Will you still be playing this game when it inevitably enters maintenance mode?

[Tranquilmelody7]

After the last expansion releases, and no more major content is planned?

I probably will tbh.
I've participated in several online games up their closure, and I intend to do the same with FF14.

I will probably let my house get destroyed, how ever.

To clarify, I don't think this game is anywhere near it's sunset era - I just occasionally ponder how that time will be when it occurs.

[Enla]

I still went back and played LoTRO even when it was clear WB had stopped caring about the game and before it got sold to Daybreak. I still had fun with SWTOR even though up until recently it wasn't sure if the game would ever see a proper expansion again. I will likely still be here even as the game slowly peeters out and it's fanbase moves onto bigger and better things. I enjoy it more than enough to stick around.

[Callinon]

Depends if there's still stuff I want to do.

[Reeereee]

Given SE's track record there will be a new FF MMO coming at around the time it goes into maintenance, I expect I'll be moving on. Once the story is over I don't see a lot to keep me playing.

[Rufalus]

I will still do some stuff casually at that time. I think when the community shrinks and everyone knows each other it gets more friendly, less ragey people around, so it's a different kind of experience that's better in some ways despite content production slowing down.

We're 9 yrs out from V1 now and I'm guessing this game has about a 20 yrs lifespan of updates. Sounds like a lot but I think this game is a special case and there's the precedent of S-E still supporting FF XI right now with minor content updates 17 yrs after launch (so far) and with a planned transition of that game into a new mobile version in the future. The way S-E support FF games it might outlive me lol.

[Mistyregions]

I will still do some stuff casually at that time. I think when the community shrinks and everyone knows each other it gets more friendly, less ragey people around, so it's a different kind of experience that's better in some ways despite content production slowing down.

We're 9 yrs out from V1 now and I'm guessing this game has about a 20 yrs lifespan of updates. Sounds like a lot but I think this game is a special case and there's the precedent of S-E still supporting FF XI right now with minor content updates 17 yrs after launch (so far) and with a planned transition of that game into a new mobile version in the future. The way S-E support FF games it might outlive me lol.

20 years? No way the game engine will be way to outdated. I give it till 7.0. On top of outdated everything the story has to end. It's a final fantasy game not a new season of One punch man, we cant just find new incredible super enemies. It becomes dull the second I realize there is no end game and no matter what there is a new "baddie" and its piss poor storytelling to boot.

[Selova]

20 years? No way the game engine will be way to outdated. I give it till 7.0. On top of outdated everything the story has to end. It's a final fantasy game not a new season of One punch man, we cant just find new incredible super enemies. It becomes dull the second I realize there is no end game and no matter what there is a new "baddie" and its piss poor storytelling to boot.

Considering WoW has been doing it for 15 years, It will only end when SE makes the decision to do so.

[Driavna]

Considering WoW has been doing it for 15 years, It will only end when SE makes the decision to do so.

I don't think any major company is going to risk it with another MMO. So as long FF14 works SE will stick with it.

[SturmChurro]

I don't think any major company is going to risk it with another MMO. So as long FF14 works SE will stick with it.

That's a big factor. With the gigantic cost to actually make one. They already have one right here, and contrary to popular belief it looks pretty great compared to everything else out there in the genre. An mmorpg has to appeal to a wide audience so super high graphical fidelity shouldn't really be at the top list for this genre. This game could definitely use a big upgrade when next gen comes out though.

I thought things like SWTOR were going to go into maintenance mode like 4 years ago when I quit, and they are still pumping out expansions, and I have been left in the dust in the story. I don't know how the rest of the game is doing content wise. That's an EA game too.

I just hope when they eventually do replace this game they don't pump out some live-service cash grab casual trash that seems to be the norm nowadays.

[AngelCheese77]

Considering WoW has been doing it for 15 years, It will only end when SE makes the decision to do so.

Considering EverQuest has been around for 20 years ....

Who knows for me. I've jumped to a new MMO alot in my past, though now I've slowed down a bit. FF14 is my only sub MMO at the moment, so going to another I pay for isn't big on my lisr rn.