Quote Originally Posted by Ralphe2449 View Post
That is a positive aspect of the wow token, it has hurt the elitists whose self worth depends on video game achievements because now anyone can have X gear/mount an they cant feel like they are special anymore in life

Truly hilarious, though on a more serious note, WoW token was absolutely predatory,
WoW has less players but I am certain it is more profitable than ff14 because WoW token based design pushes people to buy tokens and give more money to the company
Oh you have a new main? Well you better buy boosts to get them geared up quickly because nobody is doing low m+ or inviting low geared characters
Oh you want a new tier 4 or high ilvl crafted gear? You better buy a token if you want to afford it
Oh you are a casual who just plays solo and doesnt want to spend 10 days grinding for a worthless ilvl 220 gear piece when you can get an ilvl 256 from a single m+ boost? Just buy a token and get a boost.
Oh you want that mount/cosmetic that is only available through X raid that is filled with metaslaves and unpleasant tryhards? Just buy a token to buy a boost.
and more
WOW likely has more players than FF14. From what I can recall, one person said that FF14 had more players and everybody just rolled with it. Even if FF14 did top WOW at one stage, it was temporary. Content production for FF14 has pretty much dried up, while WOW is going through a resurgence (and not just because of the new expansion).