Final Fantasy XIV x Final Fantasy XI - Subscribtion Combo Package

The title says it all. Since i played Final Fantasy XI back in the days of the PS2 era in the 2002's> i sometimes think back to the old glorious days.
From time to time i wish to jump back to FFXI just for the fun of retro perspective. But two subscribtions for an MMORPG at a time is too much for me.

Is it possible that we could get a "subscribtion combo package" or anything like that where we could save a lot of money by subscribing to both MMORPGs?
Something like 15,99 or 16,99 dollar per month (so around 3-4 dollar for FFXI)?


Something like that would be great and i think it only could be in the interest of Square Enix to get a little more money out of FFXI again, too?

Wishes. ;)


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Oh man, absolutely. I would die if they did this! I love XI but can't justify a sub(even sometimes) because I usually only play like a few days then take a break for 3 weeks. But if I could pay like 3-5$ extra on my XIV sub I would absolutely play a bit more as I wouldn't feel like I HAVE to, to get my moneys worth.

I'm down with this.

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Originally Posted by kelevra13

I'm down with this.

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id play ff11 if i didnt have to go through the horrible outdated "mogstation" it has, cant even pay once its either monthly billing or nothing.

SE tried something vaguely similar nearly a decade ago when FFXIV 1.0 was first launched (as a way of encouraging also FFXI players to move over to the SE Account Management System for billing), offering reduced subscription for FFXI if you also signed up for FFXIV 1.0 with an active FFXI account. Considering they abolished that offer some twelve months later, it's clear SE decided it wasn't worth the bother.

Now, ARR is far, far more successful that 1.0 ever was, but I guess SE just are not interested in it (there is also the unfortunate implication with such an offer that FFXIV ARR could be seen as subsidising FFXI with such a subscription combo, so I doubt SE would ever consider it based on this alone).

Also, the two games actually use different billing structures - FFXI still uses it's original PlayOnline-based 'Content ID' system, where as FFXIV uses the SE Account Management System with 'Service Options' (the Mogstation is actually just a fancy front-end for the SE Account Managment System), and the two are technically distinct (SE does strongly encourage FFXI players to move their subscription over to the SE Account system, and new players to FFXI do not have a choice and have manage their subscription through it, but existing FFXI players that have not moved their accounts over are not forced to as PoL account support is grandfathered in.), so this is possibly another barrier to offering a combined subscripton rate for playing both games.

If they can get it to work without the restriction of PlayOnline, I would totally hop on this idea. I love XIV, but XI has a lot more content designed for longevity, so it would be nice to be able to play both games whenever I want for a reduced price.

I'd like them to package both together for the same prices they charge now, similar to how in World of Warcraft the subscription grants access to both modern WoW and classic WoW.

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Originally Posted by Feronar

I'd like them to package both together for the same prices they charge now, similar to how in World of Warcraft the subscription grants access to both modern WoW and classic WoW.

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yeah, but classic wow is just wow, its not a completely different game.

As a Data Analyst/Manager I can tell you right off the bat that this would not work because of

• Time invest: Both games are going to compete heavily for time. Making it so that most people don't opt for this package option. And a lot of those that do will eventually drop this package when they notice the time investment conflict.
• Conflict: This puts the FFXI "development/operations" employees in a very dangerous position where they have to deal with the uncertainty of how successful this would be. This is a very hard sell for CEOs and investors.
• Working environment: This might endanger the health of FFXIV, creating not only service conflict between FFXI and FFXIV but also in-house conflict between the teams. This could ruin working environment morale and culture.

I just could never get into 11.
I though it was awful even when it was current.

Have tried twice in the last year to play it again and the controls and graphics just kill it for me.

Never played FFXI. I would try it if it was included in my sub here though.

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Originally Posted by ElazulHP

Never played FFXI. I would try it if it was included in my sub here though.

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It's a very old relic and has a certain charm from that age, but is a bit dense when it comes to gameplay.
If you got a gang or so that wants to level with you (and maybe a game controller to boot), then you should absolutely give it a try.

Wasn't FFXI being adapted as a smartphone/mobile game? In which case if it goes ahead and gets a release, then maybe SE might offer some benefit to having a kind of subscription to having both games in one (sub pack) to make it more appealing to customers, whether new or old.

I'd be down for this, though only if it lets me begin again with a new account for FF XI. I'd want to see it all again as if it were a brand new game with a clean slate.

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Originally Posted by Kurando

Wasn't FFXI being adapted as a smartphone/mobile game? In which case if it goes ahead and gets a release, then maybe SE might offer some benefit to having a kind of subscription to having both games in one (sub pack) to make it more appealing to customers, whether new or old.

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I think that thing is being made by Nexon, so a subscription would probably go through them and not SE. Assuming it ever even happens.

I wouldnt mind revisiting it if I knew I would have everything I did when I last played it which was a bit after the moogle mini DLC thing came out. Issue is it was all through that PlayOnline interface back then and also the amount of time that has passed since I last activated my subscription on it.

That sounds like a good idea, but SQEX has said they won't try it again because it felt like they were devaluing FF11.
Because one is far more successful than the other, it felt like FF11 was being used as an incentive to get people to play FF14, when each game is able to stand by itself on it's own merits and that's something they don't wanna compromise, especially since they still show it love every now and again and want developing for it to stay a good investment.

I'd be down. I would still sub to XI if I wasn't forced to pay €30-40 every month (including extra retainers and mog sacks).

Wish they could take a page from Blizzard book and allow access to XI with your XIV base sub.

"I gave up on life" Pack

I sub to both FFXIV and FFXI and would love it if they could combo the two into one package. It's been a while, but I feel like I remember the developers or someone saying that the PlayOnline Billing System is it's own thing so it would be hard to merge the two into one system. I hope with enough support from the players they could figure something out!

Including FFXI with your FFXIV subscription would be a solid move. WoW has seen a significant jump in subscriptions offering classic WoW on the same subscription, and FFXI is a much better game than classic WoW.

I would actually stay subscribed to try FFXI again rather than letting my subscription run out and waiting for the next expansion to resubscribe.

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Originally Posted by ElazulHP

Never played FFXI. I would try it if it was included in my sub here though.

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It's a good game, but also one that won't hold your hand when it comes to quests/missions (which is nice honestly). You accepted to retrive something from some ruins? good, go do it then. NPCs will give you indications about how to reach said place, and maybe which kind of object you'll search, and that's it. No quest log telling you what to do in every step (just some description about the quest itself), no orange circles in the map, no glowing stuff/purple smoke in the floor, no yellow arrows in your compass, no nothing.



I like it because it was like playing Morrowind, where we actually required to pay attention

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Originally Posted by lolicon09

It's a good game, but also one that won't hold your hand when it comes to quests/missions (which is nice honestly). You accepted to retrive something from some ruins? good, go do it then. NPCs will give you indications about how to reach said place, and maybe which kind of object you'll search, and that's it. No quest log telling you what to do in every step (just some description about the quest itself), no orange circles in the map, no glowing stuff/purple smoke in the floor, no yellow arrows in your compass, no nothing.



I like it because it was like playing Morrowind, where we actually required to pay attention

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I like to think to myself that this is what questing without the echo would look like. Also no AOE markers, no real dodging at all, gearswapping and macros are essential, food can make or break your capabilities and relic weapons make the ones here look like freebies.

Sometimes I miss it and would love to have a bundle option.