Consumer good will is a one time currency. Once it's gone, it's near impossible to get back. It took Yoshi-P 8+ years to fix the image of FF14 after 1.0 and it was through hard work, determination, and putting the customer first that they managed to salvage the brand. Yet here comes the CEO, already a figure who isn't well liked in the community, willing to throw all of that down the toilet for a naked money laundering scheme that's liable to implode the second any regulation is put in place. And all in the name of the unsustainable monetary growth that epitomizes the capitalist business model. Hilariously it's almost as if SE is most well known for making a beloved game franchise that directly critiques corporate greed and the environmental effects it can have... Guess the CEO didn't get the memo.

If this goes through and touches FF14 in any way this "casual" gamer will not be continuing my sub or purchasing another SE backed product. The fact that Endwalker finished the story I cared so much about will allow me to leave with little to no regrets.