Request for SE to post -OFFICIAL SERVER STATS-

[Azurymber]

Recently there have been a number of posts about the game dropping in population. The speculation on whether or not the game is "dying" has been rampant since server populations were removed from the game.

With a new patch coming out that is supposed to "save" the game and draw back lots of players, I think it is time for SE to post its server statistics on a monthly basis.

This would end the speculation about the game being empty or dying, and show that the new dev team's actions are successful and bringing people back. As a result, people would be more optimistic about the game knowing that it has a growing or healthy population, and be more inclined to invest their time into it.

Further it will help to end all the negativity about how the dev's current actions are not having enough effect. It will prove that the game is becoming a success, and it will help attract new players who will realize that the FFXIV community is growing and will continue to do so.

The first post should come with patch 1.18 and then another a month later to show people that the changes to the core mechanics have been a success.

There is no downside to releasing server populations. It would show that SE is honest, open, and committed to FFXIV.

If you agree with this, please like this comment or voice your support.

Thank you

[AlexiaKidd]

It would be nice to finally get some answers but I doubt this will ever happen at least not until SE is happy with the numbers. If they put it in and the numbers were bad it would only fuel the media in painting FFXIV in a negative light of being a dying game less than a year in.

[Zenaku]

We should to be allow to see how many member where on now they took that off trust me they wont turn that back on too ffxiv goes p2p and maybe not even then maybe too the game get more players ps3 release maybe.

[Seirra_Lanzce]

this minor thing, i wont ask for it in 6-7 years... <_<

[darkstarpoet1]

that will not happen because it will show exactly what people have been saying is true. if they want to give real numbers they should give a month by month set of numbers to show it the game is trending up and trending down. yes, if they show the first set of numbers directly after 1.18 it will show a massive jump in people returning to the game, but they will not show the following month because the numbers will fall drastically. have you not noticed that the servers have a big jump in populations directly after a patch is put in place, but those people are gone within a few days?

if they posted numbers it would be artificially inflated one month and then back to normal the next month. it would give the appearance of the developers and se not meeting the expectations on the patches they hope will be the games saving grace.

in other words

month of patch = we have a huge increase in players due to the patch that we put in.
following month = people left again and we can't explain why.

it will lead people to see that the patches are not enough to bring people back to even playing a free game full time again. that is not the picture se wants to paint for itself.

[KumaAkuma]

Don't get why these stats matter. I rather have them just focussing on making a good game. Focussing on playratings makes games average.

[Rinsui]

While I agree knowing the real player numbers helps me in my argumentation against white knights, I do not think SE should release official player numbers right now. It won't make the game any better, and in contrast to what people believe I have no interest in doing damage for damage's sake. They are hiding the truth, and any moron could have figured that out last October. But at the current point I can't help but agree with them.

As long as guys leak info from inofficial sources, people are still able to doubt their validity and hope that they might be wrong. But once things go official, this forum would lose a lot of its fanboys; which would see it degenerate into a bog of negativity - and mean there's less people to have fun with for me.

[Balbanes]

This would end the speculation about the game being empty or dying, and show that the new dev team's actions are successful and bringing people back.

Nothing will end speculation, lol. Also, the devs seem to be focusing on fixing the game first. I can only assume that once they believe that task to be done they'll start trying to actively bring folks back.

[Nipa]

The speculation on whether or not the game is "dying" has been rampant since server populations were removed from the game.

What speculation? You mean than some people are actually believing the population can do something else than shrink on a game without any content added in 8 months?

Oh, I see: bots.

[Vahzl]

Why do people care? I play it cause I enjoy it. I don't care who else is playing, and definately don't give a flying frog about how many people are not interacting with me directly.

Couldn't care less if me and my Linkshell were the only ones left on the servers. Really don't care.

Also "It is now time"? Why is it now time? Was this descreed in unholy writings?

Shut up.