Is it possible for FFXI & FFXIV to merge?

[Riardon]

No it can't happen for a miriad of reasons. This is only a science fiction scenario. Also FFXI concluded it's story and won't get any updates besides maintenance and bug fixes. It enters the stage of the living dead product. It will exist only as it makes some profit and it will close at some point in the far (but not that far) future.

[Gilraen]

Before 1.0 launched proper people had wondered the same thing. The answer then was that it simply wasn't possible. The games were too different to be compatible. We did get something of a nod to our old characters by assuring our names would be available... how they did it was stupid as heck, but I have to give them an A for effort. If it wasn't possible then, it's not going to be possible now.

[Sho86]

It would be entirely possible to throw a bit of XI in here, in multiple ways. One of course is a couple zones, maybe something akin to WotG XI expac, we see some of the world but not all of it. Another would be more nostalgia but still a possibility, to make a type of port of FF:Grandmasters as an arcade game to Gold Saucer. I don't see all of Vanadiel coming back even if they considered it, but its story is certainly not "dead."

Another chapter could easily open for it, and even the producer letter from last night hinted that it may not be over (could either be for XI proper or speaking technically of continuing the story on the mobile port someday, not grandmasters.) If they did throw XI areas into XIV though it would have to play by XIV's ruleset, which may not be all that bad but unsure if it would be what most people are looking for.

[Derio]

No just no. They are alot different than you think.

[Felis]

Can we also have a merge of FF VII and FF X (also with Lightning) ?

[CyrilLucifer]

It's not possible.

The progression systems are so completely different that it's not in the least bit compatible. And we're not even talking about end-game progression here, just using any type of gear.