18.5% drop in players in only 8 weeks

**Thurmnmurmn** · 07-25-2023 03:18 AM

There's no msq in 6.45 so I'm assuming the drop off is due to people who only sub for story.
Either way, we get this kind of post every couple months, nothing new. The game is still standing and kicking even though people have been saying it's dying for what seems like forever now.

**Atelier-Bagur** · 07-25-2023 03:24 AM

Originally Posted by TheNight

Indeed, those big games came out and players realized how bad FF14 is in comparison.

I'm sorry but FFXIV to me has always been average? It's only popular because of its game design attracting so many casuals but if you want games that have more depth, substance and meat in them, you'd best look elsewhere.

I wish everyone including you can finally wake up and realize this undeniable truth. FFXIV was never great, only average.

**Cach** · 07-25-2023 03:27 AM

While Fanfest might hype people up and revitalize the game a bit, I can't see the game hitting the unusual boom of Endwalker release ever again.

As long as there is some semblance of stability, there's no need to panic (yet).

**NekiUno** · 07-25-2023 03:30 AM

Originally Posted by TheNight

https://luckybancho.ldblog.jp/archives/57719554.html

"The game keeps growing guys"

Okay, TheNight. We get you. This game is not your cup of tea and you come on the forums to look at and say all of the negative stuff. That is fine, sure we lost a few good players and gaining alot more. Besides I think you never been here when places like Limsa and Ul'dah was like a ghost town and queues was over 30 mins for dailies.

MMOs always got ebb and flow and you going to have great numbers sometimes and sucky number at others.

Here is a question for you, Would you deal with something like this (drop in players) or nothing at all (The game is gone(EOS))?

Please stop being a Pandora actor okay? It is getting very very old

**Britha** · 07-25-2023 03:42 AM

Funny how Luckybancho is a valid metric for Doomers when they want to point to something negative.

**Larirawiel** · 07-25-2023 10:47 PM

Those playerbase drops are normal for every MMO.

I do not worry and i look forward to the huuuuuuge hype when the EW successor will be released.

Cheers

**Ath192** · 07-25-2023 03:53 AM

The game isn't releasing a whole lot of worthwhile content. And its trending to become more solo friendly. Everyone knows this. There are far better solo games than this one thats for sure. Therefore, the solution would be for this game to become an ever better MMO but nope. It's trying to be a better solo game and because of its MMO roots its always going to be subpar at that.

**NekiUno** · 07-25-2023 04:12 AM

Originally Posted by Ath192

The game isn't releasing a whole lot of worthwhile content. And its trending to become more solo friendly. Everyone knows this. There are far better solo games than this one thats for sure. Therefore, the solution would be for this game to become an ever better MMO but nope. It's trying to be a better solo game and because of its MMO roots its always going to be subpar at that.

True, this game is getting more solo friendly but then again it is easier for some who does not have all day to wait for a party to come up or those who enjoyed doing content by themselves or does not have any friends to go with, even those who does not trust PF. To me, to each its own in this matter and what should not affected the numbers at all.

For content, I keep wandering how much more content players want. I think this game has more content than any other MMOs I ever seen and we want more??? That can burn out a person in a heartbeat. They should be looking to improve on the content they have now (Better Awards, New Achievements, etc, etc, etc).

**ForteNightshade** · 07-28-2023 04:20 AM

Originally Posted by NekiUno

True, this game is getting more solo friendly but then again it is easier for some who does not have all day to wait for a party to come up or those who enjoyed doing content by themselves or does not have any friends to go with, even those who does not trust PF. To me, to each its own in this matter and what should not affected the numbers at all.

For content, I keep wandering how much more content players want. I think this game has more content than any other MMOs I ever seen and we want more??? That can burn out a person in a heartbeat. They should be looking to improve on the content they have now (Better Awards, New Achievements, etc, etc, etc).

It isn't that people necessarily want more content per set. Granted, they do, but it's more an issue of longevity. Take 6.45, which is only now a week old. Everything in it has no longevity whatsoever. Variant can be completed in a few hours or less, the relic is a passive tome farm you can do with zero actual effort and Blue Mage is over in a day or two unless you aim to raid. Speaking of which, Eden Blue and Criterion Savage yet again have zero rewards, thus being relegated to one and done content immediately. While Criterion normal does have a mount, that's very little incentive to farm what is essentially Savage level difficulty. Hence why the previous iteration died within two weeks.

That isn't a whole lot to sink your teeth into, especially for non-raiders. Which is why the relic step has been so heavily criticised and divisive even amongst the more neutral crowd.

**Atelier-Bagur** · 07-25-2023 05:25 AM

Originally Posted by Reimmi

this toxic positivity is more cringe than the trolls

It's not toxic positivity, more so than denial.

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