Pay for your inventory.

[Onikimaru]

Let me put it another way: I've spent many times my subscription cost for FFXIV on the hardware I bought specifically for playing the game: specialized mouse and keyboard, new monitor with faster GtG response, upgrading to a GTX 970, and so on. And I plan to keep upgrading my hardware as time goes on (e.g. to 4K when that technology is mature).

Another $8 a month for 4 more retainers isn't going to change my FFXIV-related spending much. YMMV, but at least appreciate that spendy people like me keep Yoshida-san's corporate overlords happy.

Yeah sure not for you as long as you are ok that's fine right?

[Welsper59]

Yeah sure not for you as long as you are ok that's fine right?

To be fair though, it really is just an optional service. One that you can pay the in-between (don't have to go for max retainers) or just not use at all. Hoarding, even in a video game (an RPG, no less), is still a bad habit lol. The only true issue is how it contradicts the excuses we were given in the past about inventory and/or proper armoire expansion. Even if it were 1 more retainer for free or them expanding the armoire a little, it would have at least shown a bit of understanding towards the issue. Instead of doing what can easily be taken as lying to find an excuse to give to find more ways to make players pay for more things in a P2P game, even if there might be legit unknown reasons. "The dog ate my homework!"

Again, not a big deal as far as offering additional optional services, but it can become a far bigger deal when you contradict yourself to make it seem like you're innocent and caring LOL.

[Silverbane]

Yeah sure not for you as long as you are ok that's fine right?

I would not presume to speak for other people.

But please recall that this is a game, a luxury item, and as with any luxury item, there is nothing morally or ethically wrong with the seller asking people to pay as much as the market will bear for it.

[IceWing]

there is nothing morally or ethically wrong with the seller asking people to pay as much as the market will bear for it.

That's what most of the posts here are getting at. Those of us who posted are either on the side of "We refuse to accept this as a way to alleviate the inventory issue and will not pay this, or can not pay this" or "Deal with it they charge what ever the f they want. If you don't want to pay for it, then you don't get it."

[KayoZ]

"Deal with it they charge what ever the f they want. If you don't want to pay for it, then you don't get it."

Yup, and its those people with that mindset which are responsible for what the gaming industry has become lately. Its just sad. Of course theyd probably just proudly say something along the lines of "Dont like it? Stop gaming."

[Blissa]

Yup, and its those people with that mindset which are responsible for what the gaming industry has become lately. Its just sad. Of course theyd probably just proudly say something along the lines of "Dont like it? Stop gaming."

I am almost to that point! $60 for Evolve and another $240 for DLC. $60 for Batman and another $80 for a dlc subscription and now $25 a month to play FFXIV if you want max Inventory spaces. I mean seriously $300 a year to play this game joke!

[Welsper59]

I am almost to that point! $60 for Evolve and another $240 for DLC. $60 for Batman and another $80 for a dlc subscription and now $25 a month to play FFXIV if you want max Inventory spaces. I mean seriously $300 a year to play this game joke!

Just be like me and don't pay for what you don't feel is worth the money (or you feel is ethically/morally wrong). I am going to get Arkham Knight, but I am NOT paying for the DLC. I am perfectly content with a vanilla game. If I wasn't, but still wished to play, I'd just spend my time on something else (like this game maybe) and wait for the eventual mark-down/sale a year or so after. Even the Smash Bros paid DLC is kinda ridiculous IMO. Whereas games like Hyrule Warriors will give you a HUGE amount of quality DLC with that game for $20. That is a perfectly justifiable cost.

In the case of retainers, given how it is with having the 2 paid retainers, I really only need 1... maybe 2 more. An extra $2-4 monthly isn't wallet breaking for (safe to assume) 99% of the player population. My only issue is the lack of a reason why inventory expansion (player inventory, armoire, company chest) is such an issue, when they can clearly double the already existing load with this. If they're willing to tell us server capacity is an issue for inventory related limitations, they should be more than willing to tell us why it's suddenly okay as long as we pay for it lol.

[Blissa]

Just be like me and don't pay for what you don't feel is worth the money

I am not willing to pay for it! I canceled my sub and I canceled my preorder. As I said in the other post. First they wanted $13 a month and then they wanted another $4 a month and now the want another $8 month. When does it end?

The funny thing is they say they can't give us any more inventory spaces due server limitations. But some how $12 a month magically fixes those limitations!

[Silverbane]

Of course theyd probably just proudly say something along the lines of "Dont like it? Stop gaming."

No need for that, there are plenty of major F2P games.

[KayoZ]

No need for that, there are plenty of major F2P games.

Yeah... obviously youre missing the point. Either that or have grown so used to willingly being milked for scraps of what should be a fully featured quality product, that you fail to see how F2P is anything but free. Rather an elaborate bait to give players a taste of the quality they can have, and entice them to buy it one piece at a time.

Guess im one of those old farts who grew up in a time where developers strived to make games as fun and complete as possible for our money. Not thinking what they can hold back to try and make you pay extra for it later.

Oh and those thinking that its cool because youre giving SE more money to develope blah blah blah need to stop being so naive. The only thing participating in cash shop purchases will ever give you is more cash shop stuff. The only 'quality' youll ever see from your "generous contribution" will be exactly where you invested it, the cash shop.

Case in point, how much have they made from the cash shop? From extra retainers alone? Look where its gone... instead of expanding or even fixing a problem even Yoshi has admitted many players are having... they open up more space behind more fees. So where is all that going to? Still waiting on housing... the expansion we're already paying $40 for?