Nice and Comfy, Safe and Tidy Overworld

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We'll see, but I've been poorly convinced thus far. Regardless of the game having an established playerbase with 1.0, he's still clearly pandering to the majority of the playerbase who are put off by a challenge.

The playerbase of 1.0 is far eclipsed by the playerbase of ARR though. 1.0's playerbase would likely not have been enough to sustain ARR and its development schedule for too long (and I say this as someone who was devoted to 1.0 for most of its lifecycle once Yoshi-P took it over.) They're not going to take a chance on rebuilding a game to cater to a very small population of players while alienating the much larger MMO market. That'd be a terrible business decision for them.

Sometimes its best to play it safe first, get the cashflow, then take risks. Taking risks didn't work with 1.0, so they didn't want to make that mistake again. ARR went the "safe" route because they needed a way to fix their mistakes and regain confidence from the overall gaming community. They managed it. Heavensward is where they can start taking risks.

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The playerbase of 1.0 is far eclipsed by the playerbase of ARR though.

I know, it was a mistype.