Why do people beg for cash shop stuff?

[Arrius]

You know the thing where no one could give any good arguement to not put those items in the game as well and let the players decide by themselves in which they should get those items.

To give the most simple reason here, is that SE wants to profit a bit more from the game than just having the subs. And why to blame them, they are a business, after all? WoW did the same and they expanded much on their cash shop since its release of their 'sparkle pony' in 2010.

And for some numbers - The release of that mount got them 2 million dollars in 4 hours.

[Kaurie]

To give the most simple reason here, is that SE wants to profit a bit more from the game than just having the subs. And why to blame them, they are a business, after all? WoW did the same and they expanded much on their cash shop since its release of their 'sparkle pony' in 2010.

And for some numbers - The release of that mount got them 2 million dollars in 4 hours.

Wow that is quite impressive. So WoW added it in 2010? I tried to find data and all I saw was the in-game shop was added in 2013.

For reference, WoW was making about $250k per hour in subs in 2010.

[Arrius]

Wow that is quite impressive. So WoW added it in 2010? I tried to find data and all I saw was the in-game shop was added in 2013.

For reference, WoW was making about $250k per hour in subs in 2010.

Over 140k people were ready to buy the Celestial Steed on release for 25$/17 GBP, waiting up to seven hours for their turn and giving Blizzard a initial revenue of over 3.5 million dollar on day 1.

If the gaming industry didn't noticed that there is a market for vanity/premium items and potential buyers, it certainly clicked at that moment.

[vp_cmc]

Hey, I've got an idea! You can farm gil and then sell it for real money (RMT) - this way you can buy something from cash shop.. Oh, it's illegal?

[Kaurie]

Over 140k people were ready to buy the Celestial Steed on release for 25$/17 GBP, waiting up to seven hours for their turn and giving Blizzard a initial revenue of over 3.5 million dollar on day 1.

If the gaming industry didn't noticed that there is a market for vanity/premium items and potential buyers, it certainly clicked at that moment.

Definitely impressive numbers. Thank you for the link.

[SenorPatty]

Hey, I've got an idea! You can farm gil and then sell it for real money (RMT) - this way you can buy something from cash shop.. Oh, it's illegal?

What?

I dun-can't even...

What?

[ReplicaX]

You know the thing where no one could give any good arguement to not put those items in the game as well and let the players decide by themselves in which they should get those items.

Instead of doing it and try to convince people they just use some examples that can't relate to the initial debate.

My post was not to boost your agenda. It was a general statement for the entire thread.

Honest question though. What are your thoughts on never being able to obtain legacy exclusive items or promotional bonus codes through SE physical merch?

[Knahli]

I didn't request an item but rather a feature some time ago and while I didn't directly ask for it to be made a cash shop/subscription option, I heavily implied that I would be in full support of that route were it deemed the most practical solution as opposed to none at all. My request was an incredibly niche interest so I knew that popularity alone would not see it make it's way into the game, so a payment option was my method of making it worth the time invested with implementation - though it was my hope that it would be simple to do regardless.

My example aside, I believe that most people request the cash shop simply because they fear that requesting it as a normal, free item would have less chance of seeing it implemented so they want to see their proposal get every chance it's got because they clearly feel strongly enough about it. People would do well to consider that instead of flying off of the rail very single time, especially considering how the forum is degrading into something rather repetitive and annoying at the moment. If you see a topic that pushes the Cash Shop route and that goes against your liking then simply state why you believe it doesn't not NEED a cash inventive and kindly request that the OP consider this and alter their title/post. IF you get enough people agreeing with you then maybe they will oblige and you avoid the same old debate every time as opposed to putting everyone on the defensive.

[MilesSaintboroguh]

I don't think people want items in the cash shop out of fear that it would not appear in game if asked, but it's more how people hate having the really cool stuff being locked behind long grinds, RNG, or high level crafting that they can't do and would need a lot of gil to pay the crafters to make said items.

[AsahinaMyLove]

People (like me) asking for cash shop stuff because:

IF its in the game: then you have grind weeks or months for it...(It took me a year to get enough MPG for Fenrir mount!) = No thanks...
IF they make an item so damn rare like currently Dark Pegasus mount that cost me 35millions of my hard earned Gil (/ispoor) = no thanks!
IF the RNG keep refuse to give you the item you want! = no thanks
>_>

I dont get hyped anymore when a new patch shows up and brings new stuff.. its only obtainable after a long grind anyways >.>
You could play and clear other games at 100% with the same time instead!