The Devs need a much needed thanks!

[Silverbane]

The moment a better game comes out though, they're in trouble.

This is true for every product. And smart companies understand this, and adopt a strategy of "cannibalization" --
using the revenues from their current successful product to develop the product that will replace it.

Which frankly is what I hope will happen with the FF franchise.
I don't want them to forever continue to patch and extend their decade-old game engine.
I don't want them to forever continue writing stories under the constraints of a decade of canon.
I want them to start from scratch and create a new FF MMOJRPG, a "17" to be to "14" what "14" was to "11."
And as with 11 and 14, I want them to keep the servers up for 14 when they do.

[Avoidy]

This is true for every product. And smart companies understand this, and adopt a strategy of "cannibalization" --
using the revenues from their current successful product to develop the product that will replace it.

Which frankly is what I hope will happen with the FF franchise.
I don't want them to forever continue to patch and extend their decade-old game engine.
I don't want them to forever continue writing stories under the constraints of a decade of canon.
I want them to start from scratch and create a new FF MMOJRPG, a "17" to be to "14" what "14" was to "11."
And as with 11 and 14, I want them to keep the servers up for 14 when they do.

I'm hoping this is the case, but watching their company squander funds on failed Marvel spinoffs and talk of NFTs makes me wonder. Legit sometimes feels like the XIV devteam is anchored to Square Enix's poor financial decisions, but whatever. I'm out!