Vana'dielian Population Tops Two Million! (04/22/2009)

It is our distinct pleasure to announce that during the third week of April, the total number of active characters across all worlds in FINAL FANTASY XI has exceeded the two million mark for the first time!

Since the commencement of service on May 16th, 2002, Vana'diel has gone on to become a vibrant gathering place for adventurers hailing from all corners of the globe. Boasting four expansions and one add-on scenario with two more in the pipes, FINAL FANTASY XI continues to evolve into an ever richer realm of magic and adventure.

We would like to thank you, our fans, for your loyal patronage over the years, and look forward to your continued support for many more to come.

information gathered from http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/index.shtml

how about some thanks in the form of gil?

I guess that means we don't have to worry about people losing interest and SE discontinuing the game.

if we've hit 2mil ppl (even if its just characters as mules) that would mean that the rumours of servers shutting down would definately be false then XD right?

the rumors have always been false. if SE can make money off of this game they're going to keep servers up. i think there's at least another 10 years in this game, 5 at the very least.

wow 2 mill?? must be on other servers >.> theres what 200 in remora? lol

last time i did a /sea all there was over 2k players on our server lol most of the time theres 1500 to 2000 at any given time, that i've noticed

lol yeah it be seeming so scarce at times tho