Please make cash-shop stuff earn-able in game

[SuperZay]

you can't buy tome gear or raid gear with gil, there's no pay to win.

It's almost like content sellers don't exist.

[CrystalRainbow]

Sadly Regardless of where money is intended to go. Money goes to where it's needed.

Think of the gas tax. which 100% is to go to roads maintances. But sadly it doesn't.

[Theodric]

Surely if there's something that someone really, really wants from the Mog Station they can simply work at putting money aside over time until they're able to afford it? Sales happen, after all.

I would not like to see Mog Station items made available in-game. It'd mean less money for Square Enix.

[ErryK]

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I'm implying that it's my money and I'd like to spend it any which way I would like. But thanks for being judgmental, such is the XIV official forum. :^)

[Reinha]

Those people upset with a possible crysta - gil conversion are scared of a boogeyman, gil is already used mostly for vanity and furniture, you can't buy tome gear or raid gear with gil, there's no pay to win.

Tanks' best in slot accessories are crafted, therefore a money conversion would be pay to win. I think all the crafted stuff was also best in slot for many weeks of this raid tier until tome gear and raid gear became attainable.

Someone with the gil to buy crafted gear has an advantage over someone who doesn't, and therefore real money being involved would make it pay to win. Not only would the crysta users get gear easier, but other people earning their gil the proper way would see their effort lose value when crafters raise prices due to increased demand.

[illgot]

But then how would SE get piles of money to invest in that FFVII remake?

Allow players to resell items on the auction house. Works in other games.

[Kohdo]

Is that what it's for?

They should do a "at least 20% of revenue goes back to the FF14 staff bonuses" thing, I'd be more likely to consider the cash shop then.

iirc SE used a decent amount of FFXIV profits to fund development of FFXV as well.

[Nora_of_Mira]

it's starting to feel really gross. I don't even care about the money, it's the principle.

I understand complaints about price and how not everyone can afford them, but if that's not the issue, what is? What principle? Why cant content creators sell content? If said content rubs you the wrong way, that's fine. IRL, in retail stores, you would just not buy the stuff. You wouldn't demand that they include it in your monthly membership. Or would people actually do that...idk.

[Lord_Zlatan]

It'd be interesting if they took a page from LoTRO's book and awarded 'crysta' for earning achievements. Sure it took awhile to actually get enough to buy anything substantial, but I was exceedingly proud back in the day when my hard work earned me enough coins over in LoTRO to purchase access to one of the map packs and a mount. It also works in SE's favor because there's still going to be people who will be antsy with the slow gains this system would provide and just jump the gun to buying what they want outright.

I actually really liked this in LOTRO. I was able to pay for 2 expansions by just farming stuff in game. After a while it became way to tedious, but the option was there, which IMO is a good thing.

With regards to jumping the gun, thats totally fine.

To answer OP post... some of the things should just be on the shop, while others just available in game. I love my Bennu mount and only bought it because I'm never going to get the Twintania mount or any of the other ones I want (anytime soon) so the 25$ was totally worth it. If you want those things, you gotta pay. Simple.

[Benjo]

As long female Miqo'te and Au Ra exist who buy dresses off the mog store there is no reason for them to make them earnable ingame because it's a bad idea from a business standpoint.