I wouldn't mind FFXIV becoming a WoW clone in the casual/hardcore appeal if...

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once again with the "wow is in decline" argument.



so tell me more about this "obvious fact"? actually, how about this.



so let's do some more easy math that your rift team is so fond of. WoW tops out at 12 mil subs and drops to around 10.2. that's 1.8 mil subs lost. that's what- 15% or so? so WoW in complete freefall loses 15% of its subs over the course of about 2 years after it peaks.

now let's look at rift. peaks at 600k, loses 100k in the next month, then another 250k before the end of just a single year. that's roughtly 58-60% of its subscribers. in just a few months. and keep in mind, this is the team saying wow is dying, fading. saying it's going to keep taking subs from WoW.

so, sure. rift devs never actually used the phrase "wow killer" in reference to themselves. that came from the flailing fanboys. but they certainly went out of their way to market toward that, and reinforce the notion. and if you know anything about marketing (apparently you don't) that's difficult to deny.

in the end, it looks like WoW has the last laugh, no? even if the game is 'fading', it would appear their competitors are fading at a much more drastic rate

I, for one, do not double check anything I post, just to mess with people like you.

yyyyyeah, that's why. we all believe you. but protip: you maybe should double check *everything* you post. it doesn't mess with us, it just makes you look ridiculous.

and with that, i'm done feeding the trolls. have fun spending more time posting here than actually playing the game, i guess. may it bring you great pleasure.