Server Population on the Rise

[Zenaku]

Do you think there's any hope for the PC crowd being a substantial precentage of the XIV community in the future?
PS3 release will bring a few console players but does anyone think PC players will return/start playing around that time also?

I wonder if this game's population will be the opposite of XI, PsU MMOs where the majority of the players were PC players and only a small fraction played those games on XBOX (and even a smaller fraction on the ps2).

there a lot of PS2 and Xbox players reason why ffxi is failing is due to the ps2 users not wanting to switch over to PC. I mean any cheap Computer can run it lol. My 64MB pc run the game on pretty high setting without issue.

But does not matter if 90% of the player base is pc or ps3 i don't see how that would matter tho.

[Seif]

there a lot of PS2 and Xbox players reason why ffxi is failing is due to the ps2 users not wanting to switch over to PC. I mean any cheap Computer can run it lol. My 64MB pc run the game on pretty high setting without issue.

But does not matter if 90% of the player base is pc or ps3 i don't see how that would matter tho.

I just hope the reason for this division in those games isn't the fact that console players just aren't that likely to play an MMO. In any case I hope they advertise the PC version more when they feel the time is right. (definitely not now though)

[Jynx]

I just hope the reason for this division in those games isn't the fact that console players just aren't that likely to play an MMO. In any case I hope they advertise the PC version more when they feel the time is right. (definitely not now though)

PS3 launch will be the only time they get a good chance to push the game (On all available platforms).

[SuzakuCMX]

Do you think there's any hope for the PC crowd being a substantial precentage of the XIV community in the future?
PS3 release will bring a few console players but does anyone think PC players will return/start playing around that time also?

I wonder if this game's population will be the opposite of XI, PsU MMOs where the majority of the players were PC players and only a small fraction played those games on XBOX (and even a smaller fraction on the ps2).

Well in XI your PS2 needed an add-on to even be able to play the game and for xBox you had to pay the $10 per month for xBox Live Gold and then the $10 or $12 or whatever per month for the FFXI account if you wanted one character, so it was more expensive than other means. The PC requirements are incredibly low though so it was easy to run. Also going through all that PlayOnline crap was a real bitch on the xBox.

[Jynx]

I've noticed a nice spike in overall population and a nice increase in players spreading out in the world. When chocobos and airships are brought into the picture I expect Ul'Dah to see a nice depopulation for a few weeks at least, and far less idle players just putzing around in Ul'dah will be nice.

[Altera]

Ive noticed a climb in population on Saronia as well lately.

[Avraym]

Glad to hear other servers are experiencing higher population aswell.

[Hawklaser]

Part of the rise of new players might be related to this thread: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...V-Video-Series

Samb0nz makes some nice quality Let's play videos, and have been seeing quite a few comments on his FFXIV ones about people getting interested in the game, or returning people noticing an improvement in the game. Word of Mouth can be very powerful. As he is encouraging people that are interested to try the game now to see if it fits their likes, as now is likely one of the better times to give the game a chance, before it goes to PS3 or has the sub fee started up.

[NefarioCall]

But i think the big % of player base are PS3 users due to them not having money to build a pc or don't want to build a pc just for 1 game they like to play.

True. I built a pc for this game at launch, and the graphics card alone was $700. But i still can't quite get this game to max settings. That same series of cards is only just now entering the $200-300 range. Also mind that a lot of people want to play on laptops. A lot of people have computers that are a couple years old.

This game was ****ed for PC even with a 90% metascore just because of the system requirements.
That said, by the time the PS3 version comes out, and word of mouth shows this game to have hit a stride,
more and more people will have a PC or laptop that can run the game.

[Biggs]

I have noticed in the past 2 weeks or so, a dramatic increase on the Lindblum Server in player activity.

In my opinion, Lindblum is in the top 3 of highest server population, so to see even more players to interact with is great.

I formed a grind party twice (R30-34 & R40-44) and got 5/5 players in under 2 minutes.

It's refreshing to see more players in all areas enjoying the game (assumably due to 1.18).

Considering there is a large player base that will return to the game with 1.19, its encouraging to say the least.

Obviously not as teaming as life as launch, but it makes me confident that with PS3 launch, we'll be back to those numbers, or even higher.

Are other servers experiencing these positive changes aswell?

Kashaun has been on the rise since 1.17, and after 1.18 took a significant jump in population. Sadly this seems to be mostly true just for the Ul'dah area and not the other 2 cities. While the population increase is great, until they can put some butts in the seats in LL and Gridania, most servers will still be grossly underpopulated.