7.0 copium has got to stop

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

There really are no competitors in this space at all. Sure, people might go back to WoW, but how much is that really going to take from FFXIV? I can personally say, I don't really like any of the other games in the genre myself. I was never a WoW player. I would really like to see what is next for the space.

Its weird, there is no Lack of Variety, but the Competitors just arnt really catching up to WoW & FFXIV.
What are the closest?...like, GW2 & ESO? Perhaps SWTOR?
Then there is PSO2, Black Desert and New World. Maybe its just my Circles, but I never hear about these games. Or a few times Ive seen Vids about GW2 and ESO or New World, videos about content and News just Dries Up. I never even get random Memes or Lore Videos about them.

I cant imagine the games are that far behind FFXIV and WoW.
Some of these games have even been out a pretty long while

[SturmChurro]

Its weird, there is no Lack of Variety, but the Competitors just arnt really catching up to WoW & FFXIV.
What are the closest?...like, GW2 & ESO? Perhaps SWTOR?
Then there is PSO2, Black Desert and New World. Maybe its just my Circles, but I never hear about these games. Or a few times Ive seen Vids about GW2 and ESO or New World, videos about content and News just Dries Up. I never even get random Memes or Lore Videos about them.

I cant imagine the games are that far behind FFXIV and WoW.
Some of these games have even been out a pretty long while

GW2 is getting a new expansion next month actually (or mini-expansion?), but it's kind of in it's own niche - not small by any means, a lot of people do play it. It also looks dated, it's kind of just there.

Black Desert has been growing in popularity lately, apparently they made a lot of the systems less pay to win.

SWTOR, that game is mostly just dead, held up by whales, as far as I am aware. It's pretty much just a bad WoW, but had an alright story.

ESO is relatively popular, but, as far as I am aware, has quite a few balance issues. The PvP is neglected; and supposedly runs horribly (very laggy). I used to occasionally get some complaints about it's PvE endgame popping up in my YouTube even.

New World has reached a stable Niche. It's not dead by any means, but it's not really a big game either.

They all have their own stable niches, that's really it. Everybody in the mmorpg genre is already playing the mmo(s) they like(d). I'd even say a lot hop between the games, but there is nothing to really make anybody quit, with no alternatives.