Isn`t just vanity. Is 2 diferent experiences and thats why is bad.

[Cadmar]

I just bought everything that they have in the current cash shop.

Just because.

I might even throw some of the junk away.

Just because.

My point? In the end, why do you all care so much? Is it really that big a deal or do you just like to listen to yourselves whine?

[Roris]

when it's exactly the same.

Only exactly the same if physical CEs didn't exist, but they do.

I remember in the beta of ARR that there were complaints about 1.0 legacy players having an "advantage" over others because they got to keep their stuff and character data, when in the end it didn't matter because they didn't get to keep their relics and stuff and had to do quests all over again anyway and no level cap increase after 3 years.
People also wanted 1.0 characters deleted so that they wouldn't feel "Left out" of "cool content".


Thing is... It didn't matter in the end because everyone is level capped.

People crying that this whole wedding thing is advantegous for those that buy the upgrade:

In the end:
You're still getting married and none of it will matter anymore.

/THREAD

Except people did keep their relics and gear and it really mattered because players who got the best gear in 1.0 did get an advantage in reaching endgame and to start clearing Coil faster. Top raiders even got their Zenith faster than everyone else due to a bug with tome resets after a maintenance. If you're talking about the Legacy status, well we only pay $48 for 6 months in bulk, so if that isn't an advantage I don't know what is, though it's mostly a reward for subbing to the old version for a certain period of time but still. Never mind that once again, the issue isn't even solely about marriage but the cash shop treatment as a whole, just like the thread title "Isn't just vanity" implies, but ok.

To truly try to end this discussion. SE, moving forward at least try to tell everyone your clear monetization plans the moment you start hyping people for a feature. Don't just go an entire year "see this cool system we're planning to introduce, it's going to be cool and have these cool items to go with it" then many months later and just weeks before implementing that feature go "oh by the way you'll have pay extra for the items we got you so hyped for a year, by the way we still won't tell you their exact price until the very moment the patch goes live." If only it could be like "this is the feature we're planning, this part of the feature will be free and this part of the feature will be premium and this is exactly or around how much that premium feature is going to cost when it's implemented many months from now", that would be great. It's simple really.

[BlaiseArath]

I'm terribly sorry I have a lot to catch up on. You guys work hard when I'm asleep.

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You are so convinced that these are "extra features" we should pay real life money for that you can't understand how XI compares to XIV in this matter. Both SE MMOs, both Pay to Play, both offer wedding. One has no cash shop, offers entire wedding options in game. The other has a cash shop, gates the good wedding items behind cash wall. And your only argument is "Nuh uh".

being so unsure of your own argument you must put emphasis on words using bold like you've just discovered the feature is rather tiring

Anything that does not advance you in Story or iLvl is vanity content.

You're half right here, though I don't agree it entirely I can at least see a reasoning behind it. Half of the highest level crafting recipes are Vanity items, and most of the high level gear is the best vanity. When those goals are replaced by cooler looking items in the cash shop, that goes out the window. Plus, almost every dungeon added, aside from obvious soldiery/poetics, is nothing but vanity armor since its so far below the average i.lv of players. SE even said back when CT was released, they would hope people who had I.lv90 armor would do it simply for vanity armor. Vanity armor is clearly a goal SE would like you to aim for. every goal, has a victory.

Enjoyment is the effect of the game. Not the purpose.

Entirely your opinion, and one many gamers would not share. The purpose of most(not all) game is enjoyment, the elements that make up a game are a means to that end. I'm sure most devs would tell you the games they create, the stories they put you in, and all their hard work pay off when a game becomes popular and people enjoy it. And not to be blunt, but games like Minecraft have no story, and are more wildly successful than even XIV.

Can you not see my friend, the elements of a game are a means to an end, and the end is to make sure people enjoy the game, or are happy with it... as happiness leads to positive reviews, reviews lead to better money, and in the end that comes full circle to the business side. IF they don't enjoy the game, the games elements are meaningless, and in an MMO, that means you lose money and subscribers. I will admit though his is my opinion, as with almost all of my posts.

But you'll be hard pressed to have me believe the purpose of the game is to collect I.lv gears and do storylines when games with no reasonable goal outside of fun (Goat Simulator, Minecraft, etc) exist and are wildly popular. I will not deny that for the consumer, the purpose may lie in I.lv gear, as that is what they could find fun. Fun is entirely subjective and will change from person to person. But from the devs point of view, I'd like to believe that their purpose in creating all new content is to make people happy with it, rather it be in challenge or in name, or interesting story elements... all these wonderful things come together for the better purpose of keeping subscribers happy and enjoying XIV.

So what I argue is not so different from you, but the subjectiveness of purpose and fun are something we have to look at when considering things like this. Neither of our opinions is an absolute.

I just bought everything that they have in the current cash shop.

Just because.

I might even throw some of the junk away.

Just because.

My point? In the end, why do you all care so much? Is it really that big a deal or do you just like to listen to yourselves whine?

A fool and his money are soon parted. Whilst not to judge you on your spending habits, I will say if after 25 pages you cannot see the point of this argument, you are not paying attention. But based on this post, the answer would certainly be you don't care. So I ask you, why do you care so much about an argument you don't even understand that you feel the need to spend upward 100$ to make a point no one will care about or notice?

[Cadmar]

The only point I'm seeing here is that you're a moron. Not only with your money, but because if after 25 pages you can't grasp the basic understand of an argument, you need to get back to school son, cause you done failed reading comprehension 101.

Tsk. Tsk. Name calling now? How adult and mature of you. As to my financial decision..I make no apologies for spending my money on trivial things as there is plenty to go around. What I did grasp in 25 pages (with my limited reading comprehension skills) is that you all sound like a bunch of entitled children with no grasp of how the real world works.

It's a game. I would even venture to call it a great game. Just sit back, chill out and enjoy it. If I got so worked up about this nonsense as what I have been reading for the past few days I just don't know where I would find the time to have any actual fun.

And at least I passed basic English and composition. Just saying, son.


Edit: Good job editing out your initial rudeness. Glad I caught the real you first. Thanks.

[Its_Elodie]

you all sound like a bunch of entitled children with no grasp of how the real world works.

:/ Yeah, because paying for something initially, when an expansion comes out, and monthly is greedy. You're right. The world works like this, you pay for something, you get something in return. SE, especially this game in particular of theirs, is hardly some charity operation lol. I'm not looking for any sort of confrontation with you, I just had to state the obvious here.

[Riepah]

Tsk. Tsk. Name calling now? How adult and mature of you.
What I did grasp in 25 pages (with my limited reading comprehension skills) is that you all sound like a bunch of entitled children with no grasp of how the real world works.


Edit: Good job editing out your initial rudeness. Glad I caught the real you first. Thanks.

Pot calling kettle black.

[Ilitsa]

.....what?




Nobody bought the CE for the in-game items

I did, I could have really cared less about the rest of the stuff, I put the cd in my comp once and burned it to my itunes, and never listened to it, I played the dvd once and forgot about it, looked at the artbook once and put it back in it's pretty little box. I use the CE/preorder bonuses almost daily. They were what made it worth the 100 dollars to me. I've gotten my money's worth out of it

[Cyrus-Wallace]

SE even said back when CT was released, they would hope people who had I.lv90 armor would do it simply for vanity armor. Vanity armor is clearly a goal SE would like you to aim for. every goal, has a victory.

Not really, CT was supposed to be released at launch but for some technical problems, it was released on patch 2.1. That was pretty much the excuse they used to avoid being yelled at by the players who were saying "Why do you give us ilvl 80 when there's ilvl 90 gear available!!!". Even though, for fresh players, it was a blessing so they were able to get gear as they gather tomes for the ilvl 90 gear. Also, the vanity system was implemented some patches after launch, so it was not a priority back then.

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Again, we know nothing about how these two marriage thingies will turn out until more info is released. We should stop being this subjective about this matter, because with that mindset exposed, I can pretty much say "ok, I find FUN!!! and it's my PERSONAL GOAL to spend MY!!! money on stuff from the cash-shop because I feel like a reward for my hard work. So I want more stuff behind a moneywall". You must accept that statement based on your logic and respect it. It will become valid as well and you can't argue against it. In any case, at the end of the day, a lot of people will end up buying stuff in the cash-shop, I want SE to respect their politics of "no pay to win", in said section. I see it a lot in my server. There're plenty of people with Sleipnir and these minions. I've talked to several people about the system and they will pay for it if they need to. So, regardless if you like it or not, SE will see profit coming from it and will keep doing it.

Oh, the retainers... they're an account service, in the account tab, it's not a "cash shop" item. They... technically... respected the "no pay to win" in the cash-shop. That's so Lawful Evil... :P

[Kinseykinz]

I just bought everything that they have in the current cash shop.

Just because.

I might even throw some of the junk away.

Just because.

My point? In the end, why do you all care so much? Is it really that big a deal or do you just like to listen to yourselves whine?

really...because here's a link to your character profile...pretty sure you just enjoy stirring things up.
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...acter/1573656/

And I don't care how you spend your money...but I care a great deal about the value and buying power of my own...and quite frankly, I believe that as I already subscribe to this game, I've paid my fair share.

[RaphaelDDL]

Be happy they put in a ceremony and not just a bracelet exchange quest.

good n old Ragnarok Online days. Equip the suit, the dress, talk to the npc, diamong rings become the marriage rings, you equip, talk to the npc again, some small text, a different music plays, that's it.