Final Fantasy XIV doubles its number of players on Steam – MMORPG at the hardware limit

The MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV is almost 10 years old, but will experience an unprecedented hype in 2021. With the new Endwalker expansion, the number of players on Steam will explode in December: a new record has been reached with over 94,000 players. That is more than twice as many players at the top than in the previous month.

What’s going on at Final Fantasy XIV on Steam?

• The number of players on Steam already experienced an upswing in the summer: The hype surrounding Final Fantasy XIV began in July 2021 when large Twitch streamers from Asmongold turned away from World of Warcraft and switched to Final Fantasy XIV – in July 2021 the number of average ones rose Players on Steam by 58.8%.
• As of September, the hype subsided a little. But now in December 2021 the big expansion “Endwalker” is due. It’s not out yet, but pre-orders have been able to play since Friday, December 3rd.
• Final Fantasy XIV broke the simultaneous player record with 94,414. A month earlier, the peak was “only” 42,433, less than half.

Dhat is the amazing thing about the record: At the moment this is just a foretaste, because not everyone can enjoy Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker yet, only those who pre-order.

The real run on the game doesn’t begin until Tuesday, November 7th. Then we can expect the player base of Final Fantasy XIV to see a further increase.

Final Fantasy XIV is at the “hardware” limit – long lines

What is the impact of the hype? As Final Fantasy XIV announced today, the huge rush for Endwalker’s Early Access has caused the service to become overloaded. They say: there are queues everywhere and they are only slowly being reduced.

The attempts to log into Final Fantasy XIV are at the “hardware” limit, especially at peak times.

Boss apologizes for overload, promises 7 free days

That’s what Final Fantasy XIV does: Every player who has a full version and a subscription to Final Fantasy XIV is given 7 Fridays. And maybe will increase the number of days off. That shares the boss of Final Fantasy XIV; Naoki Yoshida, via a blog post on Sunday, December 5th. with.

Yoshia apologizes for the “inconvenience” this may cause players. It is said that you are doing your best to improve the situation.

Yoshida also points out who is looking at the final credits should move the mouse or press a key in between, otherwise the automatic log-out threatens.

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