Quote Originally Posted by Valkyrie_Lenneth View Post
Thats the thing though, according to official sources, the game is still growing. it might be time for you and your friends to find a different MMO to play together, or just different games in general since it doesn't look like there are any available MMO's that might suit your tastes.

Of the people I have played with and still talk to, about 95% still actively play. The ones I stopped talking to for various reason don't affect me, since we no longer do content together. People say they want lasting content, and sure that can work if done right. But who REALLY wants to still be running CT years from now for no real reason other than SE decided to just update the rewards instead of adding a new place to go? Or spend weeks/months trying to get drops from different zones so you can get gear. They tried that with the relic and people hated it. The Rage on the forums over Atmas, and then the dungeon drops was immense.
You mean the "over 4 million registered accounts"? and have you considered also that curious people due media and success have come to play and they might also leave when they reach the same stage as the majority of players and see the issues?

And as someone mentioned before also:

Quote Originally Posted by Souljacker View Post
Well, it could certainly work a lot better. It's not successful because they have a super great formula. It's successful because it's either this or Garrisons,(World of Warcraft) and pretty much everyone said a big old FU to Garrisons a months after release. Right now SE is using a formula created by another company, and they are riding the experience of a brand new expansion and the fatigue of another game's missteps. It doesn't hurt that it's probably the most beautiful MMO on the market, but make no mistake - Blizzard knows they are in trouble and need a big win. The competition isn't over. SE can't just hum along with this content model and expect to be successful forever, especially if core FF fans are already tired of fighting the same Primal\dungeons on different tiers ad naseum.