Quote Originally Posted by Reinheart View Post
Hmmm that's weird, I remember paying $80x2 for 2xCE versions and then $240 for a new graphics card just for this game and $360 for my wifes new monitor just so she can play this game in larger screen... I don't remember it being "FREE". They had to make the 'SERVICE' free because the first team screwed up (or got screwed by SE admins who only looks at money, and release dates) Sorry but had to say this, hate when people think we should be happy that we get to play this game for FREE now.
lol did i really just hear another "se made me upgrade my pc so i count it to the price i payed for ff14"

in no way were they legally bound to drop the montly fee for the timebeing,that was just a fair move on their part.
just to do the math, without the 1 free month you get from the purchase you would have payed 104 bucks till now or in your case 208 bucks, to keep ther severs up and running costs money too, development isnt free as well, se is paying all that out of their pocket. you think that the price of the box helped them? it was just a drop in the ocean. 80 bucks isnt that much of a deal either, most of the "blockbuster" games that come out cost that much and some are only 4 to 6 hours long, i think if you even tried to give 14 a fair chance playing wise you got your moneys worth of playtime.

plus after the open beta it was pretty obvious that things arent going so well, so stop blameing others for your purchase decisions.