Quote Originally Posted by Remedi View Post
@Vhalinor with all due respect but we already had cases of ppl not accepting a negative response from SE with explanations in the past, that's why I'm beign a bit cautious in regards to surveys
As opposed to the improved reaction when SE says nothing? Feedback and player involvement will never please everyone. It's almost guaranteed to please them more than utter silence, however.

Quote Originally Posted by Vstarstruck View Post
In the end if they don't please many, wouldn't it start being reflected in sales and subs?
Not necessarily. People don't always make rational decisions, and MMOs benefit tremendously from momentum. WoW, for instance, is a piece of shit by modern standards, but millions and millions of people have memories, characters, and friends that keep them active. FFXIV has a similar sort of core, much of it inherited from FFXI and XIV 1.0 - particularly since it's the only major MMO available for consoles.

The major risk right now, as I see it, is new MMO releases - particularly the eventual successor to XIV. Any non-FF MMO that generates significant buzz, anything that draws away entire groups of friends, is going to be a huge threat to XIV if it also features a more responsive development team. And that's to say nothing of the eventual successor to XIV, which may well prove to be an epic flop. I would never, ever invest in a new SE MMO at this point - because they haven't shown any sort of desire to learn or evolve.

Community outreach can resolve these concerns. It can help inoculate FFXIV against the ever-present threat of new MMO releases, and it can help ensure that XIV's successor enjoys a strong, built-in core of early adopters just as FFXI guaranteed such a scenario for FFXIV.