Quote Originally Posted by Wolfie View Post
Does it really matter? FFXI is a decade old. There is absolutely no reason to use FFXI's launch state as an excuse for FFXIV's launch state.
The point is, in both games they made a similar decision. If you think it was a bad idea, releasing FFXI early; then you would think they had learned nothing from that "mistake," and made the same decision in regards to FFXIV.

BUT, if you think the early release of FFXI helped contribute to FFXI becoming a better game, then SE would have done the same thing for FFXIV.


Remember FFXI Lasted for years and will last for more years to come. What the initial reactions are and what the state of the initial release pales in comparison to what the game WILL be in 2-3 years. In both FFXI and FFXIV they released each game at the same critical stage, where they needed actual player feedback. Because the actual state of the game 2-3 years from now is immensely more important than what the initial reaction is, SE released both games early for the same reasons.

My point has been and still is; NOONE can argue that THE ACTUAL STATE OF THE GAME TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE would have been better if FFXIV remained in SE's hands completely. If it hadn't been for the player feedback at such a critical time, many features would not have been changed, many plans would not have been made, and there would not be as much pressure as there is now. Plus we wouldn't have Yoshi either.