Quote Originally Posted by Azurymber View Post
says tv...
how many successful shows do you know of that are based simply on some random persons desire to sell cookies to customers with no drama and no action.

Popular media, or what is -successful- tells us very clearly what the average person wants. To ignore that is to create a product that will fail UNLESS ON THE OFF CHANCE YOU CREATE SOMETHING NEW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE LOVE which is very rare. FFXIV obviously has not done that.

just because 5 people enjoy a story about cookies does not mean its a good idea to design a game based around that.

its not about creating a game to leave a legacy. games are created to make a profit. Its not difficult to see what people are willing to pay for and what they aren't. They obviously aren't willing to pay for what FFXIV offers, or we would all be paying already.
what does tv have to do with a quest about cookies? Also fyi even in tv the mundane characters do have their purpose.