Exactly how much more do you expect us to pay?

[Dyvid]

It's really sad that I actually had to pay more than $15 to play the game! I paid like $20 more for my name change and fantasia just so I can become a femcat in order for me to play the game! I mean the game is just unplayable without my very own Odin mount so I paid an extra $20(?) for it. I wasn't able to log in and enjoy the game without those cute little minions on the cash shop so I had to dump a whole bunch of money on that too!

SE please stop forcing us to pay more than our monthly subscription in order to play! wah wah QQ T_T ;_;

First, sarcasm rarely works on the internet and second you are totally missing the point. We are talking about content being placed behind a paywall. Hypothetically speaking let's assume Slepnir and Odin minions aren't in game. Now let's assume SE just announced Odin HM with new i120 weapons and you can buy Odin EX version from the cash shop that includes Slepnir and Odin minion. It's the same concept because it's just "fluff" items but now it actually effects the majority instead of minority. Content is content whether it's PvE, PvP, or Sandbox.

It's a slippery slop and begs the question what my sub actually entitles me to and what addition fees I should pay for? Veterans Reward are a fine example because the beginning they gave all kind of cool stuff but now it's going more and more to the CS. What if tomorrow they said that in the Golden Saucer you can play Parley and Slide 1+XIV but you have to pay extra for chocobo racing and tetra master? Make no mistake that wedding is content, sandbox in nature, but content none the less. Now SE is saying we are adding a new feature but get the full experience of it you have to pay extra.