Let's do a test...(viera related)

[Kaethra]

People are already putting their money on it: their sub.

I pay a sub too. And on top of that, willing to pay to play a race I'd like to play. I've been what's called a 'whale' in games with such MT's.

[Lambdafish]

I pay a sub too. And on top of that, willing to pay to play a race I'd like to play. I've been what's called a 'whale' in games with such MT's.

Whales are amazing in F2P games, but in a sub game or paid game its an awful thing because it enables publishers to take advantage. This isn't even a FF issue, but this image should explain why being a whale in a P2P game is a detriment for everyone.



XIV is alright at the moment, but as soon as you start suggesting making things like races paid, then you start removing core aspects of the game. I get your reasons for asking, but it is a dangerous line of thinking.

[Kaethra]

XIV is alright at the moment, but as soon as you start suggesting making things like races paid, then you start removing core aspects of the game. I get your reasons for asking, but it is a dangerous line of thinking.

I disagree.

I've only suggested something with aesthetic value. I won't support anything beyond that. But paid aesthetic items are worth it to me. It ensures a level of exclusivity. Remember in 2.0 when we got our magitek reaper? Everyone had them. Cool mount. But so common it lost its appeal. One issue with half-elezen (the race I would buy), is it would likely be played more than elezen if it were free. Lets be honest, elezen aren't played much (this could be hurting viera too just so everyone knows). A race that looks like Hilda.. a popular character and good looking one at that, would be played probably nearly as much as Hyur.

That hurts the racial diversity in the game. However, putting it behind a price tag would allow them to get some reward for the effort without changing the entire racial dynamic. You wouldn't see as a large exodus from other races.

[Lambdafish]

I disagree.

I've only suggested something with aesthetic value. I won't support anything beyond that. But paid aesthetic items are worth it to me. It ensures a level of exclusivity. Remember in 2.0 when we got our magitek reaper? Everyone had them. Cool mount. But so common it lost its appeal. One issue with half-elezen (the race I would buy), is it would likely be played more than elezen if it were free. Lets be honest, elezen aren't played much (this could be hurting viera too just so everyone knows). A race that looks like Hilda.. a popular character and good looking one at that, would be played probably nearly as much as Hyur.

That hurts the racial diversity in the game. However, putting it behind a price tag would allow them to get some reward for the effort without changing the entire racial dynamic. You wouldn't see as a large exodus from other races.

Are you actually serious? I can't tell if this is a joke... Races are a core selling point of playing the game, I already pay through buying expansions and paying a subscription. Since when was having a race be common an issue? especially with customisation, and why is putting it behind a pay wall in any way respectful to those who pay for a subscription?

I understand that you are a whale, but this is a P2P game, and the content delivered needs to justify the subscription cost. If we start putting races on mogstation, where does it end?

If we are going to say its just aesthetic, I have an idea: how about we remove glamour prisms from the game and put them on the cash shop, they can be cheap and bought in bulk, but you need to pay in order to glamour. It's only something with aesthetic value.