Server Population on the Rise

[whoopeeragon]

I've seen some slight increase in the amounts of newcomers, but majorly, I've seen a huge increase in the filtering to other places. I've never seen La Noscea so populated before 1.18, nor Limsa Lominsa as well. And I play at the times where it's the witching hour in America and Europe.

[Zenaku]

As we get close to each good patch more and more players would return. I know 1.19 would be pack with players to try out chocobos and everything else that in that patch. But i think the big % of player base are PS3 users due to them not having money to build a pc or don't want to build a pc just for 1 game they like to play.

[Jim]

In mysidia there's still not that many people exept for Ul' Dah

[Zenaku]

In mysidia there's still not that many people exept for Ul' Dah

in Selbina i see people everywhere there people even /sh for party camps and they go out and kill stuff.

[Zangetsu]

I've seen some slight increase in the amounts of newcomers, but majorly, I've seen a huge increase in the filtering to other places. I've never seen La Noscea so populated before 1.18, nor Limsa Lominsa as well. And I play at the times where it's the witching hour in America and Europe.

Yeah, I have seen a lot more people on recently. The hours i play which are around midnight est. for a while it was an empty city except for the afk pile of BG Ls members but now you see multiple Ls's filling the streets. The guild marks being bound to the city with that guild is why you see more people in other areas. Seeing a lot of people at lower rank camps too.

I'm sure its the same on other servers but SP parties have become very popular. It seemed to take a couple weeks before everyone accepted it as the new way to level up. Everyone's dreams were crushed after group leves were destroyed but i think we have adjusted now.

[Seif]

Do you think there's any hope for the PC crowd being a substantial precentage of the XIV community in the future?
PS3 release will bring a few console players but does anyone think PC players will return/start playing around that time also?

I wonder if this game's population will be the opposite of XI, PsU MMOs where the majority of the players were PC players and only a small fraction played those games on XBOX (and even a smaller fraction on the ps2).

[Jynx]

I've noticed a nice spike in overall population and a nice increase in players spreading out in the world. When chocobos and airships are brought into the picture I expect Ul'Dah to see a nice depopulation for a few weeks at least, and far less idle players just putzing around in Ul'dah will be nice.

[Zenaku]

Do you think there's any hope for the PC crowd being a substantial precentage of the XIV community in the future?
PS3 release will bring a few console players but does anyone think PC players will return/start playing around that time also?

I wonder if this game's population will be the opposite of XI, PsU MMOs where the majority of the players were PC players and only a small fraction played those games on XBOX (and even a smaller fraction on the ps2).

there a lot of PS2 and Xbox players reason why ffxi is failing is due to the ps2 users not wanting to switch over to PC. I mean any cheap Computer can run it lol. My 64MB pc run the game on pretty high setting without issue.

But does not matter if 90% of the player base is pc or ps3 i don't see how that would matter tho.

[Seif]

there a lot of PS2 and Xbox players reason why ffxi is failing is due to the ps2 users not wanting to switch over to PC. I mean any cheap Computer can run it lol. My 64MB pc run the game on pretty high setting without issue.

But does not matter if 90% of the player base is pc or ps3 i don't see how that would matter tho.

I just hope the reason for this division in those games isn't the fact that console players just aren't that likely to play an MMO. In any case I hope they advertise the PC version more when they feel the time is right. (definitely not now though)

[Jynx]

I just hope the reason for this division in those games isn't the fact that console players just aren't that likely to play an MMO. In any case I hope they advertise the PC version more when they feel the time is right. (definitely not now though)

PS3 launch will be the only time they get a good chance to push the game (On all available platforms).