Unofficial Census 2016 for FFXIV

[seraf]

Here's the thing though, if you make so players who have played for longer have a distinct and continual advantage over those who don't, you will never see new players. I started around HW's release. Why would I continue playing if no matter what I do, someone from launch is ahead of me not because of their individual skill, but because they picked up the game before I did?

In what way are you "always behind" the older players as a new player? If you start the game off right now and play it on a consistent basis you can get through 2.0 to Heavensward in around a month or two depending on how many hours you can invest. By the time you get through HW you should be in whatever the most current patch is and then you can gear up to the latest gear. I have a friend who started around March this year and is already i230 and has a few Classes at Lv.60 now.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

And we need new players why again?

What is better, if game sells 1 million and keeps running for 10 years never getting new players but also almost never loosing old ones. Or if game sells 1 million each year for 10 years, but only 200k players stay subbed longer than month?

Because no game has an infinite supply of players. People inevitably loss interest for one reason or another, which in turn, means a loss of revenue with no way to replace it.

In what way are you "always behind" the older players as a new player? If you start the game off right now and play it on a consistent basis you can get through 2.0 to Heavensward in around a month or two depending on how many hours you can invest. By the time you get through HW you should be in whatever the most current patch is and then you can gear up to the latest gear. I have a friend who started around March this year and is already i230 and has a few Classes at Lv.60 now.

Um, I think you misunderstood? I said this in reference to the person I quoted implying veteran players should have an advantage over new players based solely because they happened to have purchased the game earlier. I wasn't saying I was behind or couldn't catch up.