FF14 player count reached the lowest point in 4 years. We lost 75% of the playerbase.

[AnotherHighlander]

The last month in which the player count was below 17100 was January 2021, which was Patch 5.45.



LuckyBancho confirms these numbers.



We haven't even gotten to the second patch and we already lost 75% of our playerbase.



But I guess those $5 Hilda hairstyles will single-handedly save this game.

[Veritas-Ancora]

That feels accurate. FCs are feeling it.

[Avoidy]

I wonder how low it'll be by "Late March" when 7.2 finally rolls around.

[Basteala]

Looking at the second chart with SHB and DT, it seems like--if I'm reading it right--FF14 has fallen back to pre WoW migration numbers. Only I imagine you have some refugees still here, and some of the old guard that dislikes the changes brought out by those refugees, hardcore raiders, etc, have jumped ship--but you also have a lot of refugees going back to WoW since the game's gotten good so all is forgiven with the scandal /s.

That's my read on it, at least. Similar to how WoW was at a low point during FF14's high point in SHB.

[AnotherHighlander]

Looking at the second chart with SHB and DT, it seems like--if I'm reading it right--FF14 has fallen back to pre WoW migration numbers.

Exactly. Square Enix was handed a golden goose, and instead of spending the most miniscule amount of energy to nurture it to lay golden eggs they ignored it, made NFT games and Forspoken and just let it fly away lmao

[Kaurhz]

Makes you wonder how bad it's going to be by the time this expansion is actually finishing.

[Wasselin]

People love to complain about player numbers when it suits them to bolster their own argument but really what difference does it make if there are 1 million or 2 million or 500,000 people playing the game? Does that make the game more fun for your personally to know that there are 1.9mil other people player over only 499,999 thousand?

The number matters for the people at square tasked with making money, but doesn't really matter to players unless it drops to the threshold where the game isn't profitable at all.

[Kewitt]

You know the majority of players for FFXIV don't use steam. Yes it reflects an average but isn't the majority.
The current patch cycle means players are taking longer breaks each patch.

[Zakuyia]

XD theres nothing to say that can define the live letter release content of XD well screw half our player base huh

[AvoSturmfaust]

Doesnt account in, Xbox, Playstation and non Steam user, and lets be real steam was the least used platform for ffxiv