Quote Originally Posted by gifthorse View Post
But wouldn't it be better if they made content that 99% of people will utilise, rather than only 1%? If we weren't on such a short supply of content as it is, I wouldn't argue that the game should appeal to both players at once, but since we are quite starved of content, i think it is in SE's best interest to only release content that everyone can enjoy, and not jsut a small fraction of over-zealous FFXIV players.
Oh my god. Me and Gifthorse agreeing is scary.

If they want to reach out to different types of players, it would be more cost-effective just to make different servers, probably and just recycle the current content in different ways for the different types of players.
Phew. Safe.
Making different servers is just as cumbersome, resources-wise, as creating different content. Every patch needs to be implemented and customized for every ruleset, and even more, it needs to be tested in each environment. Having different ruleset isn't something a developer hard pressed for time and resources can really afford.