A discussion on add-ons and whether they should be supported in Final Fantasy XIV like they are in World of Warcraft!
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Final Fantasy XIV[b] is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by Square Enix. Directed and produced by Naoki Yoshida, it was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 3 in August 2013, as a replacement for the failed 2010 version of the game, with support for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and macOS releasing later. Final Fantasy XIV takes place in the fictional land of Eorzea, five years after the events of the original 2010 release. At the conclusion of the original game, the primal dragon Bahamut escapes from its lunar prison to initiate the Seventh Umbral Calamity, an apocalyptic event which destroys much of Eorzea. Through the gods’ blessing, the player character escapes the devastation by time traveling five years into the future. As Eorzea recovers and rebuilds, the player must deal with the impending threat of invasion by the Garlean Empire from the north.
The original Final Fantasy XIV, released in September 2010, was a commercial and critical failure. In response, then-Square Enix President Yoichi Wada announced that a new team, led by Yoshida, would take over and attempt to fix the issues with it. This team was responsible for generating content for the original version as well as developing a brand new game which would address all of the previous release’s criticisms. This new game, initially dubbed “Version 2.0”, features a new game engine, improved server infrastructure, and revamped gameplay, interface, and story. The original version shut down in November 2012 and was followed by an alpha test for Version 2.0.
The game released to largely positive reception; critics praised the game for its solid mechanics and progression, and they commended Yoshida for turning the project around. After a poor 2013 fiscal year, Square Enix executives attributed the company’s 2014 return to profitability in part to the game’s strong sales and subscriber base, reaching a total of over 22 million registered players by April 2021. The game has had a number of post-release updates produced for it, including four major expansion packs: Heavensward (2015), Stormblood (2017), Shadowbringers (2019), and Endwalker (2021).
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So what do you think? Should the game just start allowing add-ons? I'm pretty happy with the way it is!
hmm.. i have little to say on the matter, people can do whatever they want. All I need is FFXIV to provide me with a relaxing and fun environment to spend my time in, thus avoiding all the headache that will surely come once add-ons enters the picture. Not all people that come in FFXIV top-tier raiders or hard-core gamers. most of us came here just to chill out and have fun with friends, without the competition hubris. or just to relax coming in from a hard day at work. we don't want added stress/gut-punched by people calling us "useless" because we have lower parse then they. so…
but still, consider what Mr. Yoshida said on the subject,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_i6mjiGerU&t=20s
No, it'll start a flood of mods that create a toxic and handicapped experience.
No because complete games dont need add ons and modern games dont have add ons, they have mods.