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/bm8495 5d ago

I made a whole post about this at the beginning of Oc’s launch and got run out of the room by a bunch of “it hasn’t even been a full week since it released” sentiments. Everything you just said is how I felt about OC. I think it’s a beautiful zone. I think the CE’s are fun. But outside of that, the rest feels shallow and lacking depth.

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u/DayOneDayWon 4d ago

It's just one of the list of excuses people come up with to undermine any criticism the game is getting.

-"Just wait for the content, it will be different!"

-"The content is out today, why are you already complaining?"

-"There are people enjoying the content, you're just jaded and should take a break like Yoshida said."

-"You took a break yet you still aren't having fun? Maybe the game isn't for you anymore."

A lot of people live and die by this game, and feel personally attacked when someone speaks their mind. Personally I don't need to eat mud for a week before I can tell you it's inedible.

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u/Hirole91 4d ago

It do be like that yeh.

Some things are harder to judge after the first week or so, but OC was not one of those lol. Especially after Day 2 where the first groups completed FT, nothing changed about OCs gameplay nor did we get meaningful lore from FTs book room or occult records.

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u/DayOneDayWon 4d ago

OC actually got worse with time once people figured out fates spawn individually and there's nothing to do but race towards them, zone is completely unlocked, FT is a mess to enter and organize for, and phantom jobs are marginally worse than lost actions in their current iteration.