Any chance that the fanfest ingame items will be sold on mogstation?

[Mogi]

I am not super rich and can't afford $120 for fanfest ticket + plane ticket + hotel cost.

I would suggest that you do what Blizzard does for their Blizzcons. People who can't go to Blizzcon can still buy the in game items digitally for about $20-30 for a limited time, usually a pet, mount something similar.

I like collecting pets and mounts but there is no way I can afford the cost of going to fanfest but I could afford $20-30 if they are sold on the mogstation.

I'm 100% for this Fanfest is nice but lots of us fans can't go and it's not fair that we miss out on stuff

[cryptic_angel]

I'm 100% for this Fanfest is nice but lots of us fans can't go and it's not fair that we miss out on stuff

While I support the streaming option 100%, I think it might not be feasible at this point. Unless SE already intended to sell access to streaming, it is unlikely the ground work for making such a stream possible could be done within three months.

It takes a lot of planing, partnerships, and expenses to stream at that capacity (such as blizzcon), SE probably wants to see how successful the first ff14 fan fest will be before putting themselves on the hook for live stream expenditures.

A strange thing to say from someone that just a few min ago was preaching about equal opportunities and how every one can come in LA.

You're right it is trivial. I don't even know what this item they're giving is. I bet is some stupid fluffy minion. I got dragged on this topic because of some really strange comments like "everyone can come" and "the challenge of going to fanfest is the same as the challenge of beating t5". The second is a bit more true but still, what does one have to do with the other?

I couldn't help but replying. Don't worry though, I'm not going to lose sleep over it.

The only reason I think everyone can go is because I am going on a far more expensive vacation next month, at least six times more expensive. I am not a rich man, I don't think I even qualify as middle class yet.... However, I am an excellent saver of money and I love to travel. Every year I make it a point to travel internationally to see the world. I am able to do such things by setting my mind to it and saving. If I can save money to travel to Puerto Rico, Edinburgh or Sydney, people can save money to travel to fan fest. Anyone who can afford a game subscription is capable of the same acts. Will there be some strange outlying statistic in the percent of people who can go vs who absolutely can't go? Sure, there will always be 10%, 5%, or 1% who cannot go due to extreme circumstances.

However, everyone (used in a general sense consisting of at least 90% of the player base) has the same opportunities that I have as a poor working grad student.

[Edli]

The only reason I think everyone can go is .

Not everyone can go so say it like it is. Tiggy said it right. SE is doing this so suck it up. No reason to sugar coat it and take us for fools.

[cryptic_angel]

Not everyone can go so say it like it is. Tiggy said it right. SE is doing this so suck it up. No reason to sugar coat it and take us for fools.

I don't think it is sugar coating it. Most people can go, they just choose not to spend the extra money or choose not to put the effort into going.

The 10%, 5%, or 1% that absolutely can't go are similar statistics to the 10%, 5%, or 1% that could absolutely not complete the DQ/ff11 quest lines back in January. People miss out on stuff in game and out of game for extenuating circumstances. Fan fest is no different.

When the dust settles and all the tickets are sold, there is only going to be a handful of players going to fan fest. However, right now, 100% of the player base has the same chance to buy a ticket. Of those 100% of players who can buy a ticket, only a small percent actually cannot go due to some extreme circumstance. People who cannot save for a yearly vacation probably don't have much of a budget for video games anyway. If I could not afford to go on vacation a few times a year, I certainly would not be throwing $18.00 a month at this game.

[Welsper59]

I'm 100% for this Fanfest is nice but lots of us fans can't go and it's not fair that we miss out on stuff

That's how it is with conventions. It's like complaining that you can't buy rare goods or receive special promotional trinkets because you couldn't attend e3 or Comic Con. Some people DO spend thousands of dollars going to these things, because they're that dedicated about it... or they just like to travel.

And from what the OP was saying about Blizzard selling those convention goods, unless things have changed in the last year or two, is not entirely true. The Grunty pet, for example, was (I think) the first promotion item they offered for their live stream paid access to Blizzcon a number of years ago, if you bought the virtual ticket. As far as I know, it's no longer available for purchase. Prior to that, no one was given these promotional goods unless they attended (or bought it off of someone on ebay). FFXIV isn't exactly the same as WoW when it comes to attendees, given the language barrier and obviously lower player population, if anything.

They probably don't see a point to rush a live stream service, especially when you consider, again, the language barrier. Not really a big deal for those that speak English when they host a convention in the west, but it's not exactly opportune for their primary audience in Japan. Likewise, when they hold a convention in Japan, not exactly opportune for those of us in the west that don't speak Japanese. Hiring translators for every little thing costs money. There's just a lot more planning and charges to consider when you deal with live stream service than what they feel is currently worth doing.