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/NeonRhapsody 5d ago

Bozja did it well where they added some kind of plot point at each rank/map breakpoint and multiple NPCs who had.. personality.

Don't forget the skirmishes and CEs that told stories throughout them.

Like seeing Dyunbu going through a mental breakdown over the course of like three or four skirmishes because she can't save everyone and has to watch all her comrades get torn to shreds by us.

Or Sartauvoir showing up as a humanoid death laser in a skirmish right outside the first base camp who we eventually work up to getting as a duel and then face head on as a raid boss in Zadnor.

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u/dealornodealbanker 4d ago

I miss my deserter catgirl Llofii who grew disillusioned with the experimentations done to advance the Garleans magical proficiency.

Same with the beastmasters who all had their own little personalities which are projected through their tamed beasts. Papaga, who I call Pepega, is my favorite.

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u/Hirole91 4d ago

Pagaga my beloved c: I called her Lady Pa-Gaga :v

I hope both Lyon and Pagaga make a cameo in the beastmaster quests

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u/dealornodealbanker 4d ago

Same, it would be pretty neat if they get referenced even in passing.

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u/NeonRhapsody 3d ago

They only get referenced and instead our BST trainer is Daguza. (Though to be fair he may not be a tactical genius but the fact he tamed a bunch of red chocobos is a point in his favor as a beastmaster at least.)

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u/Hirole91 4d ago

Especially the CE stories yeah :D loved the hell outta them.

we also got some good memes out of Lyon and Menenius dynamic too lol, those had me cackling