[Request] Could we please get a subscription service for premium discussion boards?

It's an idea that sprang to mind based on practices embraced elsewhere. I think it'd be pretty cool if there were optional discussion boards that could be accessed only by those of us with 'premium' access.

It'd be a good way to create a micro-community amongst the forum regulars (many of whom, I expect, would pay the appropriate fee).

The deal could even be sweetened further by offering premium posters access to exclusive animated avatars of their character using a choice emote or some such. I'm not sure how easy that would be to implement but our avatars are already linked to our lodestone profiles.

Of course, I'd expect the fee to be reasonable - and ideally, to go towards site maintenance/upgrades and the game development itself.

What premium features would you guys like to see if such a feature were added?

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Originally Posted by Theodric

It's an idea that sprang to mind based on practices embraced elsewhere.

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Can you elaborate on this?

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Originally Posted by Theodric

What premium features would you guys like to see if such a feature were added?

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An active moderation team!

It'll be the deadest content on arrival

I already pay to access this forum.

Usage of this forum requires an active subscription to the game.

I wouldn't pay anything extra for forum related stuff. Nothing could make the money spent be worth it.

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Originally Posted by ItMe

Can you elaborate on this?

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Sure.

Although I no longer play WoW, I did used to post on a major fan-site devoted to it. I recently dusted off my account there and found that it was now offering a premium service to get a fancy nameplate under one's avatar amongst a few other minor benefits. I think this site would do well with some sort of update and more quality of life features but since funding does not come for free, maybe players could pay our way as an incentive.

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Originally Posted by MPK

It'll be the deadest content on arrival

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I've been paying my subscription, and I haven't been playing for 3 months. I'm already paying just for forum posting rights myself.

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Originally Posted by Shibi

An active moderation team!

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You know if the premium fee for the boards went solely towards keeping a moderation staff on stand by I'd be all for it.

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We already paid the monthly fee to write here, do you really want to pay even more? I do not understand the people of this game, look for ways to give money to Square Enix for things that should already be included in the sub or in the game

I feel like 90% of posters here are in some findom situation with Square Enix. Every other thread is someone offering to pay extra money for something.