Anyone Pro cash shop?

[Souto_Namigase]

I'm on the fence about this. My entire mmo history outside of ff14 has been entirely f2p mmos. So i know that a cash shops can exist without being p2w.

If done right they'll be able to release mounts, minions, outfits(specially because for soooome reason glamours are an endgame thing) and the likes without it having to align with patches or expansions and leave those for real content which is what I'm subbed for.

I don't understand people getting angry over mounts and minions being in a cs. It'd be as if patches 2.whatever added an npc that sold just mounts. That's it, no dungeons, no primals a full patch just to sell mounts. And that's all the content you'd get every other patch.

Now, if they start selling lockout resets or straight endgame gear you'll have a point in getting mad.

[XgungraveX]

as long its no impact on the game i dont care, but as soon as someone is able to buy gear that better than earning in game im going to cry foul... and knock it off with the f2p bs ff11 has been running strong for 11 years now going on 12. i highly doubt there going to make ff14 f2p anytime soon.

[ChriZirhC]

this news just makes me sad. I hate cash shops(especially on a subscription based MMO). Content should be gated by time and effort and not by real cash.

[MomomiMomi]

If I wanted a cash shop, I'd go play a free to play game. One of the main reasons I'm okay with the subscription model is so that we don't have things like this.

[Welsper59]

I'm on the fence about this. My entire mmo history outside of ff14 has been entirely f2p mmos. So i know that a cash shops can exist without being p2w.

If done right they'll be able to release mounts, minions, outfits(specially because for soooome reason glamours are an endgame thing) and the likes without it having to align with patches or expansions and leave those for real content which is what I'm subbed for.

I don't understand people getting angry over mounts and minions being in a cs. It'd be as if patches 2.whatever added an npc that sold just mounts. That's it, no dungeons, no primals a full patch just to sell mounts. And that's all the content you'd get every other patch.

Now, if they start selling lockout resets or straight endgame gear you'll have a point in getting mad.

It's just the fact that it's being sold for real money for something they're already subscribed to. IMO, that's a legit concern... usually.

For the most part though, it's just normal consumer frustration at multiple things that pertain to the same source. "They're going to take out content that would have otherwise been given to us in the game, just so they can make more money off us" tends to be the most prevalent type of complaint. While it is true for some, like Sleipnir... really SE? Didn't want to just make that a fight drop? Many complainers don't realize that the proper use of the cash shop is to allow for things that would have otherwise NOT been introduced to the game.

Often, this is vanity goods that have no legit reason to be in the game or that it just isn't worth spending time for story and so forth to introduce it to the game. Like if they wanted to add say... a Ragnarok (FF8 version) barding or airship (for way in the future), but didn't have the time to implement it traditionally... that idea would either be scrapped or put in the backseat, never to be seen again. That's essentially how microtransactions are intended to work when it comes to subscription games that have cash shops. They're there to provide services that would otherwise not be implemented (by default) in the game.

[Zumi]

I am for it. I like to see some cool mounts and pets.

[LilRedAlchemist]

I for one don't care one way or another but watching people do back flips of rage while amusing really just makes me want them all to take their money and leave. But I doubt they will.

[TheodoreMcIntyre]

I am perfectly okay with them selling cosmetic items through a cash shop.

[Galliano]

I'm against the cash shop as it stands, however if they gave us the option of obtaining all of those items in game as well then I wouldn't care. It's the fact that if we want those items we have no other option than to pay for them with cash, which is not cool when we're already paying a monthly sub.

[EdwinLi]

As long it sticks with just Vanity I'll be fine with it.

We will probably see some FF character themed gears, mounts, and minis down the line.

Probably things like a FF7 Cloud Armor set and Tifa Armor set.