Lol starting to bill us in November for this game..

[XxOstiaxX]

And SE paid 12 month's worth of wages for 250 developers and server costs.

They left a mess in 2010 and made you pay for a pile of crap,
but they've been working diligently to clean it up for 12 months.

Fair enough pricing.



Luckily, they can't force you to. Be smart and leave!

Actually they have not, they had Band-Aided most of the issues for the past 12 months, UI is still horrible, market wards are still horrible, content is almost non existent, 12 months to add mounts and 3 dungeons :/ Really ?

[AmyRae]

We knew this day was coming sometime.

Reviewers will be harsh about this news, but that's perfectly fair. New players would probably not be happy to get started until the rest of the patches are done over the course of 2012.

The PS3 version is really the make-or-break moment that the general population can sink their teeth into anyway... and if you don't have the patience for that... well, you're probably playing the game already, and you're also probably willing to pay even at the halfway mark in the game's recovery.

I expect some people may fall off for the next year, if not for good, but they've probably made their minds up about that long ago. That will leave the serious, paying customers who will (probably) be in it for the long haul.

[EmeraldHill]

I just don't feel comfortable paying for it because they made promises and feel we should.

Give us this so-called FFXIV 2.0 and then I'll pay, not before. To ask us to pay just because they say it's coming is outlandish and akin to the FFXIV launch.

[Betelgeuzah]

Give us this so-called FFXIV 2.0 and then I'll pay, not before.

Good decision, and both parties are satisfied. Why do you make it seem like this is such a hard decision to make though? Blink your eyes twice if Yakuza is holding a knife on your neck to say that, and I'll call the cops.

[EmeraldHill]

Good decision, and both parties are satisfied. Why do you make it seem like this is such a hard decision to make though? Blink your eyes twice if Yakuza is holding a knife on your neck to say that, and I'll call the cops.

Because I feel insulted that they think they can make some flashy empty promises and expect us to pay.

[Vivik]

Inc fanboi sigs of "I paid for this game before 2.0 I'm better than you". You know who you are!

[EmeraldHill]

Inc fanboi sigs of "I paid for this game before 2.0 I'm better than you". You know who you are!

If you read the PDFs it pretty much says that.

"For those of you who start P2Ping now you'll be able to experience the storyline leading up to the 2.0 overhaul! BUT ONLY CURRENT ADVENTURERS."

Hopefully they won't start charging before we see some of those storylines. If they do, that'll be a even bigger slap in the face. Deal with a bad game for a year, as soon as it shows the first signs of being interesting, CHARGE MONEY.

[Betelgeuzah]

Because I feel insulted that they think they can make some flashy empty promises and expect us to pay.

They expect you to pay if you like playing the game enough. No obligations, no gun on your head.

[Zanfire]

you would think knowing they want us to pay for the inferior version of the game they would at least only have us pay less of a price until 2.0. SE if your going to slap us, at least put on a soft glove (like making us pay 5$ a month instead of 13$)

[EmeraldHill]

They expect you to pay if you like playing the game enough. No obligations, no gun on your head.

Then why does it coincide with the announcement of FFXIV-2.0?

Surely they could of done this earlier or later.

That's why it feels that they do it with this big flashy announcement of promises to get the gullible people to pay before there's any real proof of these changes.

As said, it's insulting. It's not a matter of will I pay or not, it's a matter of it being wrong.