Quote Originally Posted by Talraen View Post
It is worth pointing out that FFXI's launch subscription fee of $12.95 is worth about $19 in today's money (adjusted for inflation). Across the board, video games have not gone up in price in real dollars for a very long time, and that applies to subscriptions as well. In realistic terms, the sub fee is lower than it ever was, and the premium fee is on par with historical MMO sub fees (well, unless you really like retainers). The fact that we kick and scream at every attempt for them to make as much real money as they used to doesn't really help anyone.

It's a good time to be a gamer. You can play stuff super cheap if you want, and let fools like me subsidize your purchases by buying all the extra crap.
It should be mentioned those 12,99 USD was for 1 character and then 1 USD for an extra character. Any crafter knows mules was a must back in the day. Way before we had any sacks, satchels and increased inventories.