It would be nice to know so I can prepare my wallet for all the mules I have =3
When will ff14 stop being free to play?
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08-11-2011, 03:52 PMVentusWhen will ff14 stop being free to play?
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08-11-2011, 03:54 PMSeif
Maybe around ps3 release?
This might sound weird but part of me thinks going pay to play would be a great thing for XIV once it gets going.
When the game makes at least some money for SE they could put more developers to work on it?
Also maybe starting out with a significantly lower price point than originally planned would be a good idea. -
08-11-2011, 03:56 PMSonic_the_HedgehogWhen they say it's not free to play anymore.Quote:
When will ff14 stop being free to play?
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08-11-2011, 04:01 PMVentusbut....how....cannot...understand *explodes*Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonic_the_Hedgehog
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08-11-2011, 04:02 PMVentusyeah i think if they got revenue from sub fee it'd help patches speed up a lotQuote:
Originally Posted by Seif
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08-11-2011, 07:16 PMChocobits
When the game is in a playable, stable state with a working economy, fully integrated grouping mechanisms, end-game content, redesigned landscapes/maps, and has a working payment system that doesn't cause your bank to shut your account off because it thinks you're being robbed by an overseas scam..? Around that time would be a good time to re-launch.
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08-11-2011, 07:18 PMMattyWS
dont think they will go any faster. they're already going pretty fast as it is in comparison to ffxi. they dont need to make money from ffxiv when they are already pretty wealthy.
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08-11-2011, 07:51 PMRankin
Probably will never make it to the pay to play state as it currently sits its a unfinished (and in my opinion lost cause) piece of crap that SE keeps for some reason pouring money into and seeing as there is alot of new games coming out soon I dout FF14 will even get a second chance to try to be something
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08-11-2011, 08:38 PMEsk
They Just seem to have a slow Dev Cycle, Or they are doing a lot we've just not seen yet as it isnt finished so well get some decent sized updates soon(tm) that might come faster. (some parts take a lot longer then others to finish so its possible)
But what we get dose seems to come out with a lot of polish.
I think they still just need a little improvment on the info we get bi weekly update on the main 50 things their doing.
Nothing deltailsed just something like:
Matiria system - 70% finished -
Jobs system - 100% finished - Debugging/balance 20%
Hi priority Bugs resolved - 24 - 9/24 in next patch
Horsebirds rental system 100% finsihed - escaped again -
Horsebirds Ownership system 20% - lower priority atm
Airships - 100% finished - Debugging puncture kit 15%
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08-11-2011, 11:09 PMDNO
it will be pay to play when the ps3 version comes out. when ps3 drops it will drop with a huge update with most of the content they been working on. i expect it to be just as sucessful as ff11 is now in the first couple of years. i dunno if it will ever reach ff11 top numbers before the subs cut in half tho.
But a sub of about 3-400k is tops we are gonna get for a while IMO. -
08-11-2011, 11:11 PMMrLionIt also might attract the 900k subscribers that WoW lost during Cataclysm, they hunger for something more hardcore.Quote:
Originally Posted by DNO
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08-11-2011, 11:31 PMZackoFFXIV is hardcore? lol :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by MrLion
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08-11-2011, 11:33 PMTonyMontanaHell yes its hardcore that one dungeon was tough for the majority of players for a good solid 2 weeks!Quote:
Originally Posted by Zacko
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08-11-2011, 11:38 PMDNOtrue. I mean it very well could be very successful in 3 years I mean we can never tell. but I'm sure the ps3 version along with new updates and a complete game well get 3-400k subs in the first year imoQuote:
Originally Posted by MrLion
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08-11-2011, 11:39 PMMrLion
Well...I guess the smartass kids woke up already...who woke them up?
Anyway, hardcore as in the environment, this game is heading in the direction that FFXI is in, of course its not as hardcore as FFXI but its more hardcore than your usual casual MMO, and so its different from WoW.. -
08-11-2011, 11:57 PMZackoIt will never be like XI (pre cop nerf), not even close, that was hardcore, not FFXI that is now.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrLion
Difference is what attracts people...hell it attracted us didn't it? Nothing to do with hardcore. -
08-11-2011, 11:59 PMMrLionI know that's why I said...that it won't be as hardcore as FFXI...learn to read my good smartass friend.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zacko
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08-12-2011, 12:02 AMZackoNo need to insult please, only shows how childish you are :)Quote:
Originally Posted by MrLion
You said it's heading the way FFXI was...but you're wrong :)
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08-12-2011, 12:03 AMFated
This question pops up every week and every week the same answer is given: WE DON'T KNOW
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08-12-2011, 12:03 AMMrLion
I'm not insulting anyone in any way...I only treat people how they treat me and that is what I'm doing...and I'm not wrong by saying its heading the way FFXI "IS" (again learn to read my good...umm..friend)
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08-12-2011, 12:07 AMZackoOf course after you edited your post ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by MrLion
Look at my quote in response to your post, that's what i was giving answer for :)
And i was not disrespecting you in any way...it was a simple question. -
08-12-2011, 12:09 AMMrLion
lol yeah its true I edited it because I meant how FFXI is now, not was...and while it seemed to be a simple question, with a lol and a smiley face at the end of it, it was quite a smartass one and so I took it as such so it was disrespectful you disrespectful little whelp...
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08-12-2011, 12:12 AMZackoI always add those smileys ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by MrLion
Now before you go "smartassing" people around, learn how to write what you want to say and you'll get a proper response, don't edit your posts later and end up being smartass yourself :)
If you would have said "IS IN" in your original post, you would get a different response from me, and that is that you're right in that :rolleyes: -
08-12-2011, 01:15 AMWinterclaw
I still think they should go cash shop instead of monthly payment at this point. Perhaps make crafting ad supported.
Want extra chars after the first? $3 a month. Want extra retainers after your second? $1 a month. Want some gil or a ton of crafting mats? $2. Want to double your SP for a month? $10. -
08-12-2011, 01:18 AMMrLionNo thanks...monthly fee is enough...Quote:
Originally Posted by Winterclaw
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08-12-2011, 01:26 AMDNOagreed. cash shop does not let people earn stuff which is where the fun is.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrLion
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08-12-2011, 01:33 AMMrLionAlright...you got me...I apologize, but next time give a nicer response :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Zacko