FFXIV Server Suspension Day 2: The Return of Day 1

[Cairdeas]

Where do you get this "31k" count? Because last I checked all of the features that let you search for how many active players there are on a server are truncated to 1k and never go above that.

[TonyMontana]

Where do you get this "31k" count? Because last I checked all of the features that let you search for how many active players there are on a server are truncated to 1k and never go above that.

I have 0 facts to back up this figure, however it is the most used figure I have seen in the past month or so BUT it could be completely wrong.

[Sirrush]

I have 0 facts to back up this figure, however it is the most used figure I have seen in the past month or so BUT it could be completely wrong.

The most recent comprehensive piece of research is the following chart for the last day of January – showing from left to right, the server, the server population as a percentage of Cornelia (the benchmark server), the estimated active daily players, and the estimated number of alt or mule characters (57% of the total):

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This suggests an estimated active daily unique player population of only 17,776.

The total active character figure of 31,150 can safely be ignored as the last official unique player count was 22,000, back in November (the same day saw Cornelia counted at 4019 using the unofficial method) – with players reporting virtually deserted servers, it is safe to say the collapse reflected in the numbers is real.

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More recent statistics only exist for Cornelia – although some simple calculations allow an estimate of the current population to be arrived at; for the last week of January the average was 2086, and for the most recent week of March the figure is 1850.

This 12% decrease suggests the total active population has decreased somewhat to 15,500 or so – a mere third of the peak numbers reported.

the most recent stats on population i can find.

[Winry_Rockbell]

the most recent stats on population i can find.

dang, Final Fantasy 14 is failing. I love the game with all my heart, but honestly the devs need to do something to keep gamers interested. Tons of new MMO's are coming out and i hate them all cept FF. So unless SE can do something cool, i fear the worst that the game will surely come to an end.

[TonyMontana]

dang, Final Fantasy 14 is failing. I love the game with all my heart, but honestly the devs need to do something to keep gamers interested. Tons of new MMO's are coming out and i hate them all cept FF. So unless SE can do something cool, i fear the worst that the game will surely come to an end.

This is why I feel they need to go ahead and move the servers, the population is already very very low. People have been leaving the game while it was available to play(servers up) and free to play. I am scared to see what 1-8 weeks of down time would do to the population.

[Ouka_Ranbu]

This is why I feel they need to go ahead and move the servers, the population is already very very low. People have been leaving the game while it was available to play(servers up) and free to play. I am scared to see what 1-8 weeks of down time would do to the population.

I don't know about moving servers will change anything but 1-8 weeks of down time would hurt SE and the game.

[Arcell]

This is why I feel they need to go ahead and move the servers, the population is already very very low. People have been leaving the game while it was available to play(servers up) and free to play. I am scared to see what 1-8 weeks of down time would do to the population.

Because doing that's totally as easy as that, just tell them to do it and bam it's done. Moving the servers or even creating new ones would be a monumental project that would take a great deal of time. It's not like they can wave a magic wand and it's done. Even if they decided to at this point, they probably wouldn't be operational before the current servers are back up. It's not like this is a common occurrence, it's a rare natural disaster of unprecedented magnitude.

[TonyMontana]

Because doing that's totally as easy as that, just tell them to do it and bam it's done. Moving the servers or even creating new ones would be a monumental project that would take a great deal of time. It's not like they can wave a magic wand and it's done. Even if they decided to at this point, they probably wouldn't be operational before the current servers are back up. It's not like this is a common occurrence, it's a rare natural disaster of unprecedented magnitude.

From what I have read it would take roughly 1-2 weeks.