How far we have come

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Agreed.

It's easy to lose sight of it when you're "living through it". But looking back to where this game was shortly after its release, to what it's gone through to get where it is now and, of course... the hope and excitement of where it's going.. We really have come a long, long way.

Thank you, Yoshi-P and all of the FFXIV team for the hard work and dedication you've put into turning this behemoth around. Inheriting FFXIV as it was after its launch could not have been an easy thing to do. But you accepted the challenge, threw yourself into it, and made it your own, so that a better experience could be shared with the fans.

What Yoshi-P and co accomplished with the 1.0 version of FFXIV up to the end is notable enough. What really gets me excited, though, is knowing that now, with 2.0, we will get to experience a FFXIV that is fully and truly the direct result of his and his team's effort. All those people doing their best to not only turn FFXIV into a better game than it was, but into a truly enjoyable and solid MMO experience in its own right, on its own grounds. "Tanaka's FFXIV" is gone forever. It's now "Yoshi-P's FFXIV".

Whatever happens, whether ARR succeeds beyond expectations, or crashes and burns, I have nothing but genuine and heart-felt appreciation and respect for Yoshi-P and what he and his team have done these past many months to make it the best FF experience they could. Win or lose, love it or hate it, nothing can take that away.