the normal content is too easy

[Ronduwil]

What content with mass appeal? They hardly even appealed to the mid-core community, let alone the hardcore players. Them turning the game into a visual novel with baby's first MMO gameplay isn't going to keep people around for long.

Yeah, it's so unappealing that they're regularly having to suspend sales of the game to avoid overlodading their hardware. You don't seem to understand what mid-core actually is. Average is average. An average player is worse than the top 49% of the playerbase and better than the bottom 49%. An average player is barely better than a bad player. From the descriptions in this thread, what you're likely referring to as mid-core is better than 75% of the player base. That's still a high end player. Also, where do you get the idea that numbers are down? People are logging in less frequently because they've finished the MSQ, and as I've said time and again, there's no mass appeal in the repetitive end game content that you want the rest of the game to emulate. Just because I don't log in every single day anymore doesn't mean that I dropped my sub. As soon as the patch drops, you'll see the insane queues again.

[MisterNublet]

Yeah, it's so unappealing that they're regularly having to suspend sales of the game to avoid overlodading their hardware.

Regularly? Stop exaggerating. It was one time for over a little of a month, and only because a handful of popular streamers started playing FFXIV which brought on an influx of players SE wasn't accounting for the release of Endwalker. Guess what? Those same streams have all practically dropped FFXIV.

Average is average.

What an absolute genius.

Also, where do you get the idea that numbers are down?

Also

People are logging in less frequently because they've finished the MSQ

Incredible, folks! He answered his own question. I'll tell you anyway. Through Steam player count. While it doesn't include players using the FFXIV launcher, you can still get a general impression. Player count is already back down to numbers prior to the overwhelming influx of players caused by the streamers.

and as I've said time and again, there's no mass appeal in the repetitive end game content that you want the rest of the game to emulate. Just because I don't log in every single day anymore doesn't mean that I dropped my sub.

Cool, and I say there is a mass appeal in repetitive end game content. Doesn't make your opinion the right one.

As soon as the patch drops, you'll see the insane queues again.

/doubt

[Liam_Harper]

Yeah, it's so unappealing that they're regularly having to suspend sales of the game to avoid overlodading their hardware.

"Regularly?"

You mean once. Because one of the largest MMO's in the world flopped and people wanted a new home, right when a new expansion launched. And the main reason the hardware couldn't handle it was because they couldn't obtain upgrades, so they had to work with what they had.

It would be massive mistake for FF14 to assume they're doing everything right just because they're having some success, because that's exactly what WoW did before it crashed.

There will be no "insane" queues this coming patch. The hype has dropped. Feel free to quote me later if we do get massive queues in 6.1 and I'll happily admit I was wrong.