Quote Originally Posted by Jaykos View Post
It was 2.5 million before it was pulled.

Wow was at 5 million subs a little over 12 months after its launch. It also steadily grew for 5 years straight.

Dire times for FFXIV.
Wow was an entirely different beast, at an entirely different era of gaming. No competition of note, and a playerbase eager to see something new.

No current or future MMO will ever come close to WoW. ever.