Quote Originally Posted by Sotaris View Post
I've said for years we need a new game engine cause it's obvious it's holding back the game from a technology pov
I would think if the were going to use a new game engine, they'd just create a new game.
There's a lot of advantages to doing that instead of updating FFXIV:
  • FFXIV isn't subjected to the risk of major disruptions as they iron out the bugs
  • people who prefer the old FFXIV engine get to keep using it
  • A clean slate for the devs,
  • two revenue streams for SE instead of just one
... and many more.
This was, after all, the strategy SE used (and is still using IIRC) for FFXI and FFXIV.

Of course, players of FFXIV most likely wouldn't be able to being their FFXIV assets and accomplishments into the new game, and would have to start from scratch. Some might complain about that, but having to preserve all those old assets and accomplishments is an extra complication for the devs, so I think the "sacrifice" is probably worth it.