Like almost any video game statistic, the percentage of digital vs. physical isn't very meaningful without knowing how it's calculated. The figure from the OP most likely takes into account mobile games, as well as in-game purchases, which makes it almost irrelevant in the realm of traditional console games. Actual console game sales are still mostly physical. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-05-10-ea-reckons-40-percent-of-console-game-sales-will-be-downloads-by-the-end-of-2017

Unrealistic quality and price expectations of the consumers, free full playthroughs on YouTube and Twitch, stagnant market size - I think those are the biggest issues single-player devs are facing right now.

Oh, and by the way, Steam also takes a 30% cut from your sales. It doesn't take physical releases to end up with a tiny profit margin.

I just went ahead and created an EZA guild, in case anyone is still interested in some jolly cooperation. I'm playing on the EU servers though, Aurora Glade to be precise. I'm not sure if or how that works for players on the US servers.

@YamiZetsumei I'm always cool with playing with anyone, so if you need to run a dungeon or trial or whatever and see me online, I'm always happy to jump in! There simply doesn't appear to be a lot of PvE content that really requires cooperation, and duty finder parties where everyone is just silently going through the motions are not what I'm looking for in an MMO.

@fettouhi Nice! I'm in CET+1, so I guess we should run into each other once I can get back to FFXIV.

@YamiZetsumei Gotcha, that makes sense then. Unfortunately, I don't get to play with the allies a lot due to my time zone, but I guess I'll still pony up the 10$ and transfer to Ultros. Maybe some other EU/UK folks are gonna join with Stormblood. : )

@YamiZetsumei said in Final Fantasy XIV ARR - Allies Assemble!:

Hey Allies,

I'm trying to compile people response to the move to Ultros and get an idea of what people are planning to do for it. I've made a survey at the link below. If you could find a few moment to take it, that would be AWESOME!!! I'm mainly doing this to get the response of the people who are in the FC on Gilgamesh, but if you are making a new character or transferring from another server, I'd love to hear those story as well. Thank you for your time and being wonderful. Love and Respect.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XLJZP8W

What's the motivation behind the server transfer? I thought it's because making new Characters on Gilgamesh is too hard, but it doesn't appear to be much easier on Ultros. Is there any chance we could stay on Gilgamesh if the majority of the FC is in favor?

@JustCallMeBuddy

I managed to make several characters on Gilgamesh by simply refreshing the server list every few minutes while watching podcasts or playing something else. It's annoying for sure, but it always worked for me eventually.

By the way: It probably doesn't help, but Ultros is open for new characters right now.

They'll apparently transfer to the Ultros server before the release of Stormblood (June 20), probably precisely because Gilgamesh is constantly locked:

@EZA said in Eorzean Allies - Snowcloak & Shiva (Hard):
NOTE: We will be moving to Ultros right before Stormblood releases. If you are considering moving servers for the EZA FC and to be a part of our Stormblood activities, please consider moving to Ultros instead (or at least Primal Datacenter).

@El-Shmiablo said in Final Fantasy XIV ARR - Allies Assemble!:

If somebody who is in the fc invite me, that would be swell.

Unfortunately it's impossible to invite people who are offline, which makes the whole process pretty cumbersome. Your best bet is to do a player search for one of the members (I'll try to keep my character logged in again for the next few days) and access the company profile through them to send in an application.

If anyone still wants to join the EZA community on Gilgamesh, try doing a player search for "Fey Nafilia" and right-click my name > View Company Profile > Submit Application. I recently managed to get in and will do my best to keep my character online as much as possible so it’s easier for others to apply.

I should be around Monday to Friday from around 10:00 - 20:00 GMT (04:00 - 14:00 EST). If you can’t find me online, just drop me a message here and I can keep my character logged in over night as well.

If you’re having trouble creating a character on Gilgamesh because the server is full, you could try this: http://www.world-alerts.com/