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

[Buddhsie]

BG is a hardcore FFXI site, not traditionally a FFXIV site.

In fact you'll find a lot of FFXI players who could be more supportive of FFXIV for a long time to come if only it were operating at a competitive level. These are people you want to convince to stick around, not throw up their hands and potentially walk away for good.

As modders whose mods are widely used and respected within the FFXI community, BG understands the underlying mechanics of an MMO better than most. And it's their opinion that FFXIV isn't good enough to pay full price yet. That holds significant weight and should be ringing alarm bells.

So while 300+ of the most sold-out of FFXIV players posting on the official forums might say yes to full price versus the few who give a crap enough to log into the site just to say no to something like that might make you feel good... I don't think it's indicative of the community at large.



It's not inconsistent to accept that $12.99/month is a fair price to pay for a fully operational FFXIV. That's the price anyone who bought the box a year ago was willing to pay when the game originally launched. So of course we'll accept that price when 2.0 launches.



Of course it's up to every individual to decide. But when several individuals have the same opinion, you start to have a consensus. Polls in the FFXI community seem to indicate that a price drop would be necessary for them to continue giving FFXIV a chance. That would convince many more to stay, enough perhaps to raise more revenue, than just by blindly charging full price for a game that doesn't seem capable of being worth that until 2.0 comes out.

The mistake would be to wait until you start charging too much to realize maybe it should be lower. Once people leave FFXIV, it will be a lot harder to get them back.

Hmmm where have I seen this before...? Oh, your last 20 posts. Bring some new information to the table, I'm tired of checking this thread seeing the same 2 highly biased points made over and over. It really just seems like you're trying to get people to leave with you when they start charging so you don't feel alone.

Need a hug?

[AmyRae]

Hmmm where have I seen this before...? Oh, your last 20 posts. Bring some new information to the table, I'm tired of checking this thread seeing the same 2 highly biased points made over and over. It really just seems like you're trying to get people to leave with you when they start charging so you don't feel alone.

Need a hug?

You didn't start that with "in my opinion."