Quote Originally Posted by caffe_macchiato View Post
This. Square Enix isn’t a large company like Blizzard. We can’t expect World of Warcraft levels of budget and commitment from them. Final Fantasy XIV is a much smaller game from a much smaller company.
Size of the company is quite irrelevant. The only important question is if the extra development costs would be followed by a corresponding increase in paying players. Square Enix has almost certainly done that analysis already, and reached the conclusion that it isn't worth it.