Remember the arguments during beta?

[HurtigeKarl]

Well that kinda is my point. People will leave and play other newer games all the time. Meanwhile the diehard FF fans suffer with this watered down game that was adapted for those casual gamers that probably won't play this again.

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

[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.

[Imapooonu]

After reading the entirety of this thread, I have concluded that the title no longer makes sense.

It started too, but then it stopped.