Could just go b2p like ESO, that game is in a good place since switching. (Which is what I think he was asking about)
Disclaimer: I usually still end up paying for the "optional" sub in f2p or b2p mmo's anyway.
Last edited by SturmChurro; 03-10-2017 at 08:45 AM.
WHM | RDM | DNC
Except games like LoTRO, Rift and ESO demonstrate that the game fundamentally changes character when it goes F2P/B2P and in those three games at least, for the worse, either due to a change in the types of people that play 'free' games or more insidiously the game's designers begin to make content designed at its core to 'drive' Store sales.
I don't know about the first two but ESO comes out with new content quite frequently and expansions (with yet another one out this summer), it still has a pseudo "sub" feature that lets you have unlimited access to those expansions and a great amount of premium currency to go along with it. Not to mention the cash shop is entirely cosmetic except for a few negligible ease-of-life things. It's much better than it was at it's launch, in my opinion.
That doesn't mean that I am personally for FFXIV to go b2p, I'll pay the sub if I enjoy the game, and I won't go around petitioning for it to go b2p either. Just saying it isn't necessarily always the end of the world if it did.
WHM | RDM | DNC
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
Cookie Policy
This website uses cookies. If you do not wish us to set cookies on your device, please do not use the website. Please read the Square Enix cookies policy for more information. Your use of the website is also subject to the terms in the Square Enix website terms of use and privacy policy and by using the website you are accepting those terms. The Square Enix terms of use, privacy policy and cookies policy can also be found through links at the bottom of the page.