Quote Originally Posted by Absimiliard View Post
Every MMO hits a plateau and eventually starts to decline. WoW's peak was Wrath, and it's been trending downward (with occasionally temporary upsurges when new expansions drop) ever since. FFXIV is no exception here. It too will reach its peak, if it hasn't already, and go into decline afterward.
It already reached its peak with the giant increase in popularity and population with all the WoW players leaving to join XIV, and it's been pretty much downhill since to more normal levels of popularity, and is I think stable or slightly going down especially since it's confirmed there wont be any expansion in 2023, some more will probably leave, some will stay thanks to their houses and the auto demo system.