Quote Originally Posted by Striker44 View Post
When you consider time-scales, "a few more expansions" can mean something like 6+ years away, which is a huge amount of time.
Yes, that would be why it is a slow decline. I don't think XIV is going to even consider ceasing content creation for a number of years, and even then it will probably continue with events and maybe some new things here and there but not an expansion. This game could go on for another 10 or so years before it settles into a state like XI, but those years could see a slow but steady decline in active players.