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

[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