Raid buffs and combo actions should go.

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Not only does FF compete with those games, it actively surpasses the very game you're directly comparing it to: Lost Ark. The estimated amount of active characters as of October 2022 is 1.45M. Using Steam as a reference is all but useless when it comes to FFXIV considering the overwhelming majority of players don't use it. Meanwhile, Lost Ark's own website literally directs you to their Steam page. There is no other option. WoW would see equally low numbers if it were to ever release on Steam for the precise same reason.

Okay, that's an actual delusional take if you think WoW's Steam Chart would even remotely mimic XIV's. Also I don't really trust the census when we all have multiple characters, and raiders have 2-3 just to get around gear lockout. This isn't active player information, it's achievement/mount information for CREATED characters. It shows only 4% characters even finished Endwalker a year after release. Are we counting the thousands of bots getting created and banned every 2 weeks too? (I doubt they delete those characters, they likely just ban them and keep the toon in the database. Check Lodestone for them.)

https://ffxivcensus.com/

No we don't have 1mil players, and there's no way we're hitting 100k concurrent. Maybe on expac release for a week, but doubt that many people could even login. lol

Look, I'm not trying to be a jerk. Okay I said 'Delusional', that's harsh. But the reality is we're not poppin' like you all think we are. We have absolutely terrible player retention, and if even half of this were true then Dynamis wouldn't literally be dead.