Quote Originally Posted by Pixela View Post
So in reality not only is FFXI cheaper today than it ever has been in history, you are also getting far more for that sub than ever before too.
Confuse yourself how you want. The value is the lowest its ever been. You are paying the same price as a new car for a 19 year old car.

A 12.99 sub in 2003 is equivalent to 19.27 today with inflation. The cost of the addons went down to a point where you can get all of them for less than 10 bucks.

There are time sinks, unholy grinds and time gates galore to keep people subbed longer. Why do they stay subbed longer? Because the game still has value. Once most content has been done, the value has been used up and people quit. Then come back when there is new content, and higher value again.

14 is packed right now for many factors, but one of the main ones is a new expansion coming in a few months so people are finishing up the last one in preparation. I expect November subs to go up again when the people who are on break from 14 come back again for the new content.

Value is more than just a number with a dollar sign in front of it you can index to inflation.