
Originally Posted by
Uryuu
In my opinion it's one of the reasons FFXI is still doing decently. People get attached to characters they're used to seeing, etc.
I think XIV's catastrophic failure (and in my opinion, a reputation that cannot be salvaged no matter what they fix) has really scared EME into taking their time. After that fiasco and the huge revenue losses SE had I really don't blame them. Regardless, from what I've seen/read, I think the game would still be great even if they released it now.