SquareEnix Press Release: Over 2 million registered accounts for FFXIV:ARR

[SchalaZeal]

Those people would be counted. If you pay a monthly fee, regardless of if you even log in once, it is still counted because it makes the MMO money.

They'll be counted in the 2 million people who bought the game, not in the 500,000 people who login daily. Since they don't login daily. Logic.

[Gaddes]

So how many of those are RMT?

[Vallug]

Does the active number really matter? If they give that out I can only imagine the increase in threads "FF14 is dying!!!" cause that is what I see happening. It was bad enough on WoW forums I dont want it here to. I am really content with the game look forward to the future and if all they wanna share is registered numbers I am fine~

[Hyrist]

Grats on hitting the 2 million registered mark, Yoshida-san. With hope you can translate that into a high number of stable subscriptions that will keep this game going.

You're getting more and more people interested but the work's far from over. Got to keep them interested, and entertained. It's tough work, but I'm rooting for ya.

[LexSunfire]

Edit: Also, advertising how many registered accounts there are, doesn't tell anyone anything.

companies advertise things all the time that amount to nothing. 2 million registered accounts sounds nice. it even sounds amazing. 2 million registered accounts in the approximate 8 months the game has been live. in the day where people get their news in 2 second sound clips, 2 million registered accounts would be a highly effective advertisement. for example, if someone is at the store wondering if they should purchase FFXIV and they see 2 million accounts, the reasonable first thought will likely be, "Wow! 2 million people play this game! I want to join in!" Advertisement success. It also makes perfect sense to advertise it to investors. "Wow you sell a product that got 2 million people to sign up in less than a year!" Bam! Advertisement success.

[DefendPopPunk]

It's just a marketing thing. Even if 2 million registered accounts means nothing to you, it might mean something to someone on the fence about playing the game. If seeing a big number of users (or potential users) gets even one person in the door, then SE can chalk that up as W. And in the end, that's what's most important, getting as many people in the door to keep your product making money and relevant. Any business that wants to make money or even survive would do the same, so you can't blame SE for touting any achievement they can to keep the buzz going.

[Vahlnir]

It's just a marketing thing. Even if 2 million registered accounts means nothing to you, it might mean something to someone on the fence about playing the game. If seeing a big number of users (or potential users) gets even one person in the door, then SE can chalk that up as W. And in the end, that's what's most important, getting as many people in the door to keep your product making money and relevant. Any business that wants to make money or even survive would do the same, so you can't blame SE for touting any achievement they can to keep the buzz going.

Pretty much sums it up, though I believe this game is doing extremely well no matter what the actual numbers are.