I Told Ya (Price Reduction)

Didn't I tell ya? I did.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...Then-Charge-12

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Originally Posted by Rentahamster

The perception that players are paying to play a "half-finished game" is not going to magically go away just by charging full price for it. That perception is going to go away when the game is actually in a decent "ready for retail" state.

I think the willingness for fans of the game to pay to play a beta test is much more high at a reduced price of $5 a month. $12 is just too high a threshold to charge for the product you are currently offering, and promises of a better product in the future.

While for myself personally, $12 isn't that big of a deal, it is for a lot of other people and if most of my friends quit the game, I might as well quit too since they are the main reason I play.


From a purely revenue-driven standpoint, I don't really see how most people can take this "unfinished" game seriously while it has a pricing structure similar to other "finished" MMOs out there. The customer demand for game subscriptions are relatively elastic, and in the case of relatively elastic goods, a cheaper price will generally result in more overall profits. FF14 in particular is more elastic than other games out now, due to its unfinished nature.

SE's fixed costs are going to be pretty much the same (up to a point) whether or not they have 1 subscriber on a server or 1,000, so they might as well try to get as many people playing as they can. The additional benefit of having more people playtest and offer feedback is valuable as well.

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http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...yopemeopw.html

http://i.imgur.com/sbgp7.jpg

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Originally Posted by Rentahamster

Didn't I tell ya? I did.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...Then-Charge-12






http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...yopemeopw.html

http://i.imgur.com/sbgp7.jpg

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that's...just for the basic service fee. character fee is seperate silly

GG.

That's not the total fee. Character fee goes on top of that, for a total of 9(8) dollars a month.

You totally told us.

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Originally Posted by PrettyPrincess

that's...just for the basic service fee. character fee is seperate silly

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Yes, I know that. I'm pretty sure the giant 12.99 -> 9.99 is pretty visible to everyone who looks.

http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl...5NA.png?_v=7pi

Price reduction is the point. The 5 bucks thing is moot. Sheese, I'm not Nostradamus.

YOU SHOULD BE

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Originally Posted by Rentahamster

Yes, I know that.

Price reduction is the point. The 5 bucks thing is moot. Sheese, I'm not Nostradamus.

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So you made a thread about you guessing correctly between two choices for a 50/50 chance of being right?

I don't believe you. You totally are Nostradamus.

No the total fee is only $6 you don't pay a fee for no service, then another just for a character. The additional $3 would be for each character you have on top of the basic account. (Which includes one character.) You have to pay for a service, don't be silly.

Renta, where is my child support?

Did someone say Nostradamus cult application center?! Where do I sign?

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Originally Posted by Katie

Renta, where is my child support?

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That's totally not my baby. Looks nothing like me.

http://i.imgur.com/A5mvts.jpg

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Originally Posted by Betelgeuzah

So you made a thread about you guessing correctly between two choices for a 50/50 chance of being right?

I don't believe you. You totally are Nostradamus.

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Idunno why but you're posts crack me up. You're really bothered?