Yoshida on "the dangers of going free-to-play"

[Noahlimits]

There's a difference between microtransactions and free-to-play.

I never said that microtransations were the same thing as f2p. It was completely unrelated so if it came off differently, my bad. I personally just don't like the idea of there being purchasable items in a game we already pay 12-15 usd a month on. All of these extras should already be included in the game, imho. But everyone has their own opinions.

It also isn't clear as to what the line is for 'not effecting gameplay'. I sure believe having extra retainers gives an unfair advantage (since you can now level and retrieve items from them), yet you can buy extras as soon as the next patch.