Token System/Subscription

[Risvertasashi]

You think having players be able to play the game without PAYING FOR A SUBSCRIPTION is an AWESOME IDEA?!

Someone always pays. Every subscription, someone paid the $$$ for it. You don't generate tokens out of thin air (or gil, as it were).

[Slappah]

Someone always pays. Every subscription, someone paid the $$$ for it. You don't generate tokens out of thin air (or gil, as it were).

I understand that, but I strongly disagree with the fact that the people who have tons and tons of gil will be playing the game for months and months and even years without paying a single cent for the game. I simply don't like that. This is a sub based mmo and you should have to pay that sub fee to play, that's how I feel about this.

[Vandril]

I understand that, but I strongly disagree with the fact that the people who have tons and tons of gil will be playing the game for months and months and even years without paying a single cent for the game. I simply don't like that. This is a sub based mmo and you should have to pay that sub fee to play, that's how I feel about this.

Praytell, why would it even matter if someone actually payed the sub directly or not? You're literally saying that it's a bad idea because you don't like it for no apparent reason. I don't agree or disagree with the idea of these items, as I'd probably never use them, but your argument is ridiculous. At least give an actual reason for why the idea is bad if you want to imply so strongly that it's a factually bad idea.

Kind of like the below...

Just gonna put this out there. Runescape does this and it's cheaper to buy gold and spend it on your membership than it is to actually buy the membership.

No support

This is a good reason to not implement the system. In fact, unless a solution is found, it would turn what could be the biggest boon of the system - reduction in RMT sales and activity - into its biggest bane - an actual increase in RMT sales and activity.

I know World of Warcraft implemented this shortly after I quit the game. I wonder how it worked out for them.

[Gumbercules]

Someone always pays. Every subscription, someone paid the $$$ for it. You don't generate tokens out of thin air (or gil, as it were).

this, in wow the ppl playing with token are actually a +5 dllr sub price boost for blizz since the token is more expensive than the monthly sub.

It is a pretty interesting system for the whole time vs money dilemma for players while taking a big bite back at RMT activity. As to whether it would work for FF 14, i honestly don't know since we also have to keep other cultures in mind. Even within wow the market for said tokens is apparently drastically different between regions, which may of may not be a negative....I honestly don't know.