Why the netcode issue exists, and why it cannot be fixed.

[Skies]

FFXI kept this whole company afloat with about 300k subs. I think you might be exaggerating just how many subs they need. Once a game is running, it's fairly cheap to keep it going.

[edit] not to mention the loss of subs they are having because of people unable to play their content

XI kept the whole company afloat with about 300k subs and servers exclusively on japan.