Quote Originally Posted by Valence View Post
To reply to the OP: generally ranked is extremely FOMO and you'll need to be active in the first weeks of each season, that's when people play before it peters out. Sometimes there is a resurgence in the last week before the next season patch that you can try and take advantage of.
FFXIV is a theme park MMO.
Most of its player base is here for PvE content—story, crafting, housing, glamour, raiding—you name it.
PvP has always been a side activity.
And yet, you think the decisions made around Ranked Crystal Conflict (CC) are more important than the broader game experience.
Why should that be the case?
Ranked CC is dying for the same reasons it always has: toxicity, elitism, and win-at-all-costs behavior.
That kind of environment pushes casual players away from the start.