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Final Fantasy 14 has had a lot of success lately. On the flip side, World of Warcraft has had its fair share of struggles, from the departure of major influencers to controversy over its handling of one of its most important characters, Sylvanas.
Final Fantasy 14 director Naoki Yoshida isn’t in the mood to celebrate, however. In fact, he’d rather fans stop making negative comparisons between the two, calling claims that Final Fantasy 14 has successfully claimed the MMORPG crown as irritating.
“The hard work we put into Final Fantasy 14 has paid off,” Yoshida said in a clip translated from a recent stream, as reported by PC Gamer. “But this whole WoW overtaking conversation isn’t the right conversation to have and it’s honestly irritating.”
Instead, Yoshida says Final Fantasy 14 owes WoW a debt of gratitude, noting that A Realm Reborn “wouldn’t exist” without Blizzard’s long-running MMORPG. Yoshida himself is a WoW fan, and he took inspiration from Blizzard to bring Final Fantasy 14 into the game it is today.
“WoW was the game we constantly admired,” said Yoshida.
Elsewhere in the stream, Yoshida expressed her gratitude for the recent increase in the number of simultaneous players in Final Fantasy 14 in preparation for the Endwalker expansion, calling it “a little scary.” But he also said there was “no way” Final Fantasy 14 could match the 12 million paying subscribers WoW was enjoying in its heyday, comparing it to Mt. Everest.
Either way, Final Fantasy 14 continues to be a huge success, and it’s something everyone can relate to celebrating. Learn more here about our Top 10 MMORPGs, as well as the steps Square Enix is taking to accommodate its influx of new players. Endwalker is expected on November 23.
Kat Bailey is Senior News Editor at IGN.
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