Cash Shop a sign of free to play?

[Starlord]

Signs point to no. Remember what they're basing Realm Reborn off: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/shop/

All of them can be obtained in-game too in WoW?

[Roris]

It usually is, yes, WoW being the sole exception. All other WoW clones, the group ARR belongs to, implemented a cash shop in a relative short period of time before going F2P.

[Baneus]

All of them can be obtained in-game too in WoW?

Level Boost
Mounts
Pets (minions)
Race change
Faction change
Name change
Cosmetic gear

[Starlord]

It usually is, yes, WoW being the sole exception. All other WoW clones, the group ARR belongs to, implemented a cash shop in a relative short period of time before going F2P.

How do you know FFXIV is part of this group? When WoW first got on the cash shop deal, did you feel it would go F2P?

Yoshi-P said so many times that he doesn't want this game to go F2P.

[Gextiv]

FFXIV ARR wont go F2P anytime soon. Keep dreaming.

Months ago they said: FFXIV ARR won't have a cash shop anytime soon. Keep dreaming.

And now here we are!

[MomomiMomi]

Regardless of whatever they say now or have in the past, their financial decisions will all be based on how they're doing at the time. If a time ever comes when they feel it would be more lucrative to go F2P, they will do it.

That being said, I don't see the game going free anytime soon, if at all.

[Roris]

How do you know FFXIV is part of this group? When WoW first got on the cash shop deal, did you feel it would go F2P?

Yoshi-P said so many times that he doesn't want this game to go F2P.

ARR is a WoW clone yes, logic would dictate it would follow on the steps of the many MMOs of its same type, and it's already showing the same signs those other MMOs showed before going F2P.

About the stuff Yoshi P has said, well he's said many things that didn't turn out to be exactly like he said they would be, like CT being on release, housing prices, Golden Saucer being projected for 2.2-2.3, the FC summoning system, etc. so the credibility isn't quite there anymore.

[MiniTofu]

I don't want F2P, game will be flooded with bots even more.

[KirakunAUS]

The game is already a f2p type mmo
Fee to pay

[Miitan]

Months ago they said: FFXIV ARR won't have a cash shop anytime soon.

And then people bugged them over and over, wanting to buy more retainers and more Fantasia.