LuckyBancho data shows that FF14 is in decline

[Hanayumi]

Data is prolly accurate but delegating the decline to "EW no bueno" isnt, we got a post covid boom of game releases and in all likelihood we wouldve seen a sharp decline anyway.

[Larirawiel]

Data is prolly accurate but delegating the decline to "EW no bueno" isnt, we got a post covid boom of game releases and in all likelihood we wouldve seen a sharp decline anyway.

https://steamcharts.com/app/306130#All
https://steamcharts.com/app/238960#All
https://steamcharts.com/app/212500#All
https://steamcharts.com/app/582660#All


Roughly comparable games. But they do not show that sharp decline like FF14. So the reason for this decline in FF14 is propably not covid-19.



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[Renathras]

https://steamcharts.com/app/306130#All
https://steamcharts.com/app/238960#All
https://steamcharts.com/app/212500#All
https://steamcharts.com/app/582660#All


Roughly comparable games. But they do not show that sharp decline like FF14. So the reason for this decline in FF14 is propably not covid-19.



Cheers

No, those aren't roughly comparable games. They ARE MMOs, but none of those games had a player count inflation like FFXIV did, meaning they don't have those players to lose.

[ZephyrMenodora]

No, those aren't roughly comparable games. They ARE MMOs, but none of those games had a player count inflation like FFXIV did, meaning they don't have those players to lose.

Path of Exile isn't an MMO. It's an ARPG.

Petty me is enjoying ESO's player count being at it's lowest since 2019 after so many on their forums told me cutting content in half to focus on bugs was a great thing lol.

It's why I'm concerned about XIV. The patches are thinly spread apart. Not quite as bad as what ESO did, but overall content seems cut by 1/3rd given the delays, which is significant.

[Larirawiel]

No, those aren't roughly comparable games. They ARE MMOs, but none of those games had a player count inflation like FFXIV did, meaning they don't have those players to lose.

The posting, i answered brought covid-19 as a reason for the graph. And i highly doubt, that covid-19 is the reason for it. Because if it was a reason then other games would be also affected in a similar way.



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