Quote Originally Posted by Nektulos-Tuor View Post
If thats the case, why fight it? They are giving FFXIV money? They will donate to the cause and leave.
The devs want their game to have some degree of continuity. I quite like the fact they stuck to this. It's an example of creative freedoms. In this case, the desire to maintain continuity within the game. It's an example that they want their game to be how they envision it, not simply a tool to earn the most money (for this issue in particular, profits would be negligible though). Of course, I'm not denying the possibility that this also serves as a petty means to keep someone around, but given how quick it is to do things usually, I'd say that conspiracy reasoning is rather lacking if someone were to claim that.