Zubis said: Oh, an amusing little anecdote: The interview where the FFXI team said Abyssea "was a mistake" was an American interview and not officially published for Japanese players. A fan translated the article on the official forums and the feedback from the Japanese players was so overwhelming that the director himself posted on the forums trying to smooth things over.
Lexx said: Silly, silly players. Haven't they learned by now that S-E is always right, in all things? You'll play the archaic design and you'll like it. In all seriousness though, I am surprised that a business would eliminate gameplay aspects that reinvigorated their decade old game and brought people back. Maybe this is their new attempt to get people to try out FFXIV 2.0: make FFXI as monotonous and draining as possible.
Rinoa said: LOL do they honestly think keeping an interview in a certain language = other people will never find out in this day and age?