Player Population

[DakAttack]

How does Square-Enix take the gradual decline of player population, or population changes otherwise, into account when developing new content and analyzing old content for FFXI?

Followup:

Has Square-Enix ever considered altering content in FFXI based on population trends?

[ItazuraNhomango]

Re: Player Population

How does Square-Enix take the gradual decline of player population, or population changes otherwise, into account when developing new content and analyzing old content for FFXI?

Followup:

Has Square-Enix ever considered altering content in FFXI based on population trends?

I think any business would; the development budget has to be based on subscription--it'd be a failing business if S-E spends more money on FFXI then they are getting back. More people play, more they can afford to spend on adding new content and improving old contents.

Or, are you asking what they are doing to halt or reverse the (perceived?) decline in player population? >_>?

[little ninja]

Re: Player Population

Well they do take into account alot of things nowadays it seems. More so then they used to in the past. The most recent one is the fact the new expansion took all the players out of other lvl locations an put then in the new area from the 50's on. So they redid what the signet does for a player..

That falls under old content.

[Murphie]

Re: Player Population

The title of this thread isn't a question.

[little ninja]

Re: Player Population

LoL an your just trolling..

[Murphie]

Re: Player Population

No I'm not. I'm pointing out that the title of the thread isn't a question, as per the rules of this section. You're trolling.

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[little ninja]

Re: Player Population

LoL anD. =P

[neighbortaru]

Re: Player Population

murphie is correct. rules are rules

i'll make you guys the same deal i made someone else, change your subject title and i'll change the thread title and move it back. come on, it's not that hard to phrase your titles into a question...

[Achaicus]

Re: Player Population

Awhile ago (2yrs perhaps?) there was a update that reduced the exp/lvl for 50 and above characters. As I recal, that was specifically to try to retain customers.

If I remember correctly, everyone who already had half of their tnl were rounded up to 1 tnl. I was some odd thousand tnl then was astonished to see me 1 exp to lvl 56 after being away for awhile.