FFXI might go F2P.

[Level 3 Corn]

http://www.technobuffalo.com/2015/03/18/final-fantasy-xi-press-conference-tomorrow-free-to-play-finally-happening/

I understand this is the wrong place to put it, but for those that have always wanted to try FFXI, or have ever been on the fence to play it, you might actually get that chance in the near future.

[Asphe]

That's technobuffalo's speculation.

Somehow, somewhen, someone decided that one can indeed 'get' "Final Fantasy XI press conference tomorrow, free-to-play finally happening?" from http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/vanaproj/vanaproj.html

Or from the chocobo's beak; http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/46414

Well, it happens every year.

[Big Boom Boom]

Graphics upgrade in 2016 because they are dropping console version. Call it.

Mithra nyaan

[Level 3 Corn]

Първоначално публикувано от Big Boom Boom:

Graphics upgrade in 2016 because they are dropping console version. Call it.

Mithra nyaan

The stream went up. Both the PS2 and 360 version of FF11 are going down a year from now. And apparently the last chapter(s) of FF11 are going to be added to the game as well.

[LilG]

There isn't any news of it becoming F2P yet. Just a final kind of Ultimate Scenario content in May called Rhapsodies of Vana'diel. Then there won't be any further content & the end at some point.

They're dropping ps2/xbox support for it too. About time really.


Well if the ends coming I'd better get working on finishing my Mythic for my Blue Mage & stuff.

[Ruse]

If they're dropping consoles (which makes sense). While continuing to support windows version, why is everyone saying this is the end? It doesn't make sense they would continue to support windows then say we're dropping the game.

[Justuค็็็็็็็s[FIN]]

Why the ♥♥♥♥ you want it to be F2P? The game would be full of microtransaction if it was F2P. I'd prefer B2P.

[AmAtic]

Somehow I highly doubt that will happen in the near future when they have like 4 million players now.

[Ruse]

Първоначално публикувано от Sigma:

Somehow I highly doubt that will happen in the near future when they have like 4 million players now.

Four million in FFXI (11)? Last I heard the population was half a million.

[Asphe]

Around 400k active subs or less. But it's still raking in the money. Even as the number of players get fewer, costs drop even more.

[AmAtic]

Първоначално публикувано от Theresa Barkskin:

Първоначално публикувано от Sigma:

Somehow I highly doubt that will happen in the near future when they have like 4 million players now.

Four million in FFXI (11)? Last I heard the population was half a million.

Haha, sorry. read it wrong, thought he was talking about a realm reborn xD

[LilG]

Първоначално публикувано от Theresa Barkskin:

If they're dropping consoles (which makes sense). While continuing to support windows version, why is everyone saying this is the end? It doesn't make sense they would continue to support windows then say we're dropping the game.

It's mainly the people who have been saying the game is dying over the years who are laughing that its reached the end. The trolls came out of the woodwork on ffxiah threads.

The way I read it was the content they're adding is the finale to the game . But I think the game still has a few years to go before SE pulls the plug. I'm going to keep playing until its finished anyway Still got at least a few years worth of content to do.

You never know with SE logic anyway , theyre going to release a smartphone game set in XI's world soon too called Final Fantasy Grandmasters.

[Tumas Altaawus]

In regards to FFXIV:ARR, there's 4 million accounts. I suspect only around half this are subbed to the game.

[Erepio]

well they might chance to B2P after the last chapter of the xpack is done at the end of the year since it might a bit hard to justify the monthly sub when they basicly gonna go into maintanence mode...its either that or they gonna shut it down in like 2017-2018 since it will be hard to retain ppl now that every1 knows that nothing new will be coming

im actually thinking of going back and start a fresh char to just to do they story