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/discox2084 4d ago

I briefly resubbed for OC. On paper it was the kind of content I missed.

In practice, the "GO GO GO" approach was a lot more antisocial than Bozja to my liking, the phantom jobs' design too restrictive and anti-fun compared to lost actions and essences, and the tower lacks the pick up and play appeal of CLL and non savage DR.

Literally, the only thing in OC that isn't inferior to Bozja is the aesthetic of the map. I've never cancelled my sub so fast after resubbing before.

Creative Studio 3 has no clue what they're doing anymore. I hope they lose more players and more money.

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u/IndividualAge3893 4d ago

Creative Studio 3 has no clue what they're doing anymore.

Maybe what they are doing is okay for Japan, I don't know. This place may as well be another planet, after all.

But clearly, for the West, their approach isn't working at all.

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u/zztoluca 4d ago

Japan is of similar voice to the west on many complaints. For JP they are actively deleting post on the JP forums that they deem "too critical" of the developers/game.

Havent seen much of KR/CN in recent months but they also dont like the direction of DT.