Square Enix and Crypto

[jadeblade]

I joined FFXIV since ARR and supported FF14 . I haven’t bought a single standalone FF game since FF8.I believe one the worst thing happened to FF brands was ENIX buying the Square, however I have been playing FF because I like FF. I Hate square Enix as company , but I still give them my money because they have the IP of FF.

HOWEVER, if this NFT thing goes through I am done with with FF brand ,I have moral obligation to not stand by see people get scammed. CEO is stupid is getting too greedy and they will shoot themselves on the foot.

SE seems to be as EVIL as EA but since it is Japanese company it is getting a pass?

[Lihtleita]

Not going to lie the environment talk is funny. Our planet is already doomed, may as well enjoy it while we can.

"the house is already on fire might as well set off fireworks" is a hell of a take my dude

[Nyvara]

I'm not sure if it's my age, or the fact I am not business or tech savvy but I don't understand most of what is being said in that letter. What I do understand is this quote..

I realize that some people who “play to have fun” and who currently form the majority of players have voiced their reservations toward these new trends, and understandably so. However, I believe that there will be a certain number of people whose motivation is to “play to contribute,” by which I mean to help make the game more exciting. Traditional gaming has offered no explicit incentive to this latter group of people, who were motivated strictly by such inconsistent personal feelings as goodwill and volunteer spirit. This fact is not unrelated to the limitations of existing UGC (user-generated content). UGC has been brought into being solely because of individuals’ desire for self-expression and not because any explicit incentive existed to reward them for their creative efforts. I see this as one reason that there haven’t been as many major game-changing content that were user generated as one would expect.

This really shows a lack of regard for a majority of their customers. I do Understand they(SE) are a business and we are a source of income but would it hurt to not make it so obvious?



Can someone who understands NFT/blockchain explain with examples in an objective manner how IF this were to come to FFXIV what form it would take?

[TheMightyMollusk]

"the house is already on fire might as well set off fireworks" is a hell of a take my dude

[Bobby66]

"the house is already on fire might as well set off fireworks" is a hell of a take my dude

If my house was on fire to the point where we had no hope of putting the fire out, yeah you are damn right I would throw some fire works into the mess, maybe even have a cook out. The reality the problems that are impacting us are not something we the younger generation can fix. Those in power do not wish or have any desire to change. My school did walk outs and crap, ya we got paper straws. We have no real power, and by the time we do have power it will be far too late. On an induvial level we can do everything in our power but the reality is our little cries and reducing our own footprint is nice and all but we are screwed this planet is not the future, it will be our past.

Sad truth is my lifetime foot print will be lower then most cause my parents raised me as a vegan, I have never consumed any animal based product and probably never will due to not having a taste for them.

[Katt_Felista]

Hopefully people are making enough of a fuss about this that they'll just do a 180.

Just imagine building this much of goodwill then doing this... SE, you had one of your most fantastic financial year... Just stop the greed, you know how it ends, either you are going to break your uptime, or get a raid wipe.

[DezereDawn]

If my house was on fire to the point where we had no hope of putting the fire out, yeah you are damn right I would throw some fire works into the mess, maybe even have a cook out. The reality the problems that are impacting us are not something we the younger generation can fix. Those in power do not wish or have any desire to change. My school did walk outs and crap, ya we got paper straws. We have no real power, and by the time we do have power it will be far too late.

sounds like someone missed the entire point of Endwalker's story.

[Bobby66]

sounds like someone missed the entire point of Endwalker's story.

I mean have not been able to finish yet due to the real boss the queue times.

[Zolvolt]

Facebook, or now "meta" is one of the most exploitive companies of people and their information that there is. The CEO is sorely out of touch if he is using Facebook as a company to look to as paving the way of the future. Facebook is a horrible company and Square Enix following in their footsteps is a huge red flag. Somebody wake that man up.

[SamsaraTrickstar]

If the money they get from NFTs lets them buy better servers and fix the random crashes with the game then GO SE! show those furries how it's done!

are you for real? how old are you? FF14 is not some small game. its was one of the big 5 for years and now its number 1 mmo. they got the cash to do what ever the game need they just don't wan to. more cahs wont make them as well. but this will make people leave the game. most people dont want to play a pyramid scheme. if some want they can build a new game base don it. or just do crypto scams.