I solved the problem with this game.

[Enla]

Let's not give 'Small Indie Company' Square Enix any ideas please... They already act like they aren't a major AAA company for most of the year, actually treating them like an indie company would be a disaster from which we'd never come back from.

[Mistyregions]

Let's not give 'Small Indie Company' Square Enix any ideas please... They already act like they aren't a major AAA company for most of the year, actually treating them like an indie company would be a disaster from which we'd never come back from.

What do you mean by this comment? Are you insinuating that they have unlimited money to focus on just one IP in their portfolio? That they should not diversify and keep the game withing a budget? That they should not give raises to employees? That they should just return all profit from this game back into the game?

[Enla]

What do you mean by this comment? Are you insinuating that they have unlimited money to focus on just one IP in their portfolio? That they should not diversify and keep the game withing a budget? That they should not give raises to employees? That they should just return all profit from this game back into the game?

I'm outright stating that in the past SE has acted like an Indie company with no money for anything even as a quick look at their financial reports, which are public by the way, shows they're making record profits. I'm also stating it as someone who still very much remembers the hell Yoshi P went through just to beg for the last round of server upgrades even as SE funneled money hand over fist out of FF14 to fund other projects. You should never, ever, let a company like SE treat itself like they're a small start up with barely any money to their name because they will never stop taking advantage of you once you let them get their foot in the door. If they need to wait for funds to be raised internally, fine, but like hell should we ever crowdfund for them.

[Moonlite]

What do you mean by this comment? Are you insinuating that they have unlimited money to focus on just one IP in their portfolio? That they should not diversify and keep the game withing a budget? That they should not give raises to employees? That they should just return all profit from this game back into the game?

For a monthly sub game my sub has cost me $3600 rounded down to an even monthly number. That does not include any cash shop or expansions purchased. Do you think I have gotten a product worth $3600? That enough of my money has gone back into QoL improvements of the game. Neither you nor I are privy to the info, but does it even feel like even a fair percentage has gone back into the game. A fair percentage for me being over 60% which would include staff costs, leaving SE to use the other 40% however they see fit.

I might be misunderstanding the OP here, but I believe this isn't so much aimed at the "Hey, y'know what might be a good idea?" players, but aimed at the "I PAY YOSHI P MY SUB SO THEREFORE I AM ENTITLED TO DEMAND X AND Y BECAUSE I WANT IT AND I ALONE MAKE SURE HE HAS A ROOF OVER HIS HEAD" players.

Could be wrong, but that's the feel I get.

Entitled or question why the game has gotten so much since 2.0 from the players and receive so little improvement. Or why such a beloved team that communicates so well blows smoke at players with the excuse "Housing is for community feel." You know another garbage statement from 2.0 was "GC frontlines is because of lore so its staying." He would get more respect if he said, "we refuse to pay for more instances and world servers aren't over taxed and thats why we refuse to do instances."


Also players might not be so bent out of shape if the cash shop was a little better and they didn't charge for extras that are in game. This is a monthly sub not a phone game.