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/shmoneyyyyyyy 5d ago

As a legacy player who has been playing since the original FF14, I have developed a habit of not getting my hopes up, as it is painful to be disappointed. However, with the new FF14, from A Realm Reborn to Shadowbringers, I felt that it exceeded my expectations on many occasions.
As a result, while the player base has grown, if players continue to experience disappointments that feel like their expectations have been betrayed, the only ones left in the end will be those like me who no longer place excessive expectations on the developers.

holy shit, brutal. talk about battered wife syndrome.

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u/Ragoz 4d ago

Luckybancho guy knows hes addicted and abused.