2.2 Retainers via Microtransactions

[Zumi]

Selling retainers was a relic from 1.0 at launch. It was SEs plan to sell them at the start of the game and I didn't see anyone complaing about it back then. But when the game didn't do so well they took out the idea and just gave everyone 2 because very few people would buy them.

I hope they don't go the WoW route and put the coolest mounts and pets in the store, one of the reasons why I don't play that game anymore. Blizzard tested the waters with some sparkle pony mount celestial steed I think it was and they made like 20 million dollars in the first day of people buying this mount for $25 a pop so now they started to release a bunch of mounts.

If your paying a sub fee you should be able to get all the games mounts and pets doing stuff in game not by buying them on a store.

[Gilthas]

Selling retainers was a relic from 1.0 at launch. It was SEs plan to sell them at the start of the game and I didn't see anyone complaing about it back then. But when the game didn't do so well they took out the idea and just gave everyone 2 because very few people would buy them.

I hope they don't go the WoW route and put the coolest mounts and pets in the store, one of the reasons why I don't play that game anymore. Blizzard tested the waters with some sparkle pony mount celestial steed I think it was and they made like 20 million dollars in the first day of people buying this mount for $25 a pop so now they started to release a bunch of mounts.

If your paying a sub fee you should be able to get all the games mounts and pets doing stuff in game not by buying them on a store.

Oh, I agree with this completely. The most I'm willing to accept is getting a minion from buying the soundtrack (since the soundtrack is the real reason why I'm making the purchase). The most they should sell is stuff like phials of phantasia, name changes and server transfers.

[Felis]

Selling retainers was a relic from 1.0 at launch. It was SEs plan to sell them at the start of the game and I didn't see anyone complaing about it back then. But when the game didn't do so well they took out the idea and just gave everyone 2 because very few people would buy them.

But they never given up the plan to sell extra retainers.
Or they wouldn't have written this as they announced the coming fee in december 2011 before they activated p2p service:

Retainers
As before, and until the release of Version 2.0, players will be entitled to employ two Retainers at no charge.

Read up on the details of FINAL FANTASY XIV Version 2.0.
* The fee structure for after the release of FINAL FANTASY XIV Version 2.0 (including those of retainers) is unconfirmed at the time of writing.

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

It was only not buyable during 1.0 because the payment service was deactivated until january 2012 (couldn't buy anything except crystas) and after the payment service was activated they delayed it until 2.0 because 1.0 ended soon anyway.

[Yshnal]

But they never given up the plan to sell extra retainers.
Or they wouldn't have written this as they announced the coming fee in december 2011 before they activated p2p service:
http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...yopemeopw.html

It was only not buyable during 1.0 because the payment service was deactivated until january 2012 (couldn't buy anything except crystas) and after the payment service was activated they delayed it until 2.0 because 1.0 ended soon anyway.

That's outdated info from, like you said, 2011. The correct one is the following: http://support.na.square-enix.com/fa...5382&kid=64539

It doesn't mention anything about retainers there.

[Felis]

That's outdated info from, like you said, 2011. The correct one is the following: http://support.na.square-enix.com/fa...5382&kid=64539

It doesn't mention anything about retainers there.

Yes, because this is also outdated and not on the stand of 2.2
It is not even complete, because the legacy fee are missing

the reason it is not mentioned could be because it is not ingame yet or because it is an extra and not part of the monthly fee. It also don't list server transfer cost.

[Yshnal]

Yes, because this is also outdated and not on the stand of 2.2
It is not even complete, because the legacy fee are missing

Subscription fees for legacy appear under your account options and are applied automatically if you did attain legacy status, so no need to post them on a FAQ that will most likely be used by new or potentially new players that could be confused by it.

And no, it's not outdated. It might become outdated (and then edited on the FAQ) after the 27th, though, if they definitely change the billing options to include the retainer fee (if it's even a monthly fee).

[Seif]

I hope they don't go the WoW route and put the coolest mounts and pets in the store, one of the reasons why I don't play that game anymore. Blizzard tested the waters with some sparkle pony mount celestial steed I think it was and they made like 20 million dollars in the first day of people buying this mount for $25 a pop so now they started to release a bunch of mounts.

If your paying a sub fee you should be able to get all the games mounts and pets doing stuff in game not by buying them on a store.

This 100% it might seem small now but this is absolutely what the game will turn into if the playerbase allows their sub money to be used to create products that they will have to pay for twice. It's literally stealing money.