When Remaining Fantasy XIV was first launched with model 1.0, it was such a catastrophe for Sq. Enix, then CEO of the corporate, Yoichi Wada, needed to publicly apologize, feeling it had tarnished the Remaining Fantasy title. It will take a sure YoshiP to deliver life again into the struggling MMORPG and save FFXIV.
Whereas Remaining Fantasy XI had initially struggled, Sq. and its group used patches to deliver FFXI right into a state gamers loved, and finally, it grew to become a massively profitable sport for the corporate. However, after the unbelievable success of World of Warcraft, Sq. wished a real competitor, and went about creating a brand new MMORPG within the type of Remaining Fantasy XIV.
Nonetheless, for FFXIV model 1.0, many group members had been inexperienced in MMOs typically, and have been overly reliant on future patches to win over followers.
As an alternative of totally falling by the wayside, Sq. put Naoki Yoshida in command of FFXIV, who went about each updating FFXIV to a enjoyable, and playable state, whereas concurrently engaged on model 2.0, A Realm Reborn, which was constructed from the ground-up, and basically a model new sport that may win over fan belief, and renew the nice title of Remaining Fantasy. Dave Klein breaks all of this story down, and the way Remaining Fantasy XIV SAVED itself!