Because throughout the entire series of FF, the one constant they've maintained (until XI) was that the game could be beaten. I don't feel that online RPGs are in the same genre as Final Fantasy, Dragon Warrior/Quest, Breath of Fire, Chrono Trigger etc. I like knowing that when I sit down and play an RPG at home that with enough determination and perseverance I can get through the game and beat it. With XI all the determination, Patience and perseverance won't give me that, just a character thats really good. Whoopee, I'm left unsatisfied.

Now, i realize PSO made a lot of money and EverQuest had been the top MMORPG for a long time (i dunno what is top now). So i do not blame FF for making a game to please the MMORPG players, but they put it in the numeric series. If it was named Final Fantasy Online, or something along those lines and left XI to be a console game that could be beaten, It would have made more sense.

I know theres nothing I can do to change it, and I guess saying its not an FF is wrong of me. Okay, its an FF, but i don't consider it as part of the FF series. I toss it in the bin with Crystal Chronicles, Mystic Quest and Tactics. They're still FF, but they aren't in the FF series, just in their realm.