New subscription price planning - Standard vs Entry. Am I missing something?

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Originally Posted by Rokien

Pretty sure you are going to have to pay for each additional characters.

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It says rather plainly that the 14.99 plan is for 8 character/server. That 3 dollars is the paying extra.

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Originally Posted by Kiote

It says rather plainly that the 14.99 plan is for 8 character/server. That 3 dollars is the paying extra.

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This is SE we are talking about though :P

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Originally Posted by Rokien

This is SE we are talking about though :P

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Right, because SE hasn't been up front with us at all, ever, since Yoshi P came on board.

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Originally Posted by Rokien

This is SE we are talking about though :P

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And this is YOU we are talking to


seriously, this isnt hard to understand, why would they even think of mentioning 8 characters per server if thats not what it meant

i see this as 2 sided subscription

1 for those who want 1 character
1 for those who want multiples

its not hard to understand

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Originally Posted by TheVedis

And this is YOU we are talking to


seriously, this isnt hard to understand, why would they even think of mentioning 8 characters per server if thats not what it meant

i see this as 2 sided subscription

1 for those who want 1 character
1 for those who want multiples

its not hard to understand

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This is FFXIV forums we're talking about. Reading comprehension is not its strong point.

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Originally Posted by Sabaku_Usagi

You wouldn't be forced to "upgrade" into either the $12.99 subscription or the $14.99 subscription. The current per month rate of $9.99 is not the 2.0 rate per month so you get a "discount" off of the 2.0 rate by keeping your current rate.

We will be "saving" $5.00 per month, which is amazingly generous!

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ah i see i see. thanks

RMT is not an excuse to punish your legitimate players in any situation, ever.

Anyone making the argument against allowing multiple characters sans a per-character fee is frankly, incorrect. Plenty of players enjoy making multiple characters, while FFXIV is as FFXI was, and is set up in such a way that for the average player, one character is perfectly sufficient.

Many players like making alts, for a number of reasons, RP, trying something new, etc.

Very few modern games require a fee for additional characters, giving players the option between entry & full is perfectly fine. Those worried about RMT paying a legacy price really shouldn't be. Once they are banned, they won't be able to get that price again, after all.

P.S. If anything, the legitimate reason for allowing the two levels of subscription is data storage. An entry level account limits the player to significantly less storage. For many players 1 character is enough, and they can save themselves 3 bucks. For everyone else, they no longer have to feel as if though they are "wasting" money paying for a la carte pay per character deal. They just have the "standard" subscription.