Unofficial Census 2016 for FFXIV

[Iromi]

Wait, back up - because not everyone finished the 3.3 story the game is automatically 'dead'? .

It just means while they may keep getting new players, they aren't really retaining subs the way they should be.

[Kosmos992k]

It just means while they may keep getting new players, they aren't really retaining subs the way they should be.

Actually, I think it means that the pace of gear progression at end-game is far oustrippIng the progression of players who don't participate in end-game resulting in a group of players who are well behind the curve because gearing is not easy unless they grind tomes or do older 'end-game' content, which they may have no interest in. For a while now it's felt like the progression in FFXIV is being dragged around by the end-game community and despite being very accessible to all players as a game, more recent content (in terms of new dungeons and high ilvl gear) is no where near as accesssible. There is a tendency on this forum and elsewhere to think that end-game is all there is in terms of active players, that's far from the truth.

[Niwashi]

It just means while they may keep getting new players, they aren't really retaining subs the way they should be.

They've retained my sub, and kept me playing fairly actively ever since ARR launched. It doesn't mean I've completed 3.3 (or even 3.0). I'm still finding plenty of other things to do.

Of course, I'll eventually get through 3.3, but it's not likely to happen before 4.0 or possibly even 5.0 are out. If I ever reached the point of completing the last of the story quests that have been released, that's probably when I'd decide I've finished the game and it's time to move on to something else.