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Fate/Grand Order 8th Anniversary Player Survey Results

August 3, 2023

Famitsu conducted a survey on the players of Fate/Grand Order to commemorate the game’s 8th anniversary, and published the results in the 17-24 August 2023 issue of the magazine.

Also see: Fate/Grand Order 7th Anniversary Player Survey Results

The surveyees

The survey was conducted from 4-9 July 2023 and answered by 9008 people, consisting of 3714 male and 4325 female users (969 answered “other”). 46.6% of surveyees were in their 20s while 24% were in their 30s, 9.9% were 19 and below, 6.3% were in their 40s, and 1.3% were above 50. 11.9% surveyees did not provide their age range.

Not all surveyees answered all questions.

7.3% of surveyees had master levels under 120, 13.9% were at 121-140, 24.2% were at 141-150, 21.3% were at 151-159, 22.7% were at 160, and 10.6% were at 161 or above.

45.9% of players chose a male master, while 54.1% chose a female master.

When players first started playing the game

Pre-registration: 12.7%
Within 2015: 8.2%
Within 2016: 11.4%
Within 2017: 21.7%
Within 2018: 13.5%
Within 2019: 10.1%
Within 2020: 8.9%
Within 2021: 6.2%
Within 2022: 5.4%
Within 2023: 1.9%

Main story progress

Surveyees were asked what the latest main story chapter they have cleared is.

Ordeal Call 1: Paper Moon – 73.7%
Ordeal Call prologue – 4.9%
Lostbelt no. 7: Nahui Mictlan – 6.3%
Part 2 chapter 6.5: Traum – 5.4%
Lostbelt no. 6: Avalon le Fae – 3.6%
Part 2 chapter 5.5: Heian-kyo – 0.9%
Lostbelt no. 5: Olympus – 0.7%
Lostbelt no. 5: Atlantis – 0.6%
Lostbelt no. 4: Yuga Kshetra – 0.6%
Lostbelt no. 3: SIN – 0.5%
Lostbelt no. 2: Götterdämmerung – 0.3%
Lostbelt no. 1: Anastasia – 0.3%
Up to the end of part 1.5: 1%
Have not cleared part 1: 1.2%

Ten most popular main story chapters

1: Part 2 Lostbelt 6 Avalon le Fae: 3116
2: Part 2 Lostbelt 7 Nahui Mictlan: 1185
3: Part 2 Lostbelt 5 Atlantis: 871
4: Part 1 singularity 7 Babylonia: 797
5: Part 1 singularity 6 Camelot: 377
6: Part 1 final singularity Solomon: 303
7: Part 2 Chapter 5.5 Heian-kyo: 284
8: Part 1.5 singularity 1 Shinjuku: 253
9: Part 1.5 singularity 3 Shimousa: 195
10: Part 2 Chapter 6.5 Traum: 186

Chapters that players would most like to see as an anime next

1: Part 2 Lostbelt 6 Avalon le Fae: 3145
2: Part 2 Lostbelt 5 Atlantis: 911
3: Part 1.5 singularity 3 Shimousa: 888
4: Part 2 Lostbelt 7 Nahui Mictlan: 775
5: Part 1.5 singularity 1 Shinjuku: 700
6: Part 2 Chapter 5.5 Heiankyo: 466
7: Part 2 Lostbelt 1 Anastasia: 336
8: Part 2 Lostbelt 4 Yuga Kshetra: 191
9: Ordeal Call 1 Paper Moon: 181
10: Part 2 Chapter 6.5 Traum: 172

Ten most popular events

1: Lilim Harlot: 1146
2: SE.RA.PH: 998
3: Gudaguda Ryoma Kiki Ippatsu:533
4: Servant Summer Festival: 501
5: Servant Summer Camp – Chaldea Thriller Night: 352
6: Gudaguda Shin Yamatai-koku: 340
7: CBC2023: 292
8: Gudaguda Yamatai-koku 2020: 269
9: Sea Monster Crisis: 258
10: Aeaean Spring Breeze: 246

Players’ predictions for servants to get swimsuits next

(Note that this survey was conducted before the announcements at Fate/Grand Order Fes. 2023)

Male servants

1: Oberon: 1018
2: Muramasa: 647
3: Cu Chulainn (lancer): 500
4: Saito Hajime: 479
5: Taigong Wang: 248
6: Charlemagne: 234
7: Elkidu: 218
8: Nemo: 200
8: Arthur Pendragon (Prototype): 200
10: Tezcatlipoca: 158

Female servants

Morgan: 1652
Ereshkigal: 1012
Altria Caster: 882
Van Gogh: 322
Melusine: 292
Baobhan Sith: 260
Kriemhild: 168
Archetype: Earth: 161
Barghest: 132
Yang Guifei: 123

Servants players want Camazotz to turn into an Alter

Arthur Pendragon (Prototype): 367
Karna: 237
Gilgamesh (Archer): 235
Ashiya Doman: 227
Elkidu: 193
Marie Antoinette: 157
Saito Hajime: 152
Boudica: 117
Archetype: Earth: 116
Amakusa Shiro: 114

Top ten Type Moon characters players would like to see implemented in Fate/Grand Order

1: Ciel: 380
2: Aozaki Aoko: 302
3: Tohno Shiki: 273
4: Aozaki Touko: 237
5: Matou Shinji: 182
6: Gilgamesh (Prototype): 178
7: Sajou Manaka: 159
8: Saber (Strange/Fake): 149
9: Archimedes: 136
10: Kishinami Hakuno (101)

The top five most popular FGO NPCs

Camazotz: 1025
Agravain: 283
Goredolf Musik: 281
Romani Archaman: 271
Takechi Suizan: 243

Top ten servants for grinding

Morgan: 1321
Altria Caster: 1001
Arjuna (Alter): 680
Ibuki Douji (Berserker): 621
Archetype: Earth: 474
Ashiya Doman: 473
Oberon: 410
Tezcatlipoca: 212
Arash: 169
Koyanskaya of Light: 160

Top ten servants for high difficulty quests

Altria Caster: 2356
Oberon: 429
Morgan: 321
Sodom’s Beast/Draco: 260
Arjuna (Alter): 243
Van Gogh: 201
Merlin: 185
Elkidu: 172
Heracles: 134
Manannán mac Lir: 127

Servants players obtained with Pilgrimage Leaves

Already had all: 33.2%
Oda Nobunaga (Archer): 21.3%
Sakata Kintoki (Rider): 12.8%
Jeanne d’Arc (Alter) (Berserker): 5.6%
Mysterious Idol X (Alter): 4.6%
Scatchach (Assassin): 4.6%
Katsushika Hokusai (Saber): 3.7%
Quetzalcoatl (Samba/Santa): 2.6%
Shuten Douji (Caster): 2.3%
Elizabeth Bathory (Halloween): 1.5%
Elizabeth Bathory (Brave): 1.1%
Did not use Pilgrimage Leaves: 6.7%

Class Scores unlocked first by players

Did not unlock any: 39.4%
Berserker: 27.2%
Saber: 9.0%
Archer: 5.2%
Assassin: 4.9%
Extra II: 4.4%
Lancer: 3.7%
Caster: 3.4%
Rider: 2.8%

What players want after the end of part 2

The start of part 3: 51.2%
For the game to end: 16.2%
FGO2 with a new protagonist: 14.0%
A completely new Fate RPG: 9.3%
No answer: 9.3%

Some comments for each answer were also published alongside the results.

The start of part 3

“I don’t want an end to a medium which constantly provides new Fate content. I still want to see character I like in events and swimsuits, so I hope it goes on for another decade.” (20s/F)
“I only just started in June 2022, so it’d be sad to see it end so soon for me.” (30s/F)
“A lot of great new characters and interesting new things only started in part 2, so I’d love to see a part 3.” (20s/F)
“I can’t bear to see it end before Han Xin is implemented” (30s/F)
“I want to see it keep going. I like the story including the main character, so if they change I’ll quit.” (20s/F)
“They keep adding stuff that Type Moon had left hanging for so long like ORT, so I want it to go on till we see everything from inside Nasu’s head.” (20s/F)

For the game to end

“Because it’s the sort of game that conveys how sad yet beautiful it is that the end will come someday.” (20s/F)
“Games should have endings.” (20s/M)
“Having it end in a good way would in itself be legendary.” (30s/F)
“Even if a Part 3 did happen, I don’t want to see the current protagonist suffer anymore, and it’d be sad to have a new protagonist.” (30s/F)
“I want them to do all they want here and then get back to the Tsukihime world.” (30s/M)
“Few story-centric phone games manage to end while the story is still good, so I’d like FGO to be a pioneer for that.” (20s/M)
“The size of the app takes up too much of my smartphone’s storage so I don’t want it to go on for too long.” (30s/F)

FGO2 with a new protagonist

“If it goes on, I want a new protagonist. Let the current one go home already.” (20s/F)
“Once part 2 ends I feel like the current Master will have done all they could, but I still do want more FGO, so something new would be nice.” (10s/F)
“I want to see the possibilities a new protagonist would bring. Or you could have Daybit as the protagonist.” (30s/F)
“I’d like to see the characters of FGO appear as ‘characters from the previous game'” (20s)
“I’d like to see a completely new story with this same system.” (20s/F)
“And then have them meet up with the current protagonist at the end of 2” (20s/M)

A completely new Fate RPG

“I want to see Servants from FGO as main characters in other games, like in Samurai Remnant.” (20s/M)
“I’d like to travel an open world with my Servants.” (30s/F)
“I’d like to see a completely new RPG, with the caveat that they also release an app that lets you read all the text in FGO.” (30s/F)
“I want to see a real grail war with the servants from FGO.” (20s/F)
“I want a game where you fight through a real grail war like in the Extra series.” (20s/M)
“I want a complete console game that stands on its own.” (30s/M)
“I’d be fine with FGO2 or part 3 but I still want a completely new game in addition to that.” (10s/M)
“Their patching up FGO to keep running is starting to reach its limit.” (40s/M)
“I want a console game that uses the FGO protagonist that lets you go on different routes for different servants like Extra/CCC.” (20s/F)
“I find it hard to recommend the game to people with the current system.” (10s/M)
“I want to see what a new Fate made by the people who worked on FGO would look like.” (30s/M)

What players are looking forwards to in FGO

“I want an ending that makes me feel glad that I played the game.” (40s/F)
“I want another collaboration with Manga de Wakaru! FGO” (20s/M)
“I want a mode where you can replay from the beginning of part 1 with the enemies made stronger.” (40s/M)
“Movies or TV special anime for part 1.5!” (30s/F)
“Collaborations with Strange Fake and Samurai Remnant.” (20s/F)
“Improved UI and playability.” (20s/M)
“Kadoc swimsuit or CE or both.” (20s/F)
“Forget a 10th anniversary, aim for a 20th anniversary.” (20s/F)
“The ability to do friend point gacha 100 times at a go, and an anime with the female protagonist.” (30s/F)
“Crypters as Servants.” (30s/F)

Comments on the 8th anniversary

“I want them to keep doing what they think is interesting!” (30s/M)
“A tenth anniversary is starting to look more realistic, so extend it to a 15th.” (20s/M)
“I was in high school when I started FGO in 2015, and now I’m working. Eight years is a pretty long time. Congratulations!” (20s/F)
“Being able to read text written by Nasu Kinoko on a regular basis made me very happy this past 8 years. I hope the game goes on for a very long time.” (30s/M)

Also see:

Event Report: Fate/Grand Order Fes. 2023 -8th Anniversary- (Part 1)