Quote Originally Posted by Alleo View Post
Big question: Are those all MMOs that are P2P like FF14 or are those F2P?
Difficult question.

There is only one other MMO afaik that has a required subscription and that is WoW. WoW has alternative ways to pay for the sub i.e. pay in-game gold buys prepaid gametime tokens which other players purchased with real money to sell for gold. These tokens can also be redeemed for Blizzard store cash. So, drastically different from FFXIV.

On the other hand there are many MMOs that used to be subscription but are now F2P with an optional subscription. I imagine the main source of lucre is still microtransactions or they wouldn't have converted to F2P in the first place.

SE is kind of unique(?) in that their digital games and micros start at "premium" prices to protect the brand, barring mobagames that are specifically F2P/gacha-based.

That being said I still think $18 for a costume set is ridonkulous but they do have mogstation sales.