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Anna Koselke

Final Fantasy 14 "can't afford another failed expansion," fans say, as unofficial census reports significant player drop ahead of the MMO's big 8.0 reveal

Final Fantasy XIV.

Final Fantasy 14 hasn't exactly been in the best shape since Dawntrail – you know, with its "Mostly Negative" reviews nearly two years post-launch and all – and active player counts show as much, with numbers reportedly dropping.

We can find these numbers in the unofficial census that Lucky Bancho, a fan who gathers all sorts of data from The Lodestone regularly, has put together on his online blog.

Just two months ago, he noted a nice increase of 110,000 players, which brought the number of active folks from 820,000 to 930,000. It seemed like good news, potentially marking a turning point from the poor reputation Dawntrail still holds and the dwindling community.

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