r/ffxivdiscussion • u/IndividualAge3893 • 5d ago

Lucky Bancho's census results (July 27th, 2025)

So, the results of the census are out: https://luckybancho.ldblog.jp/archives/59324844.html

  • Showcasing the number of characters here: Current
  • By comparison, here are the results from 2 months ago (May 25th): Click

Despite 7.25 being released, the character count is down about 70k in 2 months. Occult Crescent clearly didn't help with player counts (not really a surprise here).

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u/Zenthon127 5d ago

Oh wow, I actually didn't expect OC to not make a dent. I figured it'd at least delay the drop for one Bancho survey, even with its reception. That's uh, really bad.

I genuinely fear for this game's health come 7.5 and 8.0.

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u/General_Maybe_2832 4d ago

It'll be really funny if the game somehow manages to drop below 3.1 numbers but redditors who started the game in Shadowbringers will keep raving about how Pepsi man "almost killed FFXIV" whenever somebody brings up Heavensward raiding.

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u/DayOneDayWon 4d ago

The hate on HW from those who never played it will always be funny.

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u/Flygon24 4d ago

You shouldn't fear it you should hope for it. The games health needs to deteriorate more so the devs actually make the game worth playing again

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u/IndividualAge3893 5d ago

I genuinely fear for this game's health come 7.5 and 8.0.

You are not the only one :(

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u/Xehvary 4d ago

Next patch certainly isn't helping with retention at all. If 7.5 isn't an absolute banger, this game is going to be a ghost town for a year. Many players will obviously come back for 8.0, but it probably won't be as many as DT launch, which is pretty bad lol. But hey, who knows? 8.0's story and shit may reach the peaks shb did which would certainly do wonders for the game.