Im still going to play FFXII and FFXIII but dont u think that instead of wasting time creating X-2 and XI Online, they would have made more fans happy by making XI a console installment to the series? I just think that they were more intrested in making a quick buck.
I never saw what the problem with the random battles was either, it was the random battles and the storylines that made Final Fantasy different to any other RPG!
I just think that SE are wasting too much time and money on games like Kingdom Hearts and Star Ocean which wernt bad, but the flagship is Final Fantasy! Invest in it!