Remember the arguments during beta?

[indira]

Don't be dramatic. They are offering the free weekend as a promo for all the new content in 2.1. Common sense people.

read the post on lodestone im not saying anything they didnt say themselfs. they took wow and used it as a base for this game, now they use

"If you or any of your friends have purchased Version 1.0 and have yet to play—or are simply taking a break from—FFXIV: ARR, you won't want to miss out on this limited-time event!".

And nobody of value was lost.

last i checked with a sub game everyone is valued if tomany leave the game goes bye bye. when people leave so do friends