Thread: A better name for FFXIV 2.0?

I still just call it "fourteen". My friends who don't play it know what I mean by that. Not many (any?) other mainstream games have reached that number in their series.

I think when/if they see "Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn" being advertised, they will most likely consider that it's an expansion, unless they care to remember that I've mentioned it's being remade.

Originally Posted by Mjollnir

I still just call it "fourteen". My friends who don't play it know what I mean by that. Not many (any?) other mainstream games have reached that number in their series.

I think when/if they see "Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn" being advertised, they will most likely consider that it's an expansion, unless they care to remember that I've mentioned it's being remade.

I think that's the trickiest part about the subtitle. It does make it seem like just an expansion. For those unaware they might not know that's it's a tremendous overhaul. I could actually see some of the gaming press opening up their stories with, "We'll be testing out the new expansion for Square-Enix's dismally launched Final Fantasy XIV."

While those in the know would understand that it's not an expansion, the uninformed press and gaming public will assume that it is at a glance.

Unfortunately I don't see how you can advertise it without it looking like an expansion pack. I mean, they are adding new areas, jobs, cutscenes, and gear to the backdrop of a game that was released in 2010 so I think technically it could be considered an expansion albeit a massive overhaul of one. It will just be important to get to the gaming press that this expansion completely revamps the entire game to the point that it converts old game disc into an expensive cupholder.

Originally Posted by Rhomagus

I think that's the trickiest part about the subtitle. It does make it seem like just an expansion. For those unaware they might not know that's it's a tremendous overhaul. I could actually see some of the gaming press opening up their stories with, "We'll be testing out the new expansion for Square-Enix's dismally launched Final Fantasy XIV."

While those in the know would understand that it's not an expansion, the uninformed press and gaming public will assume that it is at a glance.

Unfortunately I don't see how you can advertise it without it looking like an expansion pack. I mean, they are adding new areas, jobs, cutscenes, and gear to the backdrop of a game that was released in 2010 so I think technically it could be considered an expansion albeit a massive overhaul of one. It will just be important to get to the gaming press that this expansion completely revamps the entire game to the point that it converts old game disc into an expensive cupholder.

If the gaming press call it an expansion they are just incompetent they should be following the news knowing it's a new game, you don't need a new client download for an expansion (from a point of view).

The press will not want the stigma of incompetence so they will not refer to it as an expansion.