Question...is Tanaka and Yoshi-P working this way? (Read inside)

[Eekiki]

But he would just make a better RPG, which people say are bad for MMORPGs. They have to be action based platformers based on current standards as people say. So partnering with them would actually hurt the game more based on current MMORPG gamers.

Don't forget that Sakaguchi was still holding the reins at Square when FFXI was developed and released. The idea to make FFXI an MMORPG was his idea.