Quote Originally Posted by MistakeNot View Post
There is no way they are going to do the same Calamity-reboot that they did between 1.0 and 2.0 again. Not unless they go completely insane.
The big reboot between 1.0 and 2.0 happened because 1.0 was a miserable failure in most aspects, so the game needed to be rebooted or shut down. They chose to reboot it.
The current game is not a miserable failure, and thus in no need of a reboot.

They do plan on a stat squish for 6.0, but that's just because numbers have got a bit too big. Very different from a full reboot.

We already know the game will continue after Endwalker, with new storylines. Eventually even FFXIV will wind down as interest fades, at which point I expect it to be handled like they handled FFXI - keep the game in maintenance mode as long as it makes money.
Agree with this. The stat squeeze is simply a technical issue and doesn't affect the on-going lore. There is no reason for another calamity and upsetting millions of players by removing all their progress, everything they achieved, literally starting from zero again will simply kill the game. None of what they said indicates that they plan such an action. The whole "end of days" concept is to frame the oncoming battle where the fate of the world is at stake. It doesn't mean they will destroy the world regardless of the outcome because that makes no sense.