Is Square Enix DDoSing themselves or what ?

[BabyYoda]

Daily reminder

-15 usd monthly (worth of GP Ultimate) + plus retainers + tip.
- New content every 5 months (unlike Hoyoverse who release new events[sometimes with new zones as well] every 2 weeks or month , handling 4 successful massive games at once)
— Every new item or emote goes directly behind $$$cash shop on a based subscription game.
—Can't unsub because you lose your house.

Having a house is just a sin

[Raven2014]

Daily reminder

-15 usd monthly (worth of GP Ultimate) + plus retainers + tip.
- New content every 5 months (unlike Hoyoverse who release new events[sometimes with new zones as well] every 2 weeks or month , handling 4 successful massive games at once)
— Every new item or emote goes directly behind $$$cash shop on a based subscription game.
—Can't unsub because you lose your house.

I ... don't think you understand the scale of Hoyoverse game. Their revenue range from high 8digit to low 9digit dollar figure a month.

Even if we generously give FF14 3milion subs at standard price (which I doubt), they are still way behind those games. Realistiacally, FF14 probably only peak at release of an expansion, than slighly peak again when patch come out but on average I seriously doubt it maintains 3mil subs on average at any given times. The economy behind Gacha game is literally insane, and there is a reason you see why a lot of companies want to jump on that model.

But I do agree that FF14 would definitely be at a much better place if SE funnel its profit into better the game itself instead draining it as a source of fund for other fail projects. Whether you can see Hoyoverse does exactly just that.

[Tunda]

I ... don't think you understand the scale of Hoyoverse game. Their revenue range from high 8digit to low 9digit dollar figure a month.

Even if we generously give FF14 3milion subs at standard price (which I doubt), they are still way behind those games. Realistiacally, FF14 probably only peak at release of an expansion, than slighly peak again when patch come out but on average I seriously doubt it maintains 3mil subs on average at any given times. The economy behind Gacha game is literally insane, and there is a reason you see why a lot of companies want to jump on that model.

But I do agree that FF14 would definitely be at a much better place if SE funnel its profit into better the game itself instead draining it as a source of fund for other fail projects. Whether you can see Hoyoverse does exactly just that.

if 10% of the profit goes to development.. FFXIV will destroy the competition for other MMOs, even Yoshi P publicly stated that bro he beg SE to do adjustments on the budget..
Why someone who develop the best MMO in the market destroys the competition in ShB begging parent company to increase the budget when the game is literally funding NFT projects that until now.. no one hear about.. not even demos not even an image.. like money just blown away.

If we invest that money which is already spent on NFTs we can fix netcode issue forever

[Tunda]

I remember when we got extra play time when servers crashed.. good old days

[Kes13a]

I remember when we got extra play time when servers crashed.. good old days

server crashes ARE an SE problem, plain and simple. they should give free time for that. DDoS... completely different story.

[Hallarem]

Please understand poor indie company with early access hatless races (Viera - Hroth).
Unfixable engine, nft projects, juggling 3 game developments.

But "everything is fine" and "everything is overblown" and "you just hate fun"

Cant wait for the world to soften up too in the story. And some real world inserted into the game ala Sweet baby inc. Dragon quest already got swiped.

[Tunda]

Please understand poor indie company with early access hatless races (Viera - Hroth).
Unfixable engine, nft projects, juggling 3 game developments.

But "everything is fine" and "everything is overblown" and "you just hate fun"

Cant wait for the world to soften up too in the story. And some real world inserted into the game ala Sweet baby inc. Dragon quest already got swiped.

lol that change in dragon quest is just dumb.. god who are these people?

I was actually hyped for games that been written by Mr. Toriyama blessed hands.. but no, he is dead and we got this political propaganda.

[Slayer25c]

lol that change in dragon quest is just dumb.. god who are these people?

I was actually hyped for games that been written by Mr. Toriyama blessed hands.. but no, he is dead and we got this political propaganda.

Roll my eyes u people are a joke.

[Tunda]

Roll my eyes u people are a joke.

lol are u offended?