LuckyBancho data shows that FF14 is in decline

[Snorky]

DOOM! DOOM! Okay okay but I did go read that website they are basising this on achievements and I am going to drop this little blurb I just copy pasted from the website here also.

Although the recent decline is worrisome, if you look at the overall number, you can see that the active character population is basically increasing, albeit in waves.

You can go read it yourself

[Sindele]

If caring about who you were trying to convince was a criteria for posting around here, we'd hardly have any posts at all. One must simply imagine Sisyphus happy.

[Renathras]

As usual CBU3 defenders have nothing of substance to contribute to any debate beyond memes and mockery.

Okay okay but I did go read that website they are basising this on achievements and I am going to drop this little blurb I just copy pasted from the website here also.

Although the recent decline is worrisome, if you look at the overall number, you can see that the active character population is basically increasing, albeit in waves.

You can go read it yourself

I mean...that's not "memes and mockery", that's literally something of substance...

Also: This needs to be said, apparently...

People offering counter arugments are not "X defenders".

People are allowed to hold different opinions than you.
People are allowed to express those opinions.
It's not "defenders" when someone is saying "There are other ways to look at the data/other metrics that are also useful to look at if one is trying to get a full and truthful perspective on the actual state of things."

[TomsYoungerBro]

DOOM! DOOM! Okay okay but I did go read that website they are basising this on achievements and I am going to drop this little blurb I just copy pasted from the website here also.

Although the recent decline is worrisome, if you look at the overall number, you can see that the active character population is basically increasing, albeit in waves.

You can go read it yourself

Guess we have more ERPers/Second Life gamers then. LuckyBancho's requirements on being "Active" is pretty barebones btw.

[Ivtrix]

Guess we have more ERPers/Second Life gamers then. LuckyBancho's requirements on being "Active" is pretty barebones btw.

Yeah. Make no mistake, even if the endwalker trend line falls in line with non shb expansions, the argument that veteran players need more content remains.

[Supersnow845]

Yeah. Make no mistake, even if the endwalker trend line falls in line with non shb expansions, the argument that veteran players need more content remains.

Even if EW falls in line with ShB it still say a lot that 14 completely failed to hold the WOW refugees

No other game would see a massive injection of players, do nothing to retain them have the collective playerbase fall back to long term trends then argue that’s a good thing because they are still on long term trends, we could have had a new long term trend hundreds of thousands of people higher than the old one

[IkaraGreydancer]

Even if EW falls in line with ShB it still say a lot that 14 completely failed to hold the WOW refugees

No other game would see a massive injection of players, do nothing to retain them have the collective playerbase fall back to long term trends then argue that’s a good thing because they are still on long term trends, we could have had a new long term trend hundreds of thousands of people higher than the old one

WoW players were never going to stay anyways. XIV isn't and never will scratch that WoW itch for most people

[Ivtrix]

WoW players were never going to stay anyways. XIV isn't and never will scratch that WoW itch for most people

Idk I stayed LOL
But I did come a little early

[Supersnow845]

WoW players were never going to stay anyways. XIV isn't and never will scratch that WoW itch for most people

That’s not the point

The point is the WOW refugees had enough of an impact it was worth editing parts of 14’s design in an effort to keep them

Not go “lol too bad so sad”

[IkaraGreydancer]

That’s not the point

The point is the WOW refugees had enough of an impact it was worth editing parts of 14’s design in an effort to keep them

Not go “lol too bad so sad”

I don't think it was worth editing at all. They were only here because WoW was having issues. People play xiv for what xiv offers. People play WoW for what WoW offers. Neither needs to "edit" anything to capture each other's playerbases.