From PCGamesN: “World of Warcraft Classic is upon us, and the world is awash in its nostalgia for the original format of WoW. The world loves Final Fantasy XIV in its modern form, but theres little demand for a return to its disastrous 1.0 launch. Because of that, director and producer Naoki Yoshida doesnt see much competition from Blizzards new, nostalgia-filled release.
WoW Classic isnt a competitor for FFXIV, Yoshida tells us. The actual rival is World of Warcraft itself. The structure is more like World of Warcraft than WoW Classic.”
Source: N4G PC WoW Classic isnt a competitor for FFXIV but regular WoW is