Is FFXI getting a cash shop?

[Pixela]

Ok i'm done here. If you think ffxi is going to keep going then fine, I think 14 will keep on taking players the better it gets and that's all i have to say, carry on with your crying over a possible vaniety shop.

Apples and oranges, it's never going to get better than it is. It will just add more of the same kinda of content that most xi players don't like. Dungeon grinding, over and over and over...and little else. FFXI is made to appeal to players that like everquest type systems in a ff skin, FFXIV is made to appeal to players that want a wow type system with a ff skin. If you don't like the wow style of mmo then you will never want to play XIV long term.

Square want both games to run and be profitable, FFXI gets more updates than XIV does for a reason. XIV was never meant to replace XI, they were always meant to run side by side and attract different audiences or for the players to play both. Which is why you can finish all your weekly content on XIV in a weekend and have nothing left to do for the rest of the week.

You talk like most of us haven't played other mmo titles and we don't know about XIV or something, many of us have played it and/or other titles and left it behind as unsatisfactory. XIV players have this mindset that they can show us the light and we will all quit and play their game. No we aren't ignorant to the game, we just don't like it.

[Comeatmebro]

His post on this page was actually trying to save it, some crap like.. 'if you had any brain youd know i switched to my main because people thought i was trolling'. Guess he realized how stupid that sounded and edited it.

[Blazeoffury]

No i just couldn't be bothered to fight with you over it so i edited it but as you want to bring it up i'll happily repeat it for you.

There is no winning with you people because if i post on a level 1 char it's considered trolling regardless if what i said is how i feel, so i signed onto my main char and continued on to then have someone as "smart" as you point out that it was stilll me, well no fucking shit Sherlock that's exactly why i logged onto this account.

[Seillan]

I love seeing a troll get humiliated by being caught in an act like this. There is seriously no greater satisfaction. The desperate backpedaling only makes it better, lol.

[Blazeoffury]

I love seeing a troll get humiliated by being caught in an act like this. There is seriously no greater satisfaction. The desperate backpedaling only makes it better, lol.

Omg lol caught in the act. I signed onto my main account so people would stop with the trolling comments you dolt. My points still stand and i stand by them, people are crying over a possible vaniety shop, it's not pay to win who cares. The game is on it's way out a little bit slower than i would personally like but anyone who denys this is in complete denial about the server numbers and a lot of the rehashed content we are getting, not all content but a lot is rehashed. The way some of the fans were acting at the 14 fan fest was cringe worthy at best and down right creepy at worst.

[Zephrose]

Honestly, FFXI would benefit from adding a Cash Shop. People already buy enough gil on the servers as it is, whether they admit to it or not. By adding a shop, it would cut the middle man and allow you to get the advantage you've been looking for.

Yeah, some people might think that's absurd and totally plays to the rich, but have you ever played any mobile games lately? A couple come to mind such as Puzzle and Dragons and Brave Frontier. Yeah, you can go about playing the games legitimately and say how cool you are for doing it. But who has the time for that any more. If I spend just a few dollars to give me a boost to completion, I'd take that in a heart beat. I mean really, who wants to waste a minimum of 5 months on completing a Mythic anymore, especially if they have a limited time to play in the first place.

Vanity and Promotional items are a given for the shop. But adding a shop to help out in those crunch times would be fantastic.

[Dale]

No i just couldn't be bothered to fight with you over it so i edited it but as you want to bring it up i'll happily repeat it for you.

There is no winning with you people because if i post on a level 1 char it's considered a troll regardless if what i said is how i feel, so i signed onto my main char and continued on to then have someone as "smart" as you point out that it was stilll me, well no fucking shit Sherlock that's exactly why i logged onto this account.

Posting on a level 1 character is not an example of trolling I agree. There is a tendency on forums to pile on when weakness is sensed. It's that pack dog mentality and always happens when a lot of animals congregate (yes, people are still animals in my estimation). But your posts are needlessly hostile. But that's ok. I can take it.

But I like to think Final Fantasy 14 will never replace Final Fantasy 11 because they are two fundamentally different games. 14 is more like an arcade-type game - as was described so aptly by another poster - where as Final Fantasy 11 retains at least some of the genre's traditional roots.

That being said though: it's impossible to deny that Final Fantasy 14 has hurt Final Fantasy 11's population. The game was an absolute ghost town shortly after its re-release. Though many players have left Final Fantasy 14 and returned home (I am one of them).

But it's likely many of us still have friends who play 14 and that will remain an incentive for some of us to back regardless of how lacking we find the game. In truth: I really do think the ideal solution would be to combine both games into a single subscription plan. I think it would benefit both games to do so. Just to be clear though:

14 is a shameless copy-cat of World of Warcraft. That's all it is. WoW with moogles. And SE frankly should be ashamed of it. But those are just my opinions

Anyway - the cash shop is a bad idea. No one wants Pay-to-Win and it would alienate far more players than it would attract. Cosmetic items I suppose could be thought of as a harmless gesture to boost revenue. A lot of us including myself wouldn't like it. But I doubt anyone would quit over it as long as it stayed purely cosmetic.

[Finuve]

Honestly, FFXI would benefit from adding a Cash Shop. People already buy enough gil on the servers as it is, whether they admit to it or not. By adding a shop, it would cut the middle man and allow you to get the advantage you've been looking for.

Yeah, some people might think that's absurd and totally plays to the rich, but have you ever played any mobile games lately? A couple come to mind such as Puzzle and Dragons and Brave Frontier. Yeah, you can go about playing the games legitimately and say how cool you are for doing it. But who has the time for that any more. If I spend just a few dollars to give me a boost to completion, I'd take that in a heart beat. I mean really, who wants to waste a minimum of 5 months on completing a Mythic anymore, especially if they have a limited time to play in the first place.

Vanity and Promotional items are a given for the shop. But adding a shop to help out in those crunch times would be fantastic.

everything you said sounds awful (including sold vanity gear), and I still havent gotten my relic past 95.

[Seillan]

Omg lol caught in the act. I signed onto my main account so people would stop with the trolling comments you dolt. My points still stand and i stand by them, people are crying over a possible vaniety shop, it's not pay to win who cares. The game is on it's way out a little bit slower than i would personally like but anyone who denys this is in complete denial about the server numbers and a lot of the rehashed content we are getting, not all content but a lot is rehashed. The way some of the fans were acting at the 14 fan fest was cringe worthy at best and down right creepy at worst.

Ah, so people that switch accounts so they won't be accused of trolling tend to use that account to agree with themselves as if they're different people, or did you forget you posted this gem?

I agree it really is time for the game to be given an end date. It has gotten old stale, boring. Watching the playerbase wank themselves silly over redoing af/relic armor to 119 it's time for this old dog to be taken out back and given the old yellow treatment.

Haha, this is just too effing good. Please, keep it coming. /popcorn

[Blazeoffury]

Yeah so what ? As i said you dolt i switched to my main so i could post without the trolling accusations and it was pretty obvious to anyone reading the whole topic it was me. Don't worry i'll write a disclaimer next time and say it's me.

I'm admitting it was me, I would have just denied it flat out if i was trying to hide it you funny little creature.

This is also really quite funny becuase you are doing the same thing you disagree with posting on a low level account to hide who you really are whilst trying to cause trouble but again none of it bothers me it just further proves to me why i pretty much destest the kind of people who play mmos.