Why I don't like the idea of paying for extra retainers.

[Clavaat]

2. Another point a lot of players make is that in FFXI people paid extra all the time for the storage space in the form of mules. I would argue that was because the subscription model was set up with that in mind. Here the "Standard" subscription includes 8 characters which is plenty of storage and includes 16 retainers in total (once you unlock them for every character). But there is no easy way to transfer these items between characters without some middleman or FC chest. We're basically being asked to pay a $2 monthly convenience fee to save us from having to transfer items back and fourth between our characters.

I think you have the wrong idea about the fees here. First of all, the "Standard" fee is not $15. People need to stop saying this. It's $12 (Legacy $10). The game actively encourages you not to have more than 1 character. Which is fine, you can have every job on 1 character. If you really feel you need the extra storage, they are offering you 2 more retainers for $2 a month which means $12-$14, still below your "Standard". I don't know why you would need 16 retainers for $3/month vs 2 for $2. The inventory is more manageable than you give it credit for being.

[Yshnal]

I think you have the wrong idea about the fees here. First of all, the "Standard" fee is not $15. People need to stop saying this. It's $12 (Legacy $10). The game actively encourages you not to have more than 1 character. Which is fine, you can have every job on 1 character. If you really feel you need the extra storage, they are offering you 2 more retainers for $2 a month which means $12-$14, still below your "Standard". I don't know why you would need 16 retainers for $3/month vs 2 for $2. The inventory is more manageable than you give it credit for being.

The standard fee *is* the one that costs 15$. It's named "standard" and has what a sub in almost any other P2P game -and even some B2P/F2P- would give you (that is, more than one character per server). Besides being able to buy extra storage with in-game currency, of course.

The cheaper one (13$) has a discount because it's below the usual standards that you find in other games. This game doesn't exist in a void, it has competence.

[Merciless]

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Someone already replied on how SE themselves name the $15 plan the standard subscription tier so I'll leave that alone.

As I said I don't care about this from an inventory space standpoint. I'm more concerned about the possibility of retainer ventures and players who buy this option having an advantage on those that don't.

One more note for those claiming that someone with two accounts will have an advantage over players with one account. Of course they will! But for all intents and purposes that would be considered two completely separate players. There is no advantage if you want to pay for 2 or 3 or 4 accounts because you are simply treated as that many different users at that point. It's no different then sharing items and loot with a good friend, except you are doing it with yourself. But if you let one of those accounts pay more per month to gain an advantage for one of those characters then I would have an issue.