Cash shop pricing is getting a bit much...

[Rinuko]

It's optional though. If you really want it, you'll pay for it.
At least it's account wide this time (mount).

Note that mounts always been in this price range. I remember spending like €25? for that moogle mount and 24 for odin mount back in ARR.

[zztoluca]

At least it's account wide this time (mount).

For how long though? They are phasing out account wide items on physical items. Its only a matter of time before mogstation follows suit.

For reference Stormblood Art Book and Eorzean Symphony were not account wide, while every previous items was.


The real issue is why isnt everything account wide? Their answer is 1.0 limitations but they give no indication of fixing it or overhauling it.

Cause $$$$

[RiyahArp]

It's optional though. If you really want it, you'll pay for it.

The price is getting high enough where it's hard to justify this. I mean, if the bundle were 29.99 or 39 even, its more palatable. You make sets too high though, you start entering "justify this purchase mode" in people's minds. And increasingly there's a LOT of content like this in mog; you can drop hundreds of dollars on cosmetics like this easy.

They're the same price as any other glamour or mount there has ever beene though? So I don't get your title

The set of items gives sticker shock. In the past they are usually one-offs, so $24 for a mount doesn't trigger the radar. But realizing to stay current on this I'd need to pay more than I paid for Nier Automata woke me up some I guess.

[Krotoan]

The price is getting high enough where it's hard to justify this. I mean, if the bundle were 29.99 or 39 even, its more palatable. You make sets too high though, you start entering "justify this purchase mode" in people's minds. And increasingly there's a LOT of content like this in mog; you can drop hundreds of dollars on cosmetics like this easy.



The set of items gives sticker shock. In the past they are usually one-offs, so $24 for a mount doesn't trigger the radar. But realizing to stay current on this I'd need to pay more than I paid for Nier Automata woke me up some I guess.

"stay current". Dangerous to set "all glamours" available as current in your head. That kind of thinking will cost you money. Just look at it and as yourself what you'll actually use.

[MomomiMomi]

Preface: Personal opinion of someone anti-cash shop.

The price is getting high enough where it's hard to justify this.

If you've ever justified any of the cash shop, you shouldn't be complaining about this. I, and plenty others, considered everything in the cash shop to be too high to justify. We were told "It's optional, you don't need it." This argument can be applied to anything in the cash shop. $1 was out of our price range of justifiable and we were told to deal with it. You should do the same.

[SoothingBell]

Preface: Personal opinion of someone anti-cash shop.



If you've ever justified any of the cash shop, you shouldn't be complaining about this. I, and plenty others, considered everything in the cash shop to be too high to justify. We were told "It's optional, you don't need it." This argument can be applied to anything in the cash shop. $1 was out of our price range of justifiable and we were told to deal with it. You should do the same.

You're telling people to roll over and pay 24 dollars for a mount that's just fire wheels on your feet? Grow a back bone. This is a paid monthly game. Its not free to play. If it were free to play it'd make more sense for these prices. I buy the game and pay monthly for it. 18 dollars is not worth the price. We make them money and we are actually being reasonable about it. If you dont feel the same thats completely fine but dont tell someone to suck it up. Consumers are allowed to voice distaste in pricing for increase cash shop prices.

[MomomiMomi]

You're telling people to roll over and pay 24 dollars for a mount that's just fire wheels on your feet?

No, I'm telling them they don't have to buy it. The same way I was told I don't need something that costs $1 when I initially spoke out against the cash shop.

If they aren't willing to pay the price, they aren't the target demographic.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

If you've ever justified any of the cash shop, you shouldn't be complaining about this. I, and plenty others, considered everything in the cash shop to be too high to justify. We were told "It's optional, you don't need it." This argument can be applied to anything in the cash shop. $1 was out of our price range of justifiable and we were told to deal with it. You should do the same.

This is disingenuous. You can criticise the price of something without being against the practice itself. I, personally, find movie theaters grossly overpriced, thus I don't go often. I still like them though. In that same sense, I have no issue with the Cash Shop as a concept. That doesn't mean I agree with everything it does or the prices set.

[MomomiMomi]

This is disingenuous. You can criticise the price of something without being against the practice itself. I, personally, find movie theaters grossly overpriced, thus I don't go often. I still like them though. In that same sense, I have no issue with the Cash Shop as a concept. That doesn't mean I agree with everything it does or the prices set.

The people who were against the practice were against the price. We were told to deal with it, we aren't the target, if you aren't willing to pay the price, you don't have to because you don't need it.

These are their words. Now they have to eat them.

[Verius_Nox]

It's optional though. If you really want it, you'll pay for it.

Yeah, and they don't make us pay more than the subscription for the optional armor from dungeons and raids and crafting. We should just be thankful they're not trying to nickel and dime us even harder. /s

What a shitty way to defend the company.