>>725007696
FF14 has a negligable overlap with people who play JRPGs.
MMO junkies went with 14 because it was THE MMO after WOW collapsed in on itself. It's its own pillar or the company, but that doesn't translate into increased strength in the FF IP.
Not even having the dude who turned the ship around on 14 involved in the develop of 16 had any real impact. It just came and went. FF is on life support.