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[Davorok]

I had a thought. How about let the 541 (so far..including me) paying subscribers migrate to the v2.0 test server and just shut down all the rest?

1 years service = $84,331.08. That should be enough to keep 1 server open, yes?

[Catapult]

I had a thought. How about let the 541 (so far..including me) paying subscribers migrate to the v2.0 test server and just shut down all the rest?

1 years service = $84,331.08. That should be enough to keep 1 server open, yes?

That 541 (now 542) is just a sample size. Here is my mathematics:

542 / (542+237) *100 = 70%

If 70% of players keep playing... no you don't want to keep just the one server going.

[Davorok]

That 541 (now 542) is just a sample size. Here is my mathematics:

542 / (542+237) *100 = 70%

If 70% of players keep playing... no you don't want to keep just the one server going.

Yes but 70% of what? 10,000...15,000...let's be generous and say 50,000 peeps continue to pay & play...

10,000 x 70% = 7000...still a small population for one 24 hour world-wide server.

15,000 x 70% = 10,500...just about right for 1 server.

50,000 x 70% = 35,000...divide between 3 v2.0 test servers = 11666.666666666666666666666666667 per server..just about right.

The main reason I am suggesting this (besides wanting to test the new UI, Graphics, etc.) is because the individual servers will most certainly be even more empty than they currently are and if as some suggest we will essentially be paying beta testers from now on, we may as well be testing the latest beta..v.2.0

I am volunteering myself anyway. ;>)

[stoned]

That 541 (now 542) is just a sample size. Here is my mathematics:

542 / (542+237) *100 = 70%

If 70% of players keep playing... no you don't want to keep just the one server going.

i guess 572 players can pay for SE bills.... sheep everywhere i shoulda make a coat.

[FrozenIce]

I would maybe stick with it but with all the new MMOs on the horizon with lots of content to do, lots of new things to try, and filled with players to interact with there is no reason for people to come play FFXIV. If version 2.0 release was coming out by March 2012 then it would be another story. However this game has such a bad reputation to fight from and with a great deal of the player base gone due to fees I just don't see how it can survive. Right now around 70% have said they will stick with after fees. Unfortunately only 1/5th players(I think it's even less than that from some report a while ago) actually visit the official forums of a game on a daily basis and usually the people who are active, love their game more than the rest. So at 70% is a much more worrying number than one might think. So while there may still be a glimmer of hope for the game, I think SE and this player base need to be more realistic about the games future.

[XyonicS]

I am staying, I don't mind supporting the devs while they make the game we actually all wanted.

[Swev]

Ill be going to the new Starwars game by then. If this game started out as it is now back at launch i would probley still be playing this one.

[Rebekah]

Although I vote yea, it occurs to me that perhaps it is the playerbase and not the devs who should decide when the game is ready for paid subscriptions.

[Zangetsu]

Despite all the hate theads I'm glad to see the majority of the community play because they enjoy the game and not just because it's free. I think this will make everyone working hard on ffxiv happy.