Fat Moogle Mount on Mogstation!

[Colorful]

That mount is ugly AF, idk why people tend to like fat things...

They could find it humorous considering it isn't real? Fat pets aren't usually well liked, or might make people think poorly of the owner but none of that applies in a video game. I do agree that it's kinda ugly though, not a huge fan of the fat beast trend of FFXIV pets or mounts. The only mount I never regretted buying is the Enchanted Fey Dragon (horrible video though) as that actually felt like work had been put into it, and not just a retexture with model changes here and there.

Having said that, it's best they stick to recolours or slight model changes as that takes less development time. Even if people would have you believe the FFXIV team has a dedicated set of staff that only work on cash shop items, and the money made from the cash shop is used to fund said staff which is incredibly unlikely.

[Rhyku]

That mount is ugly AF, idk why people tend to like fat things...

But lalas are fat...........

:X

*runs*

[ErryK]

does it warrant it? no
will it be there? most likely yes.
do you think WoW doesn't have exp boosts as well?
does it have insta 100 now? yes
see the trend?

"One MMO did it, it means all of them will." Get over yourself. Also, I'd like to know the lottery numbers, since you can actively tell the future.

[TenshiStormstout]

$30? Just make the game F2P already.

ROFLMFAO! $30 for ONE mount is NOT that bad. This is coming from someone who spent 7-8 years playing WoW and has all the current store mounts from their store to date and one of them costs $35. All of the others cost $25. There are also pets/minions, glamor/transmog items, and a whole mess of other stuff. So SE charging $30 for a mount IS NOTHING. :P and I doubt FFXIV will be going F2P anytime soon, same for WoW people have been screaming it will for years, hasn't happened yet and probably never will. so keep on dreaming~! Just my two cents comparing two games that are both subscription based and have been around for 5+ years, that are also MMORPGS ;o!

[hagare]

"One MMO did it, it means all of them will." Get over yourself. Also, I'd like to know the lottery numbers, since you can actively tell the future.

though I said I was done, I'll make an exception and make one final post since you are being soooo hospitable.

Here is one of the definition of trend:

"trend
trend/Submit
noun
1.
a general direction in which something is developing or changing."

WoW started with cosmetics first, at first it was mounts.
FF14 is also currently doing this.
Then further down the road they did insta levels.
Will FF14 do the same? They might, they might not. But the trend says they more likely will do it some day.

They're different games by different companies you say?
Then let me give you an example of another thing that follows a similar trend.
DLC.
At first only a few companies and only certain games do DLCs.
Now? DLCs left and right by different companies and in different types of games.

[Yeol]

Bought it and love it <3

(wow someone who isn't complaining, we're rare species)

[Alexander_Dragonfang]

Bought it and love it <3

(wow someone who isn't complaining, we're BLIND species)

Yes you are special summer child.

[Kusanagi7]

Could have made it a drop from mog ex as 1% drop rate but oh well * shrugs *

[Alaltus]

I understand the principle behind not paying additional for content in a subscription-based game.

Cognizant of the fact that subscription rates (FFXI, WoW as reference) aren't all that different 12 to 14 years later, I also understand a business' need to supplement revenue.

I'd much rather pay a bigger subscription fee for 2000's content rollout than pay less with supplements for 2016's.

[Hito-Shura]

Oh look. More complaints about the cash shop. How cute. As if words will stop such a powerful money making machine. Besides... The prices of FF14's cash shop are peanuts compared to some other mmos. People don't even know how lucky they are to not have to spend hundreds to just have a decent looking costume or basic functions in-game.