Decline of Servers?

[Madepossible]

Once I'm fully active again I will transfer to Balmung, simply because all my friends I once knew on that server are gone or quit the game so no point staying there. Also after t13/a1-4s I feel no real reason to raid anymore, the difficulty is mmm not as challenging as for example t13 pre nerf loot lockouts with low gear. I'm gonna be a casual till stormsblood \^o^/.

[Niraves]

Hyperion seems like it has a lot of people. But maybe thats just because I'm used to really small realms from when I played World of Warcraft and my server had like.. 1500 people on it.

[Madepossible]

Hyperion seems like it has a lot of people. But maybe thats just because I'm used to really small realms from when I played World of Warcraft and my server had like.. 1500 people on it.

4.8 ish k active ones Source: https://ffxivcensus.com

[Maero]

I would say some servers suffer for different reasons, one bigger reason i think is player burnout.
Come expansion there should be a surge of returning players i imagine
I see lots of new leaf players on my server but overall it does feel different then it used to

[Riardon]

In the new patch 3.5 a unified cross server Party Finder and chat ystems are coming. This will help players from underpopulated servers to find groups. As for FFXV people already getting bored of it and rteturning to FFXIV. Many will return again once 3.5 hits the servers. So don't worry player activity always flactuates mid patch seasons. It's absolutely normal considering the lack of end game content in this game.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

EDIT: Nevermind, ignore me.

Anyway yeah - I play MMOs to experience the whole, massive part. Goblin is a ghost town. A lot of servers kind of seem like ghost towns. It'd be better if they consolidated them imo. I'm sure it's not impossible.

It would. The reason they don't is looks bad from a PR perspective. Most games only start to merge servers when they're dying.

Also! Forgot to mention. If you do transfer, make a few alts beforehand. You can transfer up to eight characters for the one $18 fee. So if you ever plan to level a second character, you've got them on reserve instead of having to pay again. You'll have to wait 72 hours to transfer though. Just something to keep in mind.