Lets talk about South East Asia, SE

[LuxConcordiae]

To talk about the playerbase, we need to talk about the sub fee. The conversion rates are really really bad, we have to pay relatively more than the average player in NA/EU. This is the hole in the sinking ship. If you want SEA player numbers to go up, SE has to fix this.

[Dalmacus]

To talk about the playerbase, we need to talk about the sub fee. The conversion rates are really really bad, we have to pay relatively more than the average player in NA/EU. This is the hole in the sinking ship. If you want SEA player numbers to go up, SE has to fix this.

SE has never planned for SEA players to go up. They "officially" cater only to NA/EU and JP but having other region join in too is a bonus. SEA player's number go up or down don't really bothers them too much.
In other words SE is just happy enough to get profits from this 3 regions.

[Mendalas]

The conversion rates are really really bad, we have to pay relatively more than the average player in NA/EU.

I hear ya and I live in Canada. We have to pay in USD and the conversion sucks right now. I pay $11.99 (legacy rate and 1 extra retainer) and it comes out to almost $20 CAD per month...