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

[Stormpeaks]

Statistics don't mean as much when you isolate them for one specific period.
You can go back and look at iyrnthota's comment 2 pages back to see the stats show FFXIV had a better retention % compared to previous expansions (as long as his numbers are right. I didn't fact check it myself)

"statistics dont mean much" lmao

How to be clueless 101