That Which He Does Not Play

[kaynide]

I mean, if the game was truly hemorrhaging players, why then is there plans to add more servers?

Sure, if someone joined during the WoW exodus with other WoW players who played and decided it wasn’t for them them then yeah, you would see a lot of like minded people leaving. Doesn’t mean the entire game matches that.

You also can’t compare stats month to month as there are ups and downs in the expansion cycle. You will always see a huge boost when a new expac drops, with a steady wave of up/down til the next drop. Rather look at it in something like a 2 year block.

If you want to talk actual numbers in a 2 year block, you can get an idea looking at Steam stats. You will see September 2020 sitting at about 19k on steam. This went way up as Endwalker was nearing release in 2021 to like 31k. Now that we’re back to lull time it’s down to 26kish, but still higher than the last lull in 2020.

Link https://steamcharts.com/app/39210

[VelKallor]

Steam stats

Righttt...when the VAST majority use the windows launcher.

Try again.

[kaynide]

Righttt...when the VAST majority use the windows launcher.

Try again.

The burden of proof is on you, bro.

If you don’t have proof or sources, all you have are opinions.

[Lauront]

I mean, if the game was truly hemorrhaging players, why then is there plans to add more servers?

When were such plans announced/formulated? My guess is they were based on expectations from high player counts being added at the time what with the WoW 'exodus'. I'm curious what the current status of these plans is, and the reasoning behind it. Incidentally, it is that same exodus that has made it seem like the figures are haemorrhaging. You're not wrong in pointing out that the game is steadily adding over time, but the bigger question to me is whether the actual player numbers are matching up to whatever expectations and ambitions SE has when it's investing into the game. Funnily enough, LB commented directly on the steam figures and their server plans in the past June and April surveys he did, expressing some measure of concern. We still have a high proportion in the most recent survey of characters who have yet to fully clear EW. I am interested to see how well the expansion will do in retaining them over time. It is fair to ask if it is doing as well as it could be in retaining its players.