We are actually getting a Mobile FF14 ? WHAT!?

[Ascended_Demon]

You know what would be funny? I mean really funny? If the mobile version had unrestricted glamour and it made people put more pressure on the devs to do the same in standard game.

[Iedarus]

You know what would be funny? I mean really funny? If the mobile version had unrestricted glamour and it made people put more pressure on the devs to do the same in standard game.

You know what would be funny? If the gameplay wasn't complete ass and it made people put more pressure on the devs to do the same in the standard game.

[Asari5]

time for that one button-rotation people are wishing for. or at least those half baked npc rotations

[Hypnotic13371337]

time for that one button-rotation people are wishing for. or at least those half baked npc rotations

Psh, why even? Just turn on auto pathing and auto battle xD

[BabyYoda]

At least we get 5% of the revenue on a game that is not an NFT

[Inputnamehere]

Huh. Do you not have phones, though?

[Jeeqbit]

I saw this on the lodestone and couldn't believe it wasn't April Fools day. I am all for the companion app to make playing the game work for busy people, but I'm not sure about playing the whole game on a mobile - why give yourself neck strain looking down doing hundreds of hours of MSQ on a mobile when you could just load it up on a PS5 or a PC and look properly at a screen?

Mobile games are usually played to pass the time quickly, for example while waiting in a waiting room, on a bus or train or on the toilet. So a quicker game like pac-man is ideal, or not a game at all. When I have been without access to a PC, I actually just watch FFXIV on youtube or twitch via a mobile device, which would probably be an easier way to consume the MSQ on such a device.

There was a time I was very sick though and I streamed the game to my iPad (yes this is has been possible for a long time). It was the only way I could play because a lot of my muscles were injured and needed to be rested flat to heal. I could have probably got away with doing a dungeon (but would have got strange looks due to my movements), but it was more ideal for just doing quests, so I just did those and that was comfortable. Still, there's a difference between this and saying you should fight titan with 7 other players on a mobile/tablet.

And now most people wouldn't need to stream it like I did because of Steamdecks. People can do savage with those. I think those are useful when stuck at, say, a hotel but wanting to login for raiding on time.

But it still remains that aside from being stuck traveling, in a hotel or seriously injured like I was, why wouldn't you just do hundreds of hours of MSQ on a PC or console?

The graphics look a little better than the actual ARR does. It also says you can choose to meet players, mentors, etc. Does this mean they are actually going to play amongst everyone else on other platforms?

[Xeronia]

Is this an out of season April Fool's Joke?

Sorry had to say it, moving on. Seriously? I would love to know who thought this was a great idea and how integrated or segregated from the actual game it will be.

[Rehayem]

Just because Lightspeed is developing the game, doesn't mean SE isn't feeding them our sub money to support their development. Yes, this is definitely where our sub money goes.

What a waste of resources.

[Bibine_Bine]

Is this where our sub money has gone? To remake the game on mobile starting from ARR again?

Maybe they've realised they've ran out of road with how garbage Dawntrail is and they just want to try and milk the original decade all over again. I'm joking but... Also... Am I?

Playerbase: "can we have content pls"

SE: "You guys HAVE phones, right??"

Games not doing well > Make mobile game > Cash off all the whales and micro transactions.

Can't say I'm surprised glad my sub is ending here soon.

This is being developed by a third party. Square Enix is simply licensing out their IP and sharing game assets to another developer. No money or dev time is being taken from SE. In fact, this is just making them money.

Just because Lightspeed is developing the game, doesn't mean SE isn't feeding them our sub money to support their development. Yes, this is definitely where our sub money goes.

What a waste of resources.

Abysmally dumb take. That's literally not how any of this works.