The premium app is what finally made me unsub.

[Exiled_Tonberry]

Not another thread just add to existing ones your points of view have already been covered several times.... Besides it helps your cause to add to existing ones...and like any other thread quitting do to OPTIONAL services ...good riddance.

This is not optional in the same way a mount or emote in the cash shop is optional. This is inventory space, something that players make constant use of and is pretty integral to an MMO with so many items to manage.

For you to even use the "it's optional" argument in this case just shows how defensive some of you are towards SE. You didn't even stop to think how optional this truly is.

[Talraen]

This is not optional in the same way a mount or emote in the cash shop is optional. This is inventory space, something that players make constant use of and is pretty integral to an MMO with so many items to manage.

For you to even use the "it's optional" argument in this case just shows how defensive some of you are towards SE. You didn't even stop to think how optional this truly is.

Let's consider how optional this is. The app currently gives you 70 extra slots in your Chocobo Saddlebags, and the potential for another retainer. That costs $5/month. Currently you have the option to spend $2/month to get 175 extra slots (on a Retainer), which you can do as many as six times. Given how many players do not have additional retainers, it is safe to conclude that the extra retainers are indeed "optional." (And if extra retainers are not optional, why is this non-optionality problem only coming up now?)

Obviously in terms of total storage, if extra retainers are optional, the app is optional. It's more expensive while also giving less slots, after all. BUT, the Chocobo Saddlebags are much more accessible than Retainer Inventory. So is having 70 extra slots that are available everywhere optional? As you say, inventory space is "something that players make constant use of and is pretty integral to an MMO with so many items to manage." Fair enough.

So here's my question. Would you rather have 350 extra retainer slots, or 70 extra saddlebag slots? Personally, I'd much prefer the 350 retainer slots. Currently you can hold 210 items on your person (including current saddlebags), and no matter how much I gather or buy, I'm never filling up nearly all of that in one go. I'm going to have at least one chance to dump extra items onto my retainer before my on-person inventory fills up, which means that total slots are more useful than total on-person slots. Since 350 retainer slots are optional and cost $4/month, I must therefore conclude that paying $5/month for a less-useful 70 saddlebag slots is also optional. (Frankly I also have to conclude that the app isn't worth it, which is why I'll be ignoring the premium plan.)

[Remyogic]

This is not optional in the same way a mount or emote in the cash shop is optional. This is inventory space, something that players make constant use of and is pretty integral to an MMO with so many items to manage.

For you to even use the "it's optional" argument in this case just shows how defensive some of you are towards SE. You didn't even stop to think how optional this truly is.

Being that VERY few people have the maximum amount of retainers AND all their storage is completely maxed out; I would say the term "optional" fits very well. I only have 6 retainers, none of which are anywhere close to full, my Saddlebag is only half full, and my personal inventory is LITERALLY nearly empty. Stopping to think how optional it is, I'd say additional storage is negligible at most. I use my mounts WAY more than I use any un-used storage space I have. I could very easily dump everything I have into 3 retainers, the current Saddlebag and my inventory and STILL have plenty of space to spare. Which is the case for a majority of the player base. Thus, defining any expansion to storage/inventory optional.

[ManuelBravo]

This is not optional in the same way a mount or emote in the cash shop is optional. This is inventory space, something that players make constant use of and is pretty integral to an MMO with so many items to manage.

For you to even use the "it's optional" argument in this case just shows how defensive some of you are towards SE. You didn't even stop to think how optional this truly is.

Do you even know what optional means?Optional means = available to be chosen but not obligatory.

Personally I don't agree with many things that SE offers players. Unlike most comments here I will give reasons on why.

Emotes; if doing emotes that are NOT quality / item based (kai arts, music, ect ) should be available for everyone in one way or another. Some of the emotes were event based and no longer available which makes sense they would be sold. It's not SE fault that people missed it.

Mounts; Personally I'm disgusted by this being sold. If anything they could of made it into some hardcore quest to collect parts also. Example the optional Magictek mounts.

Jump Potions Their excuse was to help people catch up to play with their friends...only draw back made players miss out on pretty much how the job works. Witch leave it to veterans having to carry these people until they learn it....just plain stupid in my opinion and a waste of money. If it's already in the game, as part of the main design it should not be sold. This was brought about emotional people that wanted a trophy for just trying.

Dye's; Metallic can be gather by retainer exploration does not really need to be sold.

These are just a few examples of stupid thing that are on sale.

In the end no matter how many threads pop up, how many times people argue players white knight the company, the result is the same. It is not obligatory. Big companies will take advantage of people who want games to be easier for them it's a known fact that most humans being envy those with the haves, and don't want to be part of the have not's. As for those who claim it's not about the money or envy...lets get real it is otherwise there would not be soo many threads and would just say "oh look new stuff...nah I'll pass" and let it be. No instead people are hypocrites in one way or another rage quit...blah blah blah... I will not support this company ..blah blah blah..