We lost 70% of our player base half a year in

[Vahlnir]

And no, they WILL NOT be losing "the remaining player base".

What you have to understand is a ton of people came to FFXIV when WoW imploded. So FFXIV got a massive bounce. Now we're in a mid-expansion, late patch content lull and a lot of people have backed off. The people that MSQ only have unsubbed until the next patch adds more MSQ, the raiders done with P4S and DSR have backed off as well until the next raid releases, and everyone else is vibing and alright.

Yeah. I've got more than my fair share of bones to pick with the game currently, and I am VERY unhappy about some things, but the game is still pretty active despite being in a bit of lull. A quick trip to Limsa and most other places shows that they still has a lot of people running around and/or hanging out. Queues aren't bad either. What FF XIV has a problem with handling though is content longevity (among other things, but I digress), so we will have to see how many people stick around for the long haul and make a more accurate judgement then. After leaving WoW, some may still be in the honeymoon period. Once that fades, we'll see what happens.