Finally Understanding SE's Decision Making (And Why It Won't Change)

[DPZ2]

That line alone...im going to say something that might be new for you but
THIS IS A PAID SERVICE , PEOPLE WONT ACCEPT ANYTHING BELOW OF WHAT THEY'RE GETTING
is like you're paying for a stream service but then for the same price the catalog is reduced...we're going backwards, is people money they are entitled to feel that way in any way they want and you cant say anything about it

So true. And when a paid service disappoints, what is the most logical thing for a player to do? Stop paying.

I say this because your ALL-CAPS line leads to that conclusion. If not, it becomes obvious that "won't accept anything below" is wishful thinking. People will apparently accept a lot before abandoning an MMORPG.

[Heroman3003]

It's not going to change because it still brings in money, so the suits don't see a reason to change. Money is the universal language.

And if it stops bringing the money, they won't change anything but just say that the game has outlived its profitability and start shutting things down. Most higher up SE suits don't care for FF14 as a product, only as source of revenue to fund other projects, so when the well dries up they won't rush to rejuvinate it.

[DPZ2]

And if it stops bringing the money, they won't change anything but just say that the game has outlived its profitability and start shutting things down. Most higher up SE suits don't care for FF14 as a product, only as source of revenue to fund other projects, so when the well dries up they won't rush to rejuvinate it.

This is the business model for almost every MMORPG of the last quarter century. LOTRO is still available after almost 18 years. RIFT is still available after 14 years. Star Trek Online is still available after 15 years. FFXI is still available after 23 years.

Loss of some revenue is not the determining factor for longevity. The four MMORPGs mentioned above are still providing income for their companies, althouth many have changed parent companies over the years.

[Jeeqbit]

And if it stops bringing the money, they won't change anything but just say that the game has outlived its profitability and start shutting things down.

You mean like they shut down FF11? (they didn't, you can still sub and play it)

Most higher up SE suits don't care for FF14 as a product

The new boss of Square Enix has a significant other that plays FF14 all the time. If they mess with FF14, the boss won't hear the end of it when they come home from work. As silly as that may sound, it's kinda a big factor if we ignore all the other factors.

when the well dries up they won't rush to rejuvinate it.

Like how they didn't rejuvenate it in 1.0? (they did) One of the important reasons to rejuvenate it was to restore trust in the Final Fantasy franchise, and they will do anything they have to in order to maintain that because it is one of the main franchises they have going for them.

[AnnRam]

Hope the game goes F2P with full of cash shop cosmetics because 15 usd monthly + retainers and they dare to give us RESKINS from other expansions as rewards for Dungeons

[fioravictorine]

Dawnfail is the beginning of the end

I'll use free logins to check out the game state once inawhile lol

[Collin_Sky]

Dawnfail is the beginning of the end

The game is as shit as it's always been
You just didn't like the story this time

[Hallarem]

I'm pretty much convinced the game will only change and start adding things when the japanese fans become loud about it. Otherwise they will postpone / not care.

[Sivante]

Theme park about sums it up. And like a theme park I'll pay once a year to hop in, look around, see what has changed, and leave in disappointment. They'll fix it or they won't, but at this point I have little faith in the former as they continue to hold the position that nothing is wrong with the current choices or directions. FF14 will be owned by another company by the time anyone with the traction to make any choices realizes how flawed things have gotten.

[Teno]

This thread reeks of pseudo experts in a big circlejerk way lol, me included. A lot of eye-rolling comments. Give it up here, and spam the japanese forums please, this game caters to them. That's where something might get read. At worst it'll annoy them and that's good, maybe they'll realize they have international players. The ship has sailed here.