>2013, Squenix confirms the story to FFXI is finished and the game is in soft maintenance mode for its 10k subscribers
>People get bummed but say 'it had a good run' and thats that
>3 years pass and after being told 'we are taking the thing away' people returned in droves, playerbase went back up to closer to eve online numbers which might not be much compared to most modern games but was a significant uptick in revenue for a game already making enough to keep the servers on
>Game starts getting regular events and tiny experimental updates as the devs now have freedom to do what they want
>Yoshi P says in an interview there are plans for major content patches, not a new expansion but content patches 'to give the audience what they deserve'
>A unreal engine remake for mobile devices was announced but has been dark for two years
>In the last year every big MMO has started pushing 'progression/classic servers' including big money makers like WoW, something Square Enix will no doubt be paying attention to.
>After 3 years of nothing they announce that after the FFXIV Fan Fest they will be hosting a 'FFXI fan event' including major game producers, celebrities and selling merch like shirts and hoodies that look like the armor from the game, clearly not a little thing
>"To discuss the future of FFXI"
So what the fuck is this? Mobile game but its been heavily reworked for pc? a minor remaster of the game to put it on modern consoles like ps4/switch? a treasures of Aht'urgahn progression server?
What the fuck is Square looking at XI for after leaving it to rot for over 3 years?