Mounts and Minions to buy for charity.

[Pyretta_Blaze]

No thanks. I carefully research and choose which charities I give to. I don't want to support one that I dislike just because there is a minion that I simply must have attached to it. Also, I will probably quit if there is a cash shop added.

[Taban]

I don't have a problem with this idea in and of itself. Anytime new content is added to the game I'm happy. My problem is that it usually ends up taking away content from the main game so it can be sold in the cash shop. As an example look at world of warcraft. For years Wow gave out an achievement + a mini pet to everyone who logged on during their anniversary. The year the cash shop came out, that stopped, and those pets started showing up there instead. If a different team made the cash shop pets, and it didn't affect what was put into the game, I'd be all for it.

[myahele]

I wouldn't mind paying for mounts/pets and maybe some vanity gear since they are optional and as long as it doesn't out compete with the stuff we work hard to get then I am fine.

[Amused]

Absolutely not. I never want to see a cash shop for this game.

[Milmoko_Gemoko]

I'm on the fence on this one, it would depend on a few things for me: the

• The Chairty/Cause

• The cost of the item/what it was

• How much the split from the donation was e.g. is Square taking the bigger cut - cos' as much I love Square/FF if they were taking the bigger cut I'd say no

But I'm not entirely opposed to the idea, like say an official pink ribbon for AIDS research, or something for cancer research etc..

Saying that I do donate to cash charity when I can afford to but I tend to favour enviromental campaigns/animal charities myself.

[ReiszRie]

Why not just.. donate to a charity?

Its the same as how Humble Bundles work, of course it'll be the best if everyone donates to charity voluntarily and regularly but truth is that it doesn't always happen, as such, on a results basis, offering products or goods in exchange for a monetary donation will without a doubt increase overall amount donated, it can also be viewed as their way of saying thanks to those who have donated.

I don't see it as a bad thing as charities ultimately needs the monetary contributions regardless of whether it was donated voluntarily or for exchange of digital goods

[Noahlimits]

Its the same as how Humble Bundles work, of course it'll be the best if everyone donates to charity voluntarily and regularly but truth is that it doesn't always happen, as such, on a results basis, offering products or goods in exchange for a monetary donation will without a doubt increase overall amount donated, it can also be viewed as their way of saying thanks to those who have donated.

I don't see it as a bad thing as charities ultimately needs the monetary contributions regardless of whether it was donated voluntarily or for exchange of digital goods

Having even vanity items for sale in P2P game is stupid. My subscription fee should be enough for them to include any extra things (like pets) in the game as it is. None of us are paying for x% of content and x% of payment items. I'd donate to the charity of my choice before I'd do it 'simply to get a vanity item and feel good about myself'.

[ReiszRie]

Having even vanity items for sale in P2P game is stupid. My subscription fee should be enough for them to include any extra things (like pets) in the game as it is. None of us are paying for x% of content and x% of payment items. I'd donate to the charity of my choice before I'd do it 'simply to get a vanity item and feel good about myself'.

Vanity items need not be original items, it can simply be a variant of an existing item.

The attitude towards vanity items is somewhat similar to players who despise game DLCs, the reality is that said item might not have seen the light of day without the particular motivation or purpose to create them in the first place, there is no indication or guarantee that the vanity item rewarded from a donation to charity will otherwise be created and made available to all.

Moreover, we already have cash bought digital items in game e.g CE in-game items and Dalamud minion from FFXIV soundtrack purchase

[neorei]

because it sounds like you want something in return for your money more than to help charities.

actually i don't care either way, if there was something cool, i'd buy it no matter what, and if FFXIV wanted me to donate cash for a virtual item, then why not?


I made this thread because of this.

http://www.newsoficeland.com/home/bu...-haiyan-relief

as a community can we do this? And by the replies on this thread it would be hard.