Carbuncle mounts have arrived!

[jameseoakes]

So when is this game going free to play?

[Theodric]

So when is this game going free to play?

Why would it?

[jameseoakes]

Why would it?

Well we've just had the worst patch the game has ever seen and now they make stuff purely for the cash shop while slashing the in game glamour items. These things cost more than my sub it's getting crazy

[ServerCollaps]

91 dollar for the new stuff... hoorray \o/

[BluexBird]

Damn, what a train wreck of a thread. Where to start...

First of all, please stop with the "oh, it gives +2 to some stats, so it can be used to give an advantage! This is P2W!" This is the weakest argument I have probably EVER heard! The only things in the Mogstation that you could argue might be P2W, are the jump potions and MSQ skips. And even then, it's kind of a stretch. Sure, they allow you to bypass a lot of grinding that you otherwise would have had to do (especially as a DPS job), but they both come at a disadvantage. MSQ skippers will have no idea what happened in the story, and jump potion users won't have the same sense of accomplishment that players who leveled from 1-70 have (regardless of whether they care about it or not).

Now I saw a lot of people trying to compare FFXIV to GW2. And you know what? I get it! I think GW2 is A MUCH better game than FFXIV. A lot of its aspects are far ahead. I mean, just look at the inventory system, dyeing system, open-world content, living world content, etc. And all of that FREE from monthly subscriptions! WHAT THE ****?! So I can almost understand people feeling upset about Square-Enix charging us further for additional content like this on a subscription-based game.

HOWEVER... (and here's the real important part)

It's not worth arguing about. It's pointless. And here is why:

Remember when Ixion came out? Hundreds of players on the same map, farming to get a mount. You only got 2 tokens at the time, and you needed 12. People would spend hours and hours flying around the map, keeping track of the spawn times, etc. All so that they could get the glorious... MAJESTIC... IXION MOUNT! Then Square-Enix decides to make things easier, and now you only need to kill Ixion twice to get it.

Now, let me ask you this - how often do you use the Ixion mount? Like seriously, please, think about it - how often do you use the mount you worked so hard for. And by the way, it's also the same mount HUNDREDS OF OTHER PLAYERS also worked very hard for and have. Oh wait, what's that? You use it all the time? Really?

But... wait, now there's this new Carbuncle mount. You still gonna use your Ixion that you worked so hard to get? No? WELL THERE'S MY POINT!

If you really want the new Carbuncle mount and are so butt-hurt that you have to pay actual money for it, please consider just how many other EXTREMELY COOL mounts there are in this game, and how you probably don't even use any of them even though you have them. Think of all those PvP matches you put yourself through to get some dumb horse you don't even use. Think about all those farm parties you joined for a chance to get a stupid bird... that you don't even use. Or the MGP you saved up for over a year to get a flying wolf... which YOU DON'T EVEN USE!

Oh but sure... Carbuncle is gonna be different. Carbuncle you're gonna use all the time, right? lol Gimme a break. xD

[jameseoakes]

Think of all those PvP matches you put yourself through to get some dumb horse you don't even use. Think about all those farm parties you joined for a chance to get a stupid bird... that you don't even use. Or the MGP you saved up for over a year to get a flying wolf... which YOU DON'T EVEN USE!

I use my PVP warhorse every chance I get

[BluexBird]

I use my PVP warhorse every chance I get

Then don't bother with the Carbuncle mount.

[Theodric]

Well we've just had the worst patch the game has ever seen and now they make stuff purely for the cash shop while slashing the in game glamour items. These things cost more than my sub it's getting crazy

What makes it the worst patch yet? That's completely subjective in itself.

Each and every time something new is added to the Mog Station we end up seeing this board flooded with people crying foul and making it seem like the game is in dire straights. I do think things are rather quiet at the moment though I am hoping that 4.2 will breathe new life into the game. If it doesn't, then the developers will be forced to reconsider some of their stances and cease playing things safe. Which may be great for the game. As it stands, though, even though we're in a dry period I see still people logging on consistently.

I'm personally taking the time to catch up on other games. Which is something Yoshi-P suggested, I believe.

[jameseoakes]

Then don't bother with the Carbuncle mount.

not sure why you are so salty Blue, I'd quite like the Carby mount as it cute although I'd be more interested in the gear as the game as really cut back on the in-game glamours and I'd like a new mage glamour. I don't fully get your point I like to have things to do in game and having some interesting to aim for is a nice focus. I've got lots mounts I really use but it's nice to have them to mix things up also I'd probably have used Carby a lot as it looks really cute.

[Kai_Lee]

why these mogstation mount cost so much and they look better than the in-game mount. ugh.