Cash shop pricing is getting a bit much...

[Liam_Harper]

Technically most of the game is optional. Even choosing to play is optional. I'm not sure why this justifies putting a cash price on things. Basically we play to enjoy lots of different optional things and aspects of the game, we play because we enjoy glamour and collecting mounts and pets and making our own characters special to us and enjoying the story and different features of FF. All optional.

What the cash shop does it take countless items that we'd enjoy and stick them behind an additional paywall. There's a limit to how many things you can restrict before the quality of the base game is affected. I mean, imagine how much more enjoyable the game would be if 75% of the cashshop was available ingame? That's a significant number of amazing looking mounts, pets, glamour, emotes and other things to chase, farm for and acquire. Imagine too how much more enjoyable the game was if we all had, say 4 retainers default and double saddlebag space free, it would make the game feel so much better.

The cash shop has passed that limit. It's absolutely massive now and they keep stuffing more and more into it. Which means the basic game (which costs money too) suffers for it.

[Remyogic]

What the cash shop does it take countless items that we'd enjoy and stick them behind an additional paywall. There's a limit to how many things you can restrict before the quality of the base game is affected. I mean, imagine how much more enjoyable the game would be if 75% of the cashshop was available ingame? That's a significant number of amazing looking mounts, pets, glamour, emotes and other things to chase, farm for and acquire. Imagine too how much more enjoyable the game was if we all had, say 4 retainers default and double saddlebag space free, it would make the game feel so much better.

The cash shop has passed that limit. It's absolutely massive now and they keep stuffing more and more into it. Which means the basic game (which costs money too) suffers for it.

Come'on now. That's a gross exaggeration. It's not that difficult to count the number of items on the Mog Station, calling it "countless" is drama whoring. Comparing the number of items on the Mog Station to the number of items in-game, makes the Mog Station miniscule in it's impact at best. I'd be surprised if it broke 1% of the total items.

[Liam_Harper]

Come'on now. That's a gross exaggeration. It's not that difficult to count the number of items on the Mog Station, calling it "countless" is drama whoring. Comparing the number of items on the Mog Station to the number of items in-game, makes the Mog Station miniscule in it's impact at best. I'd be surprised if it broke 1% of the total items.

World of Warcraft: Much older game. Cash shop contents: 15 minions, 12 mounts, 3 glamour and 9 paid services. Total 39. Bank space, marketboard app, alts all included free in your sub.

Final Fantasy XIV Mogstation: Cash shop contents: "Displaying 1-40 of 368". Extra bank space, bag space, full marketboard app and alts, premium features in addtion to sub.

Sorry, what?

[Remyogic]

World of Warcraft: Much older game. Cash shop contents: 15 minions, 12 mounts, 3 glamour and 9 paid services. Total 39. Bank space, marketboard app, alts all included free in your sub.

Final Fantasy XIV Mogstation: Cash shop contents: "Displaying 1-40 of 368". Extra bank space, bag space, full marketboard app and alts, premium features in addtion to sub.

Sorry, what?

Call me surprised. A grand total of 1.8% of the total items in the game. You are so right.......the Mog Station is OVERWHELMING! How can anyone EVER play the game without touching the MOG Station, 1.8% is CLEARLY an integral part of the game!!!!

If you want to sight WoW, be sure to qualify that WoW doesn't cash-shop many of it's items as it RMT's it's in-game currency. Which is it's number 1 cash generator.

Mog Station doesn't have that.

Say again?