Quote Originally Posted by Enur View Post
While you are completely correct in the assesment that SE is going to keep things static for as long as possible, you must realise one of WoWs keys to success: Constant change. The game felt new for years with updates and changes to the core foundation. If FFxiv wont change it will be forgotten and die out.
I'd argue that there is more to WoW's success than just constant change. However, you have to understand Blizzard had the luxory of being able to go tremendous amounts of time without delivering new content. When you're not putting out content for 18 months that gives you a bunch of time to design and devlop systems and mechanics that change things up (not all of which were ever good things).

FFXIV just simply doesn't have that, the devs are constantly working on a schedule to deliver content on a regular basis. You simply cannot have both, either you get steady content additions every 3 months, or you get bigger shake ups but maybe 1 update every 6 months, or 1 a year. I do not think FFXIV would survive on that kind of timetable in this day and age.



"Oh theres this new tank that uses heavy armor and a two handed sword in the expansion" How many times will that sell? "heavy armor and x weapon" can only work so many times before everone will get sick of it.
It will work until it doesn't, and then maybe SE will do something about it.

I just hope you understand that i want the best for the game, and without risk, we wont come anywhere.
We both want whats best for the game, we just differ as to ideas on what that actually is. I think risks should be made, but this game cannot throw caution to the wind, especially after it already failed once.
We will just have to agree to disagree, which is fine.