Compromise: Just Charge $5 For Now. Once 2.0 is Out, Then Charge $12

[AmyRae]

On the Forums maybe, Try the game itself

Forums don't have enough people to Constitute any poll on this forum to be Acc. Correct

I feel I represent the interests of a silent majority who don't show up on the forums or play FFXIV that much out of their current level of enjoyment of the game. I'm only here as much as I am because I'm used to participating in the FFXI community at large, even though FFXIV is probably a going to remain a casual game for me.

FFXIV is meant to appeal to a large majority of casual players, the broad base of the subscriber pyramid as Yoshida put it. Charging too high a price now will cut into the customer base the game needs most to support it in the long term and send people off for a whole year to find other forms of entertainment. This is a delicate time that should strike a proper balance between keeping a greater player base interested and engaged with the game along with keeping revenues as high as possible.

[Starlord]

I feel I represent the interests of a silent majority who don't show up on the forums or play FFXIV that much out of their current level of enjoyment of the game. I'm only here as much as I am because I'm used to participating in the FFXI community at large, even though FFXIV is probably a going to remain a casual game for me.

FFXIV is meant to appeal to a large majority of casual players, the broad base of the subscriber pyramid as Yoshida put it. Charging too high a price now will cut into the customer base the game needs most to support it in the long term and send people off for a whole year to find other forms of entertainment. This is a delicate time that should strike a proper balance between keeping a greater player base interested and engaged with the game along with keeping revenues as high as possible.

12.99 is not high priced sorry

[Alerith]

12.99 is not high priced sorry

Isn't that $2-$3 under the industry standard anyways? Factoring in that you get access to all the classes on one character and you have retainers that eliminate the need for "mules", I think even at full price you're getting a deal compared to what other MMO's charge.

[Ava]

12.99 is not high priced sorry

It's less about the price itself and more about the price for what you're getting. It's true 12.99 is cheaper than most MMORPGs, but also consider you're getting less than half the product. I like FFXIV, and I wish the best for its future, but as a casual player I'd rather pay for something that offers more. You don't have to look far to get a better value for a MMORPG. If I reactivate WoW right now for a year I pay about $6.35 per month since I plan on buying D3 (which is free with a year of WoW) and it comes with a free mount, which runs $20 on the cash shop.

[Starlord]

It's less about the price itself and more about the price for what you're getting. It's true 12.99 is cheaper than most MMORPGs, but also consider you're getting less than half the product. I like FFXIV, and I wish the best for its future, but as a casual player I'd rather pay for something that offers more. You don't have to look far to get a better value for a MMORPG. If I reactivate WoW right now for a year I pay about $6.35 per month since I plan on buying D3 (which is free with a year of WoW) and it comes with a free mount, which runs $20 on the cash shop.

Don't Feel like its half a game, what are you talking about?who are you to tell me im getting half a product?

[Buddhsie]

I feel I represent the interests of a silent majority who don't show up on the forums or play FFXIV that much out of their current level of enjoyment of the game.

Yeah, just like every other person on the forums claims >_>.

Seriously though, every reply you dodge the fact that the money generated between 1.20 and 2.0 is only for the content developed and implemented between those times to keep the current paying players happy, because the game is up to a standard that deserves to be paid for. This is of course the opinion of the dev team, not you and your apparant voiceless minority.