FFXIV population decline continues

[Clockworks]

We're getting a deep dungeon, cosmic exploration AND a field operation in this expansion. That's more content than Shadowbringers brought and def more than EW already.

Also I honestly worry about gamers today, I constantly see this "worth doing" mentality when I go on forums. I play games because they are fun. Super Mario didnt reward you with anything, nor did Tekken, or any other old school game for that matter.
If you honestly don't enjoy playing a game unless it rewards you with something, then honestly... You might want to just go outside and take a deep breath or do something else.

I've played FFXIV on and off since 2010, mainly since 2017 actively. I've only ever left once and it was during EW and it wasn't the content, it was just life. I got back into it with DT and replayed the game from scratch, and the sheer amount of content I found when I stopped and smelled the roses so to speak is staggering. And I know some will claim they've already done it all others will claim it's not content that interests them etc...

Fair on you, I never thought I'd get into crafting and gathering in this game, but I decided to try it this time around and I'm loving it, and all the extra stories that go with it. Just to give one example, then there is shared fates and a bunch of other things. All in all... If you don't enjoy the gameplay for the gameplay itself, but rather the digital rewards.... You might need to take a deep hard look into what you're actually getting out of gaming?

I'm trying to muster up the courage to dip my toes into savage, chaotic, ultimate etc... Not there yet, havent even done extremes tbh... But I want to, so at some point I'm just gonna have to do it.

"I liked this so you must like it too else it's your fault you dont like the game"

also are we seriously still using "go outside" as an excuse for mediocre content in 2025 ? I thought we left that back in 2024.

Content in DT is absolutely mediocre compared to the content from SHB, and the only savior this expansion had was the MSQ, and even that failed miserably.

[Archeron]

"I liked this so you must like it too else it's your fault you dont like the game"

also are we seriously still using "go outside" as an excuse for mediocre content in 2025 ? I thought we left that back in 2024.

Content in DT is absolutely mediocre compared to the content from SHB, and the only savior this expansion had was the MSQ, and even that failed miserably.

If there were a mini-game involving picking up specks of dust with a pair of tweezers this person would be the one playing it and telling everyone that if they didn't like it, they must think the game is terrible and they should quit playing it.