Remember the arguments during beta?

[Jilse]

By "diehard FF fan", I assume you mean FFXI? Because no true FF fan would ever willingly have your belittling attitude.

I think they mean XI, but if so, they have not played the game in years.

People acting like free weekends are new to SE, and they are copying WoW or something else by doing so must have missed all the Welcome Back campaigns FFXI throws. These basically cater to those who choose to blow through content and then cancel subscriptions until something new comes along. I have been playing XI since the NA open beta, and would be still if it hadn't gotten so far from the game I started playing all those years ago.