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

[TheMightyMollusk]

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.

[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.