Is FFXI getting a cash shop?

[Spectreman]

I think subscription based games should NEVER have a cash shop. Where is this going to end?

[Finuve]

I think subscription based games should NEVER have a cash shop. Where is this going to end?

dunno, modern MMO design has dictated that people that enjoy vanity items should have to pay for them instead of collecting in game, and juggernauts like WoW have decided that the leveling process is no longer a worthwhile part of the game and just let you buy your way past it.

[Shirai]

Where is this going to end?

When a cash shop added to it will no longer provide enough extra revenue to keep it up.
Keep in mind that, as I have mentioned before, your money is more important to the company than your petty protests.

And looking at the amount of $24,- Odin horses I see pass by on my Guildwork feed, paired with the plethora of messages of people getting caught in the log in queue the cash shop has already proven more successful in FFXIV than the protests of people saying that they will quit the game over it.
I'm pretty sure that they've already considered adding one to this game, and with the success of the one implemented for XIV implementation is just a matter of time.

[Zephrose]

When a cash shop added to it will no longer provide enough extra revenue to keep it up.
Keep in mind that, as I have mentioned before, your money is more important to the company than your petty protests.

And looking at the amount of $24,- Odin horses I see pass by on my Guildwork feed, paired with the plethora of messages of people getting caught in the log in queue the cash shop has already proven more successful in FFXIV than the protests of people saying that they will quit the game over it.
I'm pretty sure that they've already considered adding one to this game, and with the success of the one implemented for XIV implementation is just a matter of time.

This. +1

A few people squabbling about "No Cash Shop" isn't going to stop them from adding one when literally hundreds of thousands of players are going to race to the shop for exclusive merchandise anyways. Square Enix loves you, sure. But they love your wallet more. That's just business for you. That's not to say they wont treat you nice and wipe your precious little booty for the right price.