Quote Originally Posted by Catsby View Post
No. This is a cash grab and the game will suffer for it in the long run. Many older MMOs had no trouble sustaining themselves on monthly subscriptions and expansion sales so there's absolutely no reason why FFXIV cannot do the same. If you are the type of person who likes to stay with an MMO for longer than a year I guarantee you will notice the change in community and content and you will hate it.
Many older games are not around, nor even come close to the numbers that games which do have shops have. They also were cheaper to run, since they had smaller numbers. Optional services do nothing to change the community as they are available to everyone.

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