Petition: clickandbuy the only way no,thanks.

[Niyariko]

...I see 90+ pages of replies from a largely pissed off playerbase, and still, zero fucks given by SE. That's grounds enough for me to say my final farewell to the game I played for 7 years now...

You shouldn't say something like that, in a thread like this. SE will soon delete this thread (has happened before on similar topic on this forum, they don't like what they hear, they make an excuse and delete it ), and just pretend our concern never happened. SE wouldn't want to see us in encouraging other users to cancel account coz of their fail decision in forcing us to switch to CnB

What SE done in switching to CnB might save them a couple bucks (or even cents) for each account, but also comes with an extreme high risk in loosing a lot of current and future customers. Making such big risk with so little in return is a reckless business strategy.

[Niyariko]

But if you waited, you won't get the Rousney Wand.

They will need to give us 2 relics and 2 mystics + 50% off on monthly payment for us to use CnB
By then, I still won't use CnB, but consider in switching to use Crysta

Rousney Wand, I'll really miss teleporting to Chocobofu*kingCircuit. /sarcasm

[Kaeoni]

I agree. SE is losing costumers and doing what they're doing is only going to cause their downfall even faster. Maybe that's what they want.

Square-Enix's Response in the form of an "Amazing" picture: http://classic-icon.com/spiderman/1%20(5).jpg

I'm pretty laid back when it comes to how they picture FFxi in the grand scheme of things with their Manifesto nonsense and the rest of the crap they dream up because i have a lot of friends who play this game and just deal with the constant curve balls they toss our way.

But this crosses over into inconveniencing our lives outside the game. I'm not nickle and diming here, It's just a line that was crossed. Unless Crysta comes out to exact increments for you, chances are you're more likely to use Click n Buy. Yea... how about a company that doesn't screw you over, Oh wait we subscribe monthly to one already. If you didn't clue in, I'm talking about 3 certain mini expansions that came out before Abyssea. I'm sad i got played on that one. You got me SE, you got me, lesson learned though. */slow clap*

Don't get me wrong i'm not totally dissatisfied with Square-Enix as a company or how they handle their online agenda. If i were i wouldn't have played for as long as i have. But it just seems like some cheap tricks have been used in recent years against the very people whom put you, Square-Enix, on the map.. We aren't stupid, why do you treat us like we are.

I hate to play the Blizzard card but, they would never do such a thing to their customers, they have always been an upfront and prompt bunch of people who work diligently trying to please their loyal fans.

You bite the hand that literally feeds you, so i ask you this, who's the fool now...

[RAIST]

Go to their holdings site's news archives and read their last several financial reports....looks like we may be SOL on these issues:
http://www.square-enix.com/eng/news/2011/

SE has been bleeding money for some time now, loosing it steadily for the 2011 calender year (if not longer). They finally closed the last contract with EIDOS acquisition, and are looking to expand influence in NA, EU, and Middle East, and are putting more trust in Digital Distributions and less on Packaged Products. They are more or less writing off expectations of recovering losses until 2013.

[Kojo]

Go to their holdings site's news archives and read their last several financial reports....looks like we may be SOL on these issues:
http://www.square-enix.com/eng/news/2011/

SE has been bleeding money for some time now, loosing it steadily for the 2011 calender year (if not longer). They finally closed the last contract with EIDOS acquisition, and are looking to expand influence in NA, EU, and Middle East, and are putting more trust in Digital Distributions and less on Packaged Products. They are more or less writing off expectations of recovering losses until 2013.

Won't they just be losing more in going through with these plans?

[Byrth]

Well, actually I think their explanation for that is pretty viable and the report itself doesn't indicate anything is really wrong with the company. They had no major releases, so they compare poorly with the previous year. Big deal.

[Korpg]

I just browsed this thread from page 30 or so and all I see are pretty much the same 10 people complaining about this new system.

I don't think that SE will do anything because 10 people do not signify a majority. Or a playerbase. Or anything but people who just like to complain.

So, if those 10 people are truly going to leave, that isn't going to hurt SE any at all. Nice knowing you.

[RAIST]

Won't they just be losing more in going through with these plans?

http://www.square-enix.com/eng/ir/li...13/page05.html
(Yoichi Wada, President and Representative Director)

In general, we are not expecting to see a big recovery of results in this fiscal year ending March 2012, but rather are rebuilding in the current year toward our target of record profits in fiscal year ending March 2013. We plan to continue stable shareholder returns of 30 yen per share as cumulative dividends for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011.

They're kinda saying in these reports that they are revamping just about everything and don't really care too much about the bottom line between now and 03/2012. They are more focused on expected profits for fiscal year ending 03/2013 and beyond.


http://www.square-enix.com/eng/ir/li...13/page10.html

While the results of this fiscal year, which is in the midst of a transitory period, are regrettable, the start of a real recovery will begin from next fiscal year.

[mistmonster]

I don't think that SE will do anything because 10 people do not signify a majority. Or a playerbase. Or anything but people who just like to complain.

You may want to count again, yes certain folks are more vocal and I'm glad for it. But what I see is lots of non forum types (as seen by their low post count) coming to this forum and posting there dismay with the system. Also the almost 80 "likes" on the OP and the 1 or 2 random new threads created every other day say something too. Not to mention what is going OTHER less moderated sites. There has been plenty of nuked threads on the same subject.

With all the talk of job changes and other things this thread still tops them in the almost 73,000 views it has.

Seems like a lot more than 10 to me.

[Korpg]

You may want to count again, yes certain folks are more vocal and I'm glad for it. But what I see is lots of non forum types (as seen by their low post count) coming to this forum and posting there dismay with the system. Also the almost 80 "likes" on the OP and the 1 or 2 random new threads created every other day say something too. Not to mention what is going OTHER less moderated sites. There has been plenty of nuked threads on the same subject.

With all the talk of job changes and other things this thread still tops them in the almost 73,000 views it has.

Seems like a lot more than 10 to me.

How many people are truly going to quit from this? How many people really have a problem as to people who just like to complain for complaining's sake?

Also, 73k views? This thread has drama and that is what people like. I'm surprised you never realized that to be honest. The same 10 people are bumping up this thread to keep the drama flowing.