Why can't we have jobs with this level of depth and customization in FFXIV?

[Alukah]

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I don't know if I'm reading between lines but looks like it's the team that wanted something different, not Tanaka. In his words he tried to stay away and respect the team but that's just his words, what actually happened and why he got removed from the FFXIV team is another thing. His choice of words leaves a lot to interpretation.

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I know you take all XI / 1.0 topics personal, as there's no day you don't spend with the rose tinted glasses on mentioning either, but I doubt that outdated game would do well if it was released today, it had its time back then before MMOs became mainstream, but today if that same game was released under today's standard it wouldn't do well, like it or not. Those many changes people criticize that "drove away the core playerbase" would be necessary to even attempt to compete with today's mmo market.