Population

[Kaisersose]

Hey guys, I AM REAL!! and i only have one character.... so far MWAHAHAH lol but i def think that the PS3 release is going to bring a LARGE amount of players because i know that a lot of people who want o play don't have the computer specs to actually play the game so to be able to play on your PS3 will be big. Also with the release of an expansion i expect about 75% of the players who stopped playing "because of content" to return! soOo it is very likely that the PS3 release paired with an expansion will result in a MAJOR addition of players!!

[Eldaena]

I heard they are having a Chinese translated version of the game coming soon. That plus a PS3 launch may be the 'financial' savior. =p (I think an expansion would probably come alongside the PS3 launch since they mention things such as missing races for character customization.)

I don't think there will be any server merging until they see the populations after these two releases.


Also... #5? Is that what I am? >.>

[AmandaHuggenkiss]

I've actually been seeing people come back to the game, and expect to see more when 1.18 rolls out.

[TripBeaumint]

The Chinese will have a separate set of servers to play on.

I think people will be shocked how many new players the PS3 version will bring.

I know I'm excited. ^^

[Zenaku]

PS3 wont save this game NA are to busy with WOW or RIFT and by then GW2 may have come out. FFXIV would be up and running thanks to JP player base right now there more JP players /sh for party in my world then NA i see more Bots and AFK players then real players. When you do leves and you see one guy doing it and ask them if he/she want to join you they go sorry playing solo -.-

[Eldaena]

If Monster Hunter Tri could be relatively successful with their console version of Monster Hunter (and for the Wii no less) I don't have any doubts that the PS3 launch could be successful as well. It would probably add an expansion as well, which would make even old players happy about that launch. Even if it were a few people to start playing, those people would want their friends to play to, and so on. Plus, everyone that played on the PC would want to come back for new content, see what's changed, etc. It could really only have positive results I think, Zenaku, as long as they do things right this time. =)

[Resty]

I agree with Eldaena as to the underestimation of the PS3 launch impact.
While I agree XIV was poorly launched, the first pre-NA year of XI was very similar to this first year of XIV. I think the root of all XIV shortcomings stems from the fact that SE thought they were going to be able to launch the same way in 2010 as they did in 2002 (essentially a year-long beta ).
In the spirit of that similarity, that year mark, also being the NA launch date included the Zilart expansion. Most NA's at that time were introduced to XI on the PS2. The NA PC players in the early years were primarily those who wanted to play pre-release, and stayed PC players. Point being, the PS2 release caused an inarguably a massive population boom, and a giant breath of life into XI.
I have felt this probably was the blueprint for XIV as well. The awful response to the release has changed that plan, no doubt, but I think we can expect something at least similar, come PS3 release.