Quote Originally Posted by Magis View Post
Check the above graph. EQ spiked around 2k4-2k5 (expansion?) but then drastically fell... probably due to WoW. FFXI stayed at 500k until 2010ish. So sure, they at one point were equal, but on average XI maintained it's population above EQ.
I'm talking about overall peak. EQ fell because of Sony making some very very weird decisions. Removing exploration when that was one of the major focuses in EQ. If left alone as is it would have retained peak for a long time but sony shot themselves in the foot instead. That's why I and all my friends left.