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

[Wasselin]

I still assert that player numbers really does not matter to how fun the game is but we still have more players than in ARR and Heavensward. Was the game on the verge of death back then? Not from my perspective it wasn't. I was having just as much fun back then as now.

Thats where I am more pessimist. Knowing how Square Enix has handled bad games in the past, my fear is that the more people unsub, the less effort Square Enix will put into FF14, until it goes into maintenance mode. Sure, that is a very gloomy outlook, one where I would definitely love to be proven wrong.

People contend that this is already happening, despite the boost in player numbers.