Quote Originally Posted by BigCheez View Post
The game "went viral" in 2021. It seems silly to try to attribute changes in player behaviour in late 2024 to that.
I am not attributing changes in player behaviour in "late 2024" to that.

I am saying that you can't compare 2024/2025 to 2021/2022 because the circumstances are different ie. the game hasn't been viral for ages, so obviously the number will be lower this time. This is a given.

Even if there are less people playing right now, they may return in 7.2 etc. It's nothing really to worry about because the game was fine in Heavensward/Stormblood with a quarter to half the population it's had.