New MMORPG?

[PEANUT]

Hi everyone! This post is JUST for fun and speculation. I know Yoshi-P has said in an interview not long ago that he would love to make another MMORPG before he retires (which I think he's like 49 or 50? so like within the next 15 years it seems?), and wasn't like joking when he said it, so I'm curious what everyone thinks about this?

I know Square Enix has been developing a lot of games using UE5 (half the video games industry is tbh cause it's an incredible advancement in technology) such as KH4, DQXII and I guarantee FF7:R(just hasn't been officially announced yet). I know FF16 is right around the corner now, so it got me thinking if he were to get the a-okay to do something like this and started planning and creating next year in 2024, that's only like 4 years away or so from the PS6(which I'm sure will be very powerful especially if you mix it with the tech in UE5 as it advances over the next 4-5 years) and on average it takes like 5-6 years to make these kinds of games, so I'm curious if anyone else thinks this could ever happen if they were to use UE5 for a new MMORPG? We know it supports a lot of players in big maps(like fortnite) and UE5's one world partition system breaks those massive maps into a grid based system only loading in what's needed(and then ofc nanite renders foliage now in addition to geometry with lumen lighting everything you can see for GI), and I think it's plausible they could make something incredible for the next-gen as the time arrives.

Yes I know he wants to support FF14 for the next 10 years and they are still putting a lot of work into it, but like 11 it will probably not need so much support as the next few years go on and eventually they will want to start creating something new, and I would love it to be a new MMORPG type game! Look at the recent "Chrono Oddysy"(spelling?) MMORPG game coming out on UE5, it looks wonderful. If they can do it, why not Yoshi-P's team?

What do you guys think? Again, this post is just for fun and speculation, I don't need anyone yelling at me please...

[Stormpeaks]

With a different dev team hopefully that actually innovates in the content they create. Hopefully. Content in FFXIV is always more and more of the same and it's an absolute bore.

[EZGIL]

With a different dev team hopefully that actually innovates in the content they create. Hopefully. Content in FFXIV is always more and more of the same and it's an absolute bore.

[Elissar]

[Renalt]

Always two there are.

Also I'll never not like Star Wars, Jurassic Park, and The Mummy memes.

[PEANUT]

With a different dev team hopefully that actually innovates in the content they create. Hopefully. Content in FFXIV is always more and more of the same and it's an absolute bore.

Well that's what I mean, if they used a new engine and didn't have restraints from severe hardware limitations (aka the ancient PS4 lol), etc. I think they can really get creative with fresh ideas and what they'd like to do. My hope one day is to have an MMORPG that takes a lot of actual skill, aiming, blocking and timing attacks, hitting enemy pressure points like shooting an arrow or bullet at a large enemies weak point to temporarily weaken it so the team can unleash some powerful attacks, hiding behind pillars or trees, using the environment, things like that would be incredible in an open world detailed sense. Going on hunting quests with your friends, kind of like how 11 required a lot of time and skill. I know things are faster now and "people don't have the time", but the same could be said for when 11 was out years and years ago. Also Elden Ring is very difficult and loads of people play and enjoy the difficult content and challenge of it all.

[MistakeNot]

With a different dev team hopefully that actually innovates in the content they create. Hopefully. Content in FFXIV is always more and more of the same and it's an absolute bore.

That's because just about every time they have tried doing something different in FFXIV, players ended up disliking it. So they are sticking to the same old formula that they know works.

[Stormpeaks]

That's because just about every time they have tried doing something different in FFXIV, players ended up disliking it. So they are sticking to the same old formula that they know works.

That is partially the problem though, I agree with that. FFXIV players dont like/ are not tolerating any sort of innovation and then complain that there is none.

It's a vicious circle really

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

That is partially the problem though, I agree with that. FFXIV players dont like/ are not tolerating any sort of innovation and then complain that there is none.

[Stormpeaks]

I never disagreed with that, believe me, the community is at fault as much as the devs, it's a problem on both ends, if they dare create new content that requires effort, it will get bashed down, and if they dont they'll get bashed down by people that want content that require effort

there's no winning really