How do I spend more than 1 hour doing content in this game?

[Crafoutis]

My sub ran out and I've started playing another game. Yesterday I lost track of time and just kept playing until I noticed I was hungry and 6 hours had passed. I had forgotten what that feels like. I can't remember the last time I had that much fun with the gameplay loop in FFXIV or did anything for the enjoyment alone and not rewards.

So many fans of this game recommended unsubbing and playing something else and I wish I had done it sooner. Such good advice. This community really looks out for each other and I'm thankful for it. I look forward to playing a multitude of games instead of this one in the coming years.

Precisely as Yoshi-P himself recommended. It's not just the community, it's the game's director who told you this exact advice.

[Reinha]

Precisely as Yoshi-P himself recommended. It's not just the community, it's the game's director who told you this exact advice.

That's very true! Yoshi-P wants everyone to see what is on the market in 2024 and put those side by side with FFXIV to make an informed decision about where to spend our time and money. And he doesn't even ask people to return. He's a generous man for helping other gaming companies out with marketing and diverting some of the potential profits this game could make to them instead. For example, since I'm not paying a subscription anymore I instead spent that money on a black friday sale for another game and I've already gotten my money's worth.

[Crafoutis]

That's very true! Yoshi-P wants everyone to see what is on the market in 2024 and put those side by side with FFXIV to make an informed decision about where to spend our time and money. And he doesn't even ask people to return. He's a generous man for helping other gaming companies out with marketing and diverting some of the potential profits this game could make to them instead. For example, since I'm not paying a subscription anymore I instead spent that money on a black friday sale for another game and I've already gotten my money's worth.

And do you understand how that is completely normal and healthy?

[Reinha]

And do you understand how that is completely normal and healthy?

Indeed, so lets hope more people make the healthy decision to stop playing this game and spend their time and money on better games, which are numerous. It would be nice of Yoshi-P to remind people to do that in the next Live Letter.

[Crafoutis]

Indeed, so lets hope more people make the healthy decision to stop playing this game and spend their time and money on better games, which are numerous. It would be nice of Yoshi-P to remind people to do that in the next Live Letter.

He has done so in the past numerous times, and will probably continue to do so.

As it turns out, the people who continue to play or repeatedly return to the game outnumber those who quit completely. And now that I think about it, there's probably a significant venn diagram overlap between people who return and people who continue to use the forum after having 'quit'.

Contributing to web traffic is good for brand SEO, negative or positive opinions don't matter to search engines after all.

[Reinha]

As it turns out, the people who continue to play or repeatedly return to the game outnumber those who quit completely. And now that I think about it, there's probably a significant venn diagram overlap between people who return and people who continue to use the forum after having 'quit'.

Don't know about that one, since the game has had 30 million registered players in total but only has 1-2 million concurrent subscribers at best according to the most accurate estimates. Turns out at least 28 million registered players are not playing anymore. Here's a fun fact: the venn diagram circle of the people who never return is within the circle of those who unsubscribe at any point. Everyone that posts on the forum will be in it one day, including you. Bon voyage!

[IOwn92FCHouses]

Don't know about that one, since the game has had 30 million registered players in total but only has 1-2 million concurrent subscribers at best according to the most accurate estimates. Turns out at least 28 million registered players are not playing anymore. Here's a fun fact: the venn diagram circle of the people who never return is within the circle of those who unsubscribe at any point. Everyone that posts on the forum will be in it one day, including you. Bon voyage!

No worries! For every person that unsubs, I'll make a new service account and I'll pay for the sub!

BTW, nothing says "I'm quitting" like shouting on the forums about how you're quitting. You'll be back. Because the people that actually quit don't keep coming back to an outdated early 2000s style internet forum that a minority of a minority of a game's players use.

Do you need assistance hitting that logout button 1 final time? It's in the upper right. It's blue, at least in the desktop view. Can't miss it.