Thread: 18.5% drop in players in only 8 weeks

Originally Posted by Theodric

I don't personally buy into the idea that the MMO genre lacks in appeal to 'younger generations'. If anything, it's the lack of innovation that is to blame. Yoshi-P claimed the same thing about turn based JRPG's and yet they've been doing fairly well for themselves.

Putting someone in charge of FFXIV who actually has faith in the genre and a fresh perspective would do wonders for the game's livelihood. I can't think of many industries where someone in charge of them has little faith in their future would stick around.

How do you get from "turn based JRPG's" to "who has little faith in their future" of MMORPGs? There was a lot missing from that narrative.

Originally Posted by DPZ2

How do you get from "turn based JRPG's" to "who has little faith in their future" of MMORPGs? There was a lot missing from that narrative.

Though various interviews he's made and the statements contained within. I certainly don't agree with his takes on the idea that turn based games aren't exciting enough for the younger generation of gamers as he implies in this particular interview:

Source: https://www.gameinformer.com/feature...rn-based-for-a

Another poster also linked interviews containing commentary showing little faith in the MMO genre, as found here:

Originally Posted by Lauront

Funny, so he doesn't want to be on the Board, and then also claimed in 2016 he didn't want to be in the Producer role for 14 according to this... really doesn't sound like a recipe for happiness.