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

[Kozh]

The JP playerbase are the people happiest with the overall balance of the game right now, not sure how that’s western audiences fault

I wouldn't be so sure about. JP players just aren't as loud as non JP. They will simply leave the game or suffer in silence. And sh*t talk the game on 2chan (or whatever that forum name is) I guess.


Now as for DT writing, yeah I agree that it's 99% is a matter of bad writing. Though I also feel like yoshi-p has made decisions (unrelated to DT) that is kinda weird coming from JP. By that I mean, typically it's not a thing JP players would complain about.

I do think the rubber bullet in DT is because of western, but that's just me.