[quote name='mythus']Fans of the Final Fantasy name went out and bought FFXIII. I was one of them; a mistake I won't make again. Also, Square Enix has to care whether you like the game, look what happened with FFXIV. Square is such a damaged company, financially and aesthetically that they are soon to fall and free enix from it fist, as well as all those talented developers zombied into the same ideas while restricting potential. "Towns are to hard to make"... really? Who do they think they are, indie development. Lazy shits. I hope they die with that type of mentality, well deserved.[/QUOTE]
FFXIV I think is a different animal because S-E has never been known for their MMO's. Its predecessor FFXI wasn't a huge hit either. The main flagship single-player FF's however, has had a long history of success. So the typical fanboy still holds on to past glory and with every new single-player FF, their hope is "oh this will be the game that will return FF to what it used to be". FFXIII got a lot of hate, and deservedly so, but I have no doubt that FFXIII-2 will still sell millions because the majority of the hardcore fanbase will still purchase the game with the hope of what it could be.