FF14 player count reached the lowest point in 4 years. We lost 75% of the playerbase.

[AnotherHighlander]

Looking at the second chart with SHB and DT, it seems like--if I'm reading it right--FF14 has fallen back to pre WoW migration numbers.

Exactly. Square Enix was handed a golden goose, and instead of spending the most miniscule amount of energy to nurture it to lay golden eggs they ignored it, made NFT games and Forspoken and just let it fly away lmao