Lots of sprouts.. Where are all the new folks coming from?

[SamSmoot]

I've noticed what seems like a lot more sprouts running around lately. Has there been an exodus from another game?

[Jybril]

Maybe people got bored of WoW classic? I dunno...
but I sure am glad you're seeing new little sprouts
than the Bot Legion that's been going around lately lol.

[BakaChin]

WoW exodus again? at the same time, Shadowbringers has created a lot of new interest for the game, along with the trial allowing people to level up to 35

[Reimmi]

Probly wow, classic's hype is dying down other than the die hard fans, and bfa is still really bad so they just come here haha, at least thats why i came back

[Rasikko]

Can it just be that these are people from other games, or simply that FFXIV is their very first MMO, and not some kind of WoW exile wave you all immediately assume?

[Duskane]

Its probably just another wave of advertising out getting people to play

[Jojoya]

They've been doing new player promotions at all the games conventions they've been going to recently, giving away starter editions of the game. I wouldn't be surprised if those are the primary source of all the sprouts.

[Thmas]

Well wherever they are coming from let's make them feel welcome!

[Miminming]

Nier collab calling yoko fans... i think

[Iscah]

The "no longer a sprout" threshold has been raised to completing all of Stormblood (including patches) since Shadowbringers came out. So it's possible that there are just relatively more sprouts because the same number of people have the status for longer.