Opt-in Pay Tier Structure until 2.0 (different than the 'half pay' or 'free to play')

[Zuellni]

What if SE adopted a free to play all content up to rank 25? That way, all the meat and stuff will be for subscribers only while non-subscribers get to experience everything up to getting the Chocobo mount as well as a few dungeons, all the first class quests, etc.

[MrLion]

What if SE adopted a free to play all content up to rank 25? That way, all the meat and stuff will be for subscribers only while non-subscribers get to experience everything up to getting the Chocobo mount as well as a few dungeons, all the first class quests, etc.

You've had plenty of time free of charge...time to pay up.

[Llewelyn]

What if SE adopted a free to play all content up to rank 25? That way, all the meat and stuff will be for subscribers only while non-subscribers get to experience everything up to getting the Chocobo mount as well as a few dungeons, all the first class quests, etc.

25 might be a bit high, but it's a good idea (better, actually). Modifying my original post to include it.

And here's why. It would cost SE a lot of man hours to implement such a system, making it counter productive. They didn't ask for your advice on payment. They asked for your feedback on systems they're putting in. If you haven't figured out that once SE says they're going to do something they're not going to change your mind, you need to get that brain cell of yours to start multiplying before you forget to breathe.

That's the old SE you're talking about. SE's behavior is drastically different since Yoshida became producer. Case and point:

But you went ahead and you had this poll and we know that you're a good group of hardcore players that have been there a long time. So we are taking this poll to heart and discuss this again and see if this is an option for us. We will then get back to the players and decide.

You've had plenty of time free of charge...time to pay up.

If you read my post... you would have seen that I said I'm happy to pay and that I would have paid months ago because of Yoshi-P's efforts. This isn't something I'm coming up with because I want to get around paying (I'll be paying regardless of how much they charge). Granted, the suggestion is out of self-interest, but it's communal self-interest. Letting people see the patches is a huge PR boost, which means the general impression the public has of FFXIV is likely to slowly sway, which will in turn likely mean more players stay/come back. And more players means... I'm more likely to be happy. So yes, there is an element of self-interest, but it's not financial.

[Zuellni]

You've had plenty of time free of charge...time to pay up.

I've already paid. I've had 6 months worth of crysta since the end of the first month after launch.

Just shooting ideas out for those who are new or don't feel ready yet.

[Alhanelem]

What if SE adopted a free to play all content up to rank 25? That way, all the meat and stuff will be for subscribers only while non-subscribers get to experience everything up to getting the Chocobo mount as well as a few dungeons, all the first class quests, etc.

Dungoens & Dragons Online uses a hybrid model. There is an optional subscription fee and you can also play for free. But if you play for free, you have to unlock content, either with points tthat you earn by grinding out reputation ("favor" in the game) on multiple servers to earn enough points (since you can only earn so much favor through all the free content) or by purchasing the points. Subscribers get full access to all content without having to unlock it, and also get a small stipend of points which they can use for other purposes since they don't need to unlock content.

The subscribers ("VIPs") also get access to new content a few days before free players are able to unlock/purchase the new content.

(It is possible to unlock all of the dungeons and such in the game through grinding across every server- this does take a long time, though, because the rate that favor converts into points is pretty low)