Quote Originally Posted by brinn12 View Post
If it's truly a one-year period from 7.5 to 8.0, we can now understand why the Ultimate is releasing in 2026. I'll be pleasantly surprised if we don't drop to Stormblood numbers this expansion. It used to be 5 months, maybe 6...
I think the numbers will get lower (possibly misrepresented a bit this time round due to the Free Login campaign). Probably really, really, really low.

But when 8.0 finally releases, I think everyone will just return to the game again and do it despite everything they said about quitting etc. Even if they quit immediately after finishing the MSQ. That happened with Dawntrail after all despite resentment towards Endwalker content and patch story.

They may get more for 8.0 if the trailer is actually something super cool and interesting like Shadowbringers was.

That's my prediction, not being positive or negative, I just think that people always talk about quitting but then they peak in at expansion launch anyways even if they quit right after.