2010. Many of you might not agree to this, but should SE decides to continue with FFXIV and decides to have the current dev team to continue improving the game and announce that they will have to start charging the monthly fee sooner than later. I will fully support SE, I have not made any major contributions to Japan when the Earthquake happened, but I believe that by supporting the FFXIV monthly payment WITH THE PROVISION that YoshiP and his team will stay and continue the amazing progress they are doing with FFXIV, is worth it and in some ways I can redeem myself.

To add to this, I believe that FFXIV is in the perfect position to still compete with other current MMOs, sure there is still a lot of work to be done, but FFXIV has made notable, yet subtle progress, even Thayos of FFXIV ZAM noticed these positive changes. The changes might not be as profound as we expected them to be but at least the game has improved and is continuing to improve. Thayos also shared my belief that there is a huge chance for YoshiP and his dev team to help FFXIV make its huge come back.
Another fact I want to address as a FF fan is that FFXIV lore is something that most current MMOs cannot imitate IMO, even the graphics is still much better compared to other MMOs IMO. I know I sound kind of bias here but I really truly believe that FFXIV has huge potential to compete in the MMO industry.

I would appreciate any comments from the FFXIV DEV team in terms of how they feel about what is happening in Square Enix’s current financial state. I would hope that SE does not give up on FFXIV, I can’t come back to FFXI at this point, I have already moved forward from FFXI and I don’t find the other current MMOs captivating enough to take me away from Final Fantasy lore.