The virtual currency "Moogle Coins" in the FFXIV Companion app must be removed

[Vstarstruck]

In truth, while I get what you're saying, it's not really a zero-sum game here. The people working on the app are app developers (not game developers), and this monetization scheme suggests that the app is trying to pay for itself rather than coming from the regular game's budget. Even if they had never done the app, it probably wouldn't have changed anything either way in terms of the content they can produce each patch cycle.

Then they should never made the app to begin with, there should be NO REASON to add another fee for a basic UI feature (retainer to retainer) furthermore I want to see more of the game to warrant these costs. That is the problem, this game has too low of a budget and yet makes tons of money. Even if they ate the costs though our subs and mogstation they would still come out way head because that is how underfunded this game is, that is why this app shouldn't be costing anything, your sub money pays for this kind of thing.

SE really needs more research in the audience they are trying to appeal to, maybe in japan players it matches up but here, people are getting increasingly fed up with shady DLC, lootboxes and locking other basic features that EA has done or konami? the pay for more save slots? So people in general are questioning more and more on validity on microtransactions.

(I doono the exact tos guidelines linking a vid with mild cursing but it is in the vid)
https://youtu.be/bUX4fGCd_dk

with all this controversy, it was not a good idea to release arguably pay to win systems.

Just like here it starts off accepting small extra fees (retainers) then this app, then keep adding on top of it til you reach EA levels news media reporting how shady they entered. With all the increasing controversy around this concept you think SE would be more careful.