Thoughts on a shared subscription?

[Pixela]

FF14 has a cash shop, to offset a few people having a lower sub.

FF14 could literally give the game away with no sub and still make money from that cash shop from the free players.

FF11 only has the sub.

It's annoying to me that you accept the game has not gone up with inflation and want it to be EVEN Cheaper again, why not just ask them to pay you to play it?

[Alhanelem]

FF14 has a cash shop, to offset a few people having a lower sub.

FF14 could literally give the game away with no sub and still make money from that cash shop from the free players.

FF11 only has the sub.

It's annoying to me that you accept the game has not gone up with inflation and want it to be EVEN Cheaper again, why not just ask them to pay you to play it?

The cash shop is not there because of the legacy players. Lol.

I mean, they are still raking in money hand over fist. If there was no inflation they'd HAVE to drop the price to get people to play a 20 year old game. Inflation is the only reason we're willing to accept that cuirrent price.

The point of a dual sub is to attract more actual players who currently play their other MMO (or vice versa, even) EVEN with inflation, they are still making more money than if those players stayed with one sub only.

I mean lets be real here, you're siding with the big coroporation over the players. That doesn't even really seem like you. Man if anyone needed any proof that I'm not a white knight, this is the thread.

[Pixela]

It's amazing to me that so many adults in the west do not understand how inflation works, it's so rampant that I think it's intentional in our education system. This way, when your boss gives you a raise in-line with inflation you think they love you and are giving you more money. In reality you're getting nothing more, but the number increased.

The cash shop is not there because of the legacy players. Lol.

The point is, the cash shop allows them to make money from people paying less and in-fact they could happily have people playing for free and still make money from them. This is why WOW and 14 added cash shops, to literally offset losses from inflation.

FF11 only has the sub, and so is hit massively by inflation. Inflation will eventually kill FF11 even if player numbers stay as high as they are today, in 10 years that $12 will be worth $3 in real terms.

[Voidstorm]

in 10 years that $12 will be worth $3 in real terms.

From what I see now vs ~20 years ago comparing things that matter like land... it's probably worth about $1 from back then.

[Pixela]

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