Quote Originally Posted by KingShez View Post
I'm agreeing with you. I think the next update will bring a bunch back and then by New Years you should see another merger!
I also think that the people who shifted to 14 will realize another month of the same oversimplified gameplay and very causal focused game is not gonna last for them. Ive seen people who defend the game and are basically forcing themselves to enjoy it start to see the cracks. Its nothng new, just old ideas mostly well polished, but same old crap everyone has seen and done before.

I think FFXIV will hold onto people for a tops of 6 months (2 updates worth) before they fully give up, and it will be because the devs are trying so hard to appeal to a "mass audience" they wont have the depth there to keep most players amused.

I wont be shocked if the servers fill back up in the next few months, especially if the devs for this game finally get a clue and stop this ilevel vertical gear grind most people are not in favor of, and get back to making it how it used to be.