FFXIV population decline continues

[Clockworks]

Yoshida (2016, Gamescon): "It's alright not to play it everyday. Since it's just a game, you can stop forcing yourself if it's hard on you to keep that up. Rather, it'll just pile up unnecessary stress if you limit yourself into playing just that one game since there are so many other games out there. So, do come back and play it to your heart's content when the major patch kicks in, then stop it to play other games before you got burnt out, and then come back for another major patch. This will actually make me happier, and in the end, I think this is the best solution I can answer for keeping your motivation up for the game."

Translation: "Feel free to unsub, take a break, and come back when you want to."

So people are just taking his advice. Nothing else to see here as people are playing other things since they did the content they wanted to. I am personally just going through a back catalogue of games I have like RDR2 or Elden Ring.

That's the hypocrisy of that statement.

Let me put it in real terms :

Translation: "Feel free to unsub, take a break, lose the house you spent months (if not years) to get, and come back when you want to, and enjoy spending months or years for another house."

[Chasingstars]

That's the hypocrisy of that statement.

Let me put in real terms :

Translation: "Feel free to unsub, take a break, lose the house you spent months (if not years) to get, and come back when you want to, and enjoy spending months or years for another house."

Hmm yeah, I might lose my house if I unsubbed, but I still will have apartment rooms on my main and various alts. And I already got my decorating bug out of my system. At most the house is just neat for gardening and workshop purposes. Honestly more satisfied with decorating done for the apartment than the house as I got bored with that. And not interested in making my home into one of the dime-a-dozen venues that are around, plus a venue can just be an apartment room. Plus from what I've seen there is still plenty of open plots so that isn't exactly an issue if I wanted to grab one later as its not like we are going to have another big player boom like we did before.

[Kohashi]

That's the hypocrisy of that statement.

Let me put it in real terms :

Translation: "Feel free to unsub, take a break, lose the house you spent months (if not years) to get, and come back when you want to, and enjoy spending months or years for another house."

Then you ain't hating the game enough to actually make a stand and all you do is yappy yappy. Imagine getting attached to a pixel in a random game that is a major point of distress in somebody's life..lol. You enjoy self-flagellation and self-inflicted misery. Nobody keeps you hostage, nobody is forcing you to take any decisions, you do this to yourself. Stop playing the victim already.

[Mawlzy]

Then you ain't hating the game enough to actually make a stand and all you do is yappy yappy. Imagine getting attached to a pixel in a random game that is a major point of distress in somebody's life..lol. You enjoy self-flagellation and self-inflicted misery. Nobody keeps you hostage, nobody is forcing you to take any decisions, you do this to yourself. Stop playing the victim already.

Isn't it a bit more subtle than that, and thus cynical on the part of SE?

Whether I keep paying $15/month on a game I rarely play has zero impact on me. On the other hand, losing my house, finding the game finally adds content I like, and playing it again without my house is an actual problem.

This is precisely what SE intends, surely? Compounded by the fact that me unsubscribing will have no impact on them whatsoever.

[Kohashi]

and playing it again without my house is an actual problem.

No is not. It's a self-created problem so, stop blaming others for your own decisions. A sensible way would be to move away from something that is clearly affecting you, your mental health, and your well-being overall. Nobody cares if you got a house in a game, it's not a symbol of anything.

[Clockworks]

No is not. It's a self-created problem so, stop blaming others for your own decisions. A sensible way would be to move away from something that is clearly affecting you, your mental health, and your well-being overall. Nobody cares if you got a house in a game, it's not a symbol of anything.

What a ridiculous take. Let's not blame SE for the artificial housing scarcity, let's blame the players instead, typical GCBTW.

[Kohashi]

What a ridiculous take. Let's not blame SE for the artificial housing scarcity, let's blame the players instead, typical GCBTW.

Let me tell you again but this time in bold letters and in caps. NOBODY CARES IF YOU GOT A PIXEL HOUSE IN A GAME. IT'S NOT A SYMBOL OF ANYTHING. Why do you even care about owning a pixel house in a game you dislike and which makes you miserable?

[Mawlzy]

Let me tell you again but this time in bold letters and in caps. NOBODY CARES IF YOU GOT A PIXEL HOUSE IN A GAME. IT'S NOT A SYMBOL OF ANYTHING. Why do you even care about owning a pixel house in a game you dislike and which makes you miserable?

Shouting just tends to reinforce the fact you're completely missing the point.

[BigCheez]

Let me tell you again but this time in bold letters and in caps. NOBODY CARES IF YOU GOT A PIXEL HOUSE IN A GAME. IT'S NOT A SYMBOL OF ANYTHING. Why do you even care about owning a pixel house in a game you dislike and which makes you miserable?

A lot of people have alts with FCs and submarines set up for passive gil income. It takes a decent gil investment and a bare minimum of 4-5 months of prep to get to that point. You lose that investment if you unsub and need to reinvest the gil and time again when you come back if you want to set them up again.

It really isn't as simple as "PiXeL hOuSe LmAo" and you would need to be pretty uninformed to think so.

[Mawlzy]

No is not. It's a self-created problem so, stop blaming others for your own decisions. A sensible way would be to move away from something that is clearly affecting you, your mental health, and your well-being overall. Nobody cares if you got a house in a game, it's not a symbol of anything.

Who am I blaming for my decisions?

The point I was making is that unsubbing, having the game improve, and chasing a new house would be inconvenient, whereas paying a $15/mo sub for something I don't use much is not. My mental health is just fine, but thanks for your concern.

The broader issue is whether SE using false scarcity is a cynical business practice that keeps funds coming in despite little content being added.