Quote Originally Posted by Xhominid View Post
Again, I have played plenty of F2P games that have completely done at absolute worst Pay for Convenience items(which is absolutely not the same as Play 2 Win) and have stuck on that model for YEARS, hell, one of my favorites(Vindictus) is opening a shop that allows you to use your Ability Points to buy Cash Shop items instead, meaning those with AP they don't need can buy some of the more expensive items without needing to pay a dime.
Apples and oranges. Yeah, they're both fruits, but they're not the same. FFXIV is not (as of now) F2P.

Quote Originally Posted by Xhominid View Post
If they do start slipping THEN it's a cause for panic.
The slip has already started, for many (if not most) of us. Different people would probably highlight different points as the start of that; to me personally, it was the personal housing fiasco, a major tear in the trust between devs and players that have already been broken and stitched together once.........