Is it time to Sunset FFXIV?

[Sensui]

Also, if the game is so congested, why is there a free log in campaign? That smells of low log in numbers.

[KitaiAryik]

ikr. why i think most of NA labeled as "congested" is fking BS at this point. unless we see numbers from SE side, i don't believe for a minute its as congested as they claim. for a game that we pay for every 2 yrs on top of a sub for so much of a single region alone to be locked off while EU/JP don't have the same restrictions for this long a period ((going on 4 months here in october)). why there isn't more of an outcry on this baffles but but guess the 14 community will continue to eat whatever sh*t they give us. can't even play with friends without jumping throguh hoops to do so here on NA

[Swordsman]

Also, if the game is so congested, why is there a free log in campaign? That smells of low log in numbers.

ikr. why i think most of NA labeled as "congested" is fking BS at this point. unless we see numbers from SE side, i don't believe for a minute its as congested as they claim. for a game that we pay for every 2 yrs on top of a sub for so much of a single region alone to be locked off while EU/JP don't have the same restrictions for this long a period ((going on 4 months here in october)). why there isn't more of an outcry on this baffles but but guess the 14 community will continue to eat whatever sh*t they give us. can't even play with friends without jumping throguh hoops to do so here on NA

Lol exactly. I posted this on a different thread but I'll post this here too.

Gotta cling to that artificial popularity and hype by falsely claiming the servers are congested, because it looks better to the stakeholders. SE can tell their investors: "just look, the game is crowded and alive with activity!" when in reality that's not quite the case. That's not to say the game is dying or anything, but servers definitely aren't running anywhere near capacity.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

Lol exactly. I posted this on a different thread but I'll post this here too.

Gotta cling to that artificial popularity and hype by falsely claiming the servers are congested, because it looks better to the stakeholders. SE can tell their investors: "just look, the game is crowded and alive with activity!" when in reality that's not quite the case. That's not to say the game is dying or anything, but servers definitely aren't running anywhere near capacity.

Go to any Limsa on aether and count the afk traveller's.



Maybe we should start kicking people back to their own dcs when they aren't actually playing the game. It makes it harder for people who want to do stuff to use it.

[Bitmoar]

Also, if the game is so congested, why is there a free log in campaign? That smells of low log in numbers.

The congestion is their ham-handed solution to PF and population issues. Sunsetting the game is a huge overreaction to the issues they're facing, though lol

[Daeriion_Aeradiir]

Also, if the game is so congested, why is there a free log in campaign? That smells of low log in numbers.

They did free login campaigns during EW, the period of time in this game's history that had the *highest* active player counts based on the LuckyBancho census data recorded throughout the expansion.
There was even one during the leadup to EW (happened around July-ish iirc), which was when the huge player explosion was occuring so login numbers were already at highest recorded levels even before the campaign launched.

Whether they whip them out or not is not any indicator of low login numbers. They whip them out during periods where they believe they will have the most impact, like directly before & after Expansion launches, after larger patches, etc - these periods are often when people on the fence are most persuaded, so giving them a small taste will often convert many of them back into a month or two's sub.
It's business strategy 101, especially with live service/continued service products. Similar principle to companies giving discounts, it's an enticement meant to strategically strike.

[Kohashi]

Also, if the game is so congested, why is there a free log in campaign? That smells of low log in numbers.

Funny enough, both WoW and FF14 have about the same active daily player base. Perhaps WoW should follow your advice as well.