Server Merge

[Castanica]

The populations are fine, they are very average to what they have always been outside of the peaks.

Go back 4-5 years and they were around the same as they are now, I can post a link where people have been posting population numbers for 5-6 years that show this. They peaked at certain points but the average was always around the 1-1.5 mark at JP prime.

The problem isn't population, the problem is that the developers have ruined FFXI and taken it away from what made it great and more inline with modern solo experiences.

Also honestly I wanted this to go f2p for a while but the truth is there is no way FFXI would work as f2p, just impossible for them to make money from it. They can't setup a cash shop, they can't add cosmetics due to ps2 ram limiations etc.

Also if you 3 want to discuss FFXIV maybe goto the XIV forum and not disrespect the XI forum with your chatting about another game? Just a suggestion, one I'm sure you won't bother to take any notice of of course since XIV players never did seem to have any respect for XI players.

[Feary]

The populations are fine, they are very average to what they have always been outside of the peaks.

Go back 4-5 years and they were around the same as they are now, I can post a link where people have been posting population numbers for 5-6 years that show this. They peaked at certain points but the average was always around the 1-1.5 mark at JP prime.

The problem isn't population, the problem is that the developers have ruined FFXI and taken it away from what made it great and more inline with modern solo experiences.

Also honestly I wanted this to go f2p for a while but the truth is there is no way FFXI would work as f2p, just impossible for them to make money from it. They can't setup a cash shop, they can't add cosmetics due to ps2 ram limiations etc.

Also if you 3 want to discuss FFXIV maybe goto the XIV forum and not disrespect the XI forum with your chatting about another game? Just a suggestion, one I'm sure you won't bother to take any notice of of course since XIV players never did seem to have any respect for XI players.

do you even play still? remember you are still posting in the NA section of the forums so what na wants the busiest time of their server to be 3am-7am est.

our server, 5 years ago the player base was 3 times what it is now. at server merge we averaged 2500-3000 players. before after wotg release we had 5k+. it then went down to 1500-2000 after abyssea. now its 500-1000. on a good day after an update 1500.

200 of the 600 ppl on right now are in beaucidine fishing, 100 afk in adoulin 150 afk in PJ.