What are your takes on each of those? I've been getting that MMO itch again!
I played some FFXIV recently, partially with friends once a week, and it's such a mixed bag - it has both the slowest, easiest, and most boring gameplay and some of the most intense, challenging, and exciting gameplay (some of the end of story arc boss fights are incredible) - just sadly far more of the former so I've drifted away from it.
I noticed last year in-particular there was a very sharp drop-off. Normally a variety of flying insects invade my personal space in the evenings - it was always a tough call... a room too hot to sleep in, or a room full of hornets; you'd be surprised how often the hornets won.
There was even a time not so long ago where we used to get "waves" of certain flying insects each year, presumably one species won the Insect Sex Games each year, and were crowned champions with wave after wave of children.. ladybirds, daddy longlegs, etc. Thousands everywhere! I think the last one of these was a long time ago now, perhaps nearly a decade.
Presumably this is devastating for bird and bat populations.. hopefully they don't start invading my personal space in response.