This, except the price. I think it's a bit much, but like Blade said - if you don't think it's the right price, don't buy it. Not buying things like this does make their analytics worth reading to them, you know. They will either change the price, or remove it and put something in its place that is worth that much. I think a lot of items on the store is too much because it's not worth it to me, but I won't tell someone else they are wrong in buying it if that makes them happy doing so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bladehawk
Ya'll.. Snow is pricey
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12-20-2020, 04:49 AMGreyhawk
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12-27-2020, 10:47 PMLostar
Believe it or not guys; There are roleplayers who value these sorts of things.. I being one of them-- So I ended up breaking down and spending $21 on 3 piles of snow, a snowman, a pile of twinkleboxes, and one of the decorated trees. Settings adds immersion and for us roleplayers and it makes the moments all the more enjoyable.
I bought these... and, no, I was not /happy/ with the transaction.. or at least not nearly as much as SE was with getting my money. There is an imbalance there for a lot of us and it would be great and consumer friendly if SE takes a less fleecing approach to how they price their 'not mandatory for YOU but highly sought by RPers' items.
The /snap emote for $7 for instance? A GREAT item for a RPers arsenal... But the price makes me wanna SNAP right at some people in SE. -
12-28-2020, 01:04 AMItMeYou are doing a fantastic job of conveying to SQEX your frustration with their system by giving it money anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lostar
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12-28-2020, 08:38 PMLostarOh do believe me that the irony isn't lost on me one bit. But in the spirit of being truthful of the conclusion of this one incident; it doesn't invalidate that I and others find the prices far too steep for the value.Quote:
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12-28-2020, 09:35 PMKuroka
And this is why im gettin every event item at least 3-5x or more so i can use em when i want or give em away to friends... idc if its hording...
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12-28-2020, 11:40 PMLiam_HarperUnfortunately you didn't, since you paid for it. You disliked paying so much, but to you it was still worth paying the price.Quote:
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The only metric a business really needs to care about is units sold. If the customers claim they aren't happy but the items are reeling in the profits, there's no reason to change it. -
12-29-2020, 08:42 AMLostarOf course. I don't have access too their numbers, however. Heck -- I feel the price of keeping every retainer accessible to be ridiculous too but I do it as well.. There's really so little impact a single individual can have on these numbers to reel them in so I buy them regardless. Sure, if there was a movement for change where the community would come together; I'd participate. I'm certain there are many who have more money sense than I and are not buying these things are doing their share of keeping those additional profits far from the mog station as well and I thank those silent objectors. I, however, will gripe about being fleeced since I /do/ want what's being offered and the only way to get it is to pay their price. I wonder why stuff like this is so expensive.. Maybe it's storage load costs. Then there's stuff that's been in the game since 2.0 and they're charging $36 USD just for the novelty of having a 4 seater mount... but surely less development went in it? Could have pulled the rigging from its original source though doesn't take that much to rig characters.. Coding it in as a player mount; suppose that can cost a fair amount... but it's just.. so much... for a game that we already spent $14.99 (unless you're a lucky legacy) a month + $2 for each additional retainer. D:Quote:
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12-29-2020, 10:56 AMJojoyaIt's still cheap entertainment. Think about all the other little things you buy on a regular basis that you don't actually need but you want to have and how much they cost when added up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lostar
If you truly thought the price too steep, you wouldn't buy it because it is not necessary to play the game.
It doesn't even make sense as "required for RP". What RP event would you be holding at your house that requires it to be present? How would you explain how your house has it and all the surrounding houses don't? Please don't say you're going to pretend all the other houses have snow as well because you could just as easily pretend your house also has it. -
12-29-2020, 11:31 AMItMeWordQuote:
Originally Posted by Jojoya
I put enough time into this each month that I could have instead easily started and finished at least one other game. Even if I try and also replay things I have instead of just buying new things, the games I do buy would quickly become more expensive than $15/month.
Plus, this game stops me from breaking the bank on trading cards :D -
12-29-2020, 04:43 PMLostar
My other cheap entertainment are books I can hold-- physical goods-- paints and art supplies .. these are digital goods and it is only a modern day anomaly that some of society measure digital worth on even grounds as physical property. You don't even own FFXIV just as you don't own Disney.. We just pay to enjoy it but resources are much different; harder to really assign a worth since there is no stopping every single person from owning every single digital item offered asides from money. Disney is gated by real world limits; resource limitations; maximum capability laws they must adhere too. Server getting clogged? Get an additional server-- yes, this costs money but they're already making a killing in sales when it gets to worlds reaching their maximum limits.
Anyways.. we're not changing any minds here; I can say that there is such a thing as a Buyer's Remorse solely due to the cost of what you get -- you can tell me my feelings are wrong. It's something we'll have to disagree on.