Seriously SE ? (dual rider chocobo)

[Felis]

Pretty much this.
I've avoided ever giving Blizzard any money in large part due to this.

The lack of a cash shop was one of the 3 main points this game had over other MMOs to me. The more it steers away from that, the less it has going for it. :-\

1.0 launch:
Asuran Armguard - for everyone who bought FF XIII
Onion Helm - for everyone who bought FF XIV CE
Garlond Google - for everyone who bought FF XIV Standard
Hermes Shoes - for everyone who had an active FF XI account

To get all you needed FF XIII, 2* FF XIV and FF XI. You see, bonus items are really nothing news in FF XIV since 2010.
So please, stop to be shocked that there are bonus items (not cash shop items) obtainable outside of the game

[TheMunimai]

Got mine yesterday - Really like the mount and the circlet!!

[Vydos]

To those panicking about this chocobo being only for the friend recruitment....You got nothing to worry about.

The marriage chocobo looks differently than the friend recruitment one. It will still be there for marriage.

[Dark-Saviour]

1.0 launch:
Asuran Armguard - for everyone who bought FF XIII
Onion Helm - for everyone who bought FF XIV CE
Garlond Google - for everyone who bought FF XIV Standard
Hermes Shoes - for everyone who had an active FF XI account

To get all you needed FF XIII, 2* FF XIV and FF XI. You see, bonus items are really nothing news in FF XIV since 2010.
So please, stop to be shocked that there are bonus items (not cash shop items) obtainable outside of the game

Yes. And the moogle earrings, and the pre-order bonuses, and the ARR Collector's items, etc. Plus whatever other promo items they had that I don't recall off-hand.
I'm well aware. And I'd hoped they'd eventually dump that stuff onto retainer ventures or something and move towards a more positive system of pure in-game acquisition.

Continuing a terrible trend doesn't make it less terrible. It rather removes the hope of things actually becoming more pleasant.

And these items may as well be cash shop items, honestly. :-\

[Felis]

And these items may as well be cash shop items, honestly. :-\

But you don't buy those items. You get them just as a bonus from something else.

You forgot Legacy Chocobo (90 paid days during 1.0), Dalamud minion (1.0 soundtrack) and Bahamut minion (ARR soundtrack).
And if the day come that someone would get a legacy chocobo from retainer, the forum would crash.

[Shougun]

But you don't buy those items. You get them just as a bonus from something else.

You forgot Legacy Chocobo (90 paid days during 1.0), Dalamud minion (1.0 soundtrack) and Bahamut minion (ARR soundtrack).
And if the day come that someone would get a legacy chocobo from retainer, the forum would crash.

I don't believe, and myself as well, that their point was there are no existing pay to obtain items. Just that the more that exist the more it will push players with this like mind away, as they dislike cash shops (or pay to obtain beyond monthly and expansions).

Shocked is inaccurate, more like leery or disappointed.

[DracotheDragon]

one thing that makes me laugh hard a subreddit was made so people who want to play or want to make a second account can get codes and people are just begging for people to just buy the game for them this friend recruitment is kinda funny to bring more people to play and yet most peoples friends are on this game after a year or people just bugging strangers begging for crumbs of money


all in all tho the chocobo is cool and i would love it but i can wait for the marriage system :P

[Oblitae]

... and pay for an additional 90-days to your new account, just... for... the chocobo? >.<

I WANT THAT CHOCOBO MAN AND ILL GO TO GREAT LENGTHS TO GET IT

[Mrfox0707]

... and pay for an additional 90-days to your new account, just... for... the chocobo? >.<

If I had the extra $45 to throw away I would be doing it also...>_> Dear God I know that sounds so dumb but I'm such a mount whore...I NEED THAT TWO SEATED CHOCOBO MOUNT!!

[k4dz]

So pretty ^-^

Aw snap, she got it! *jealous to the MAX" T-T
may i hitch a ride pls pretty lady? XD