12,95 a month for what?

[Khal_Drogo]

A game that is fun to me.

Note: I don't care to read your wall of text, as it's probably recycled content from the 56237567892345679234695 other threads under the same banner. Or the countless other replies to it. If you're going to leave, then leave. No need to muster another flame war behind you.

I'm sure there were a lot of slaves in the south who thought the same way about their oppressors: "We're well-fed, we're treated with respect, we're never beaten, and we have a roof over are heads."

I just thank GOD that there people like the OP that decided to stand up for something they believed in...Ya, I'm being a little melodramatic, but the same concept applies:

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing"

Seriously, stop being such a push-over, and stand up for yourself....this is a GAME; it's not life or death. It's ok to have an opinion <.<

[Aenarion]

or maybe the ass backward back country mandarin you claim you speak is not the same as the traditional Taiwanese i speak. yep you still don't know wtf your talking about.

wow, NOW I'm ashamed, I'd figured you're just another typical ignorant mainlander, but to think you're actually from TW... /sigh, the education system there really has taken a dive since I left...(which, btw, was way before they adopted the pinyin system)

but seriously,

你是白痴 and 你是壞人are the best you can come up with?

edit:

and yet you join the bandwagon and do the same. how many years did it take you to achieve this level of trolling?

nope, I'd daresay my response have been civil and measured, and frankly it's your definition of trolling that's in need of adjustment here

[irongripz]

I'm sure there were a lot of slaves in the south who thought the same way about their oppressors: "We're well-fed, we're treated with respect, we're never beaten, and we have a roof over are heads."

I just thank GOD that there people like the OP that decided to stand up for something they believed in...Ya, I'm being a little melodramatic, but the same concept applies:

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing"

Seriously, stop being such a push-over, and stand up for yourself....this is a GAME; it's not life or death. It's ok to have an opinion <.<

they have a opinion its just a dumb one.

[irongripz]

wow, NOW I'm ashamed, I'd figured you're just another typical ignorant mainlander, but to think you're actually from TW... /sigh, the education system there really has taken a dive since I left...(which, btw, was way before they adopted the pinyin system)

but seriously,

你是白痴 and 你是壞人are the best you can come up with?

no that is all that needs to be said. glad the translator figured it out for you.

[Aenarion]

no that is all that needs to be said. glad the translator figured it out for you.

lol, the only one here who's displaying translator level proficiency is you my friend ^^

[irongripz]

wow, NOW I'm ashamed, I'd figured you're just another typical ignorant mainlander, but to think you're actually from TW... /sigh, the education system there really has taken a dive since I left...(which, btw, was way before they adopted the pinyin system)

nope, I'd daresay my response have been civil and measured, and frankly it's your definition of trolling that's in need of adjustment here

real civil of you there. you insult a particular group and then say you post are civil in the same post, how retarded are you seriously? answer me how many years did it take you to achieve this level of trolling?

[Aenarion]

real civil of you there. you insult a particular group and then say you post are civil in the same post, how retarded are you seriously? answer me how many years did it take you to achieve this level of trolling?

compared to you, I'm practically a saint, lol. And no, I didn't insult any "group", just you.

[Khal_Drogo]

.....What you get, for sticking on, and paying the subscription fee (which looks like won't be $12.95):

- A direct witness to the update process that will transition the engine and game mechanics from where it is now, to 2.0
- A storyline quest events (both battle and otherwise) unique only to this transitional period.
- Unique Gear and Achievement rewards.
- Possible Unique mount.
- A ready-made character at appropriate level, skills, (and quested Job Abilities) transferred directly from where you left of. (You'll be more prepared if you stay than if you go.)
- Establishing yourself already with a community group going into 2.0

So essentially, you're paying for a leg up for the new start, a unique story, and moments of that said story. This is on top of being on board for first feedback as the new changes roll in.

....If your issues with the game is more fundamental in the direction it is taking, then there's no answer for you. Perhaps you are just not cut out for the MMO field or how Square Enix as a company interpenetrates that, which is fine. Please, however, do not pretend that this company is not listening to its base

I couldn't even muster up the strength to *actually respond to this post, so I'm just pasting something I said in one of the similar threads (a locked one, now):



It's not about whether or not ppl can afford it lol....it's the concept of it, guys. I think everyone can "afford" to not eat 2 of the 30+ meals they probably spend 15 bucks on every month. But who can JUSTIFY paying SE FULL PRICE for a game that isn't even close to presentable. Like the OP said, this game is, essentially, still in it's beta test. SE ruined any chances of us "bearing the burden" of their debt with them, when they decided to put corporate greed ahead of customer satisfaction. Paying full price for this game is telling them, "you've managed to earn my trust and respect back" -and, that, certainly, is not the case with me.

I would sooner BURN 15 dollars every month, than put it towards this game. I don't mind paying like...half-price or something. That, at least, is some sort of concession on SE's part. As of right now, they're saying: "we walked all over you once before, and we're going to do it again...if you don't like it, then leave. We'll make plenty of money off of the other <insert crude insult here>."


As for your claims that SE is listening to it's customer base...I'm afraid you're drastically overestimating them. It seems to me that Yoshi-P is the only one willing to listen; I have a feeling that much of what he wanted to do w/ the game got "canned" b/c it was too big of an investment, regardless of the overwhelming support that he was getting from the "community." Honestly, when you compare this game, as it is now, to what it was from day 1...it really hasn't changed THAT much. The UI for battle is, virtually, IDENTICAL to the way it was on release -aside from the addition of auto-attk, and some superficial adjustments to the targeting system.

The ABOMINATION that is the class system has not been scrapped, completely, as it should have been; and as it SEEMED he was planning to (back when he was planning to rename classes according to their XI job counterparts, and "completely changing the rules and current w/e in Eorza" -or w/e he said). SE isn't listening to anything. They're just trying to recoop their losses as best as they can, w/ as little money as possible. Hence, the release of the "expansion" currently named "Ver. 2.0" -yes, that's right....it's little more than an expansion, imo. ToAU from XI was a COMPLETELY new region w/ all sorts of zones, job additions, missions, quests, etc. 2.0 looks like little more than an "aesthetic" upgrade. The same sh$%%y battle system, class system, and battle-pace looks to be alive and well.

[irongripz]

lol, the only one here who's displaying translator level proficiency is you my friend ^^

thats why you have not made one post in chinese yet huh? way ni tie ni haw. Ni buneng shuo zhonggwen

[Khal_Drogo]

you mean the missing...oops i mean exclusive content is not enough to keep you around? you mean the character head start and the bragging rights of "you played a broken game 2 years before they fixed it" is not a great enough accomplishment to justify paying full sub? man what is wrong with you.

And here it is, yet again...more ASSUMPTIONS. Why does everyone assume that the game is MAGICALLY going to be awesome, when we're here a year later, and still complaining about some of the most fundamental aspects of the game, like the class system. Is a glorified expansion all it takes to convince you that "everything is gonna be ok?" What if it doesn't work out...what if the 2.0 release is just as big of a disappointment as the early release of the original. What if you end up paying another $150.00, give or take, for a game that ceases to exist? What if all that time, effort, energy, and all those "friends" you made....just disappear? What then....<.<