Quote Originally Posted by Striker44 View Post
Actually, if you're the one making the claim, the impetus is on you to prove that Steam users are actually similar to console and SE launcher users. None of our anecdotal evidence is sufficient, as we've all mentioned. YOU need to show that the data is actually representative of the larger playerbase and usable for conclusions before it becomes valid.
That's simply not true. They don't have to prove anything for Steam to be a representative sample of FFXIV players. It either is or is isn't. Whether or not you choose to give it any weight is another question. You've already decided that nothing can change your opinion, and that's fine, there's nothing short of Yoshi-P walking up to you and saying "Hey, actually we notice the Steam population trends follow the global population trends". hell, even then I have a feeling you'd say "hmm, who put you up to this?"