Is this game slowly dying?

[Leigaon]

So I am going to lvl to 50 and gear my toon just to have the game die and all my time and effort become worthless...

Yup. You're already in the mind set to quit like all others who have posted here.

[StrejdaTom]

Yup. You're already in the mind set to quit like all others who have posted here.

Problem is, that these people cant just leave in silence. They need to tell everyone, play some drama and spread the negative attitude. ))

[Lionhand]

To the OP:

If you have enough patience and time to commit to a tremendous amount of grindfest that will eventually slap you with a patch that devalues your efforts with another "silly" grind or a "catch up" one, then this is your game. I just hope you do not lose interest trying to "achieve" anything in this game that eventually ends up as being "optional" even before caring about it dying . Pick a pacing that you will enjoy trying hard not to forget that you have this game for entertainment.

[Vespar]

It already died once, that's why it is now call A Realm Reborn. It can't died anymore. Because you can only be Reborn once.

The game didn't die back in 1.X it was horribly flawed and therefore was removed for a period of time so the developers could finish ARR and give the players the game they deserve. I really don't classify that as "dying" in the sense the OP and others are expressing.

Anyways, back on topic, depending on what time of day you play the servers can seem very crowded or very quiet. Weekdays late night there aren't many folks, but thats to be expected.. It's a weekday and folks work. Late nights on weekends though are crowded and I often get kicked from the server because it can't hack all of the people logged in. (Unless there's some kind of emergency issue, I've only been 90k'd when the server is crowded)

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To the poster above me, you sound like you dislike this game alot.. If that's the case, there are plenty of other games you can try out, no need to harp on this one because you don't like how it plays.

[Fayto]

Unfortunately, as a player returning from a long break, I believe the player base has dwindled down from my observations so far.

Time in ques(tank), Twitch viewers, etc., all small clues that can give insight into how the game's population is doing. Hopefully, subscription numbers don't dip down to the point that they consider F2P.

Smash Bros released in Japan, FFXIV died.

[Mogi]

So I am going to lvl to 50 and gear my toon just to have the game die and all my time and effort become worthless...

This game is not dead at all and your in Balmung like me so look around there are ppl all over the place i to this day still can't always log in since its full. Will this game die off at some point? who knows only time will tell

[Hurlstone]

The game is not going to die/go F2P any time soon I think. The player-base still seems healthy and did they not recently say the subscriptions went up a bit? Sure, one day it will dwindle, subs will fall and maybe the serves will go offline permanently one day. Tis the fate of any MMO eventually, but rather then think about the 'doom and gloom' of the situation, just go out and enjoy playing the game!

[Zaiken]

To the poster above me, you sound like you dislike this game alot.. If that's the case, there are plenty of other games you can try out, no need to harp on this one because you don't like how it plays.

Are you talking to me? It was obviously a sarcasm joke. I play the game since beta.

Despite all the flaw, I really like Tanaka 1.0 more. Sure, the world was copy and paste. But I enjoy the long walk from one place to another, it make the game more real and exploring was actually fun. Especially traveling with airship and boat was fun and enjoyable.

Unlike right now, where you don't go anywhere and free teleport. The combat was slow, but I like slow combat more then the flashy really fast right now. The world was also dangerous and mob was a lot more powerful, and NM is not pathetic like The Hunt we have right now. Graphic was better and character model was more realistic and details. A lot of 1.0 were bad, but there some great ideas from it. They should have built 1.0 on top of 2.0.

[Lionhand]

To the poster above me, you sound like you dislike this game alot.. If that's the case, there are plenty of other games you can try out, no need to harp on this one because you don't like how it plays.

That is why i addressed my post to the OP, telling the truth is hard to swallow sometimes but it is important that he/she knew whats ahead . I did invest my time here too, maybe even more than you did.

[Vespar]

That is why i addressed my post to the OP, telling the truth is hard to swallow sometimes but it is important that he/she knew whats ahead . I did invest my time here too, maybe even more than you did.

I really can't agree with your message to the OP, which sounded very much like you'd had enough of FFXIV. Which in itself is fine, but gives a negative bias towards the game and makes it sound like its not worth playing it because you keep having to continually "progress" in terms of gear. In any MMO, new gear will come out to replace the old to keep things fresh, and interesting and give the player a sense of accomplishment. Without it, I think people would probably hit max level and then find a new game because there wouldn't be any reason to keep playing. So unfortunately, the work you do now, will eventually become null, but it will also have helped you to progress to the next step when it becomes available. (which is exactly whats happening with zodiac weapons right now for example)