Cash shop pricing is getting a bit much...

[bass9020]

This is SE testing the $'s oh sorry I mean #'s for 5.0 to see if they can still profit just from a F2P game with overpriced cash shop items and premium app services. Cant wait!!

[Bourne_Endeavor]

This is SE testing the $'s oh sorry I mean #'s for 5.0 to see if they can still profit just from a F2P game with overpriced cash shop items and premium app services. Cant wait!!

And yet over fifteen years later FFXI remains a subscription game. This doom say scenario of FFXIV going F2P will never happen.

[bass9020]

And yet over fifteen years later FFXI remains a subscription game. This doom say scenario of FFXIV going F2P will never happen.

It was more a joke then anything, they clearly see that even with a monthly sub people will still buy into the mog station. Heck I buy things from time to time. Profit is profit regardless of how its obtained or by what means. And XI still having a sub is probably the reason XIV wont lose theres anytime soon.

Its sad we dont see more of it get put into XIV in terms of QoL, server and graphical areas of the game but as long as SE is making money its all good, I guess?!

[Vstarstruck]

And yet over fifteen years later FFXI remains a subscription game. This doom say scenario of FFXIV going F2P will never happen.

going f2p is not doomsday sayers. With retainer fees, this app fee and mog station this game SHOULD BE F2P.

Right now it is a F2P model gated behind a sub, they are double dipping this point.

with that said:

Essentially, you're asking for a free version when the markets they were originally designed for (China and Korean) paid the equivalent to what we're being charged now. Putting aside it makes no sense whatsoever to gave Cash Shop items available for free, the third party company SE subsidizes to likely wouldn't allow such a practice. It'd be like SE releasing the maid outfit through an in-game event during the Amazon promotion. Odds are near guaranteed Amazon tells them to sob off when the next promotion rolls around.

As for people asking things be put on the Mogstation. They do so knowing SE wouldn't have any incentive otherwise and don't mind paying extra for specific cosmetics. I adore Tifa's outfit from Advent Children. Now which do you think will more likely garner SE's attention...

"I want Tifa's Advent Children outfit for free through an in-game event which will cost you money to create."
"I will purchase Tifa's Advent Children outfit from the Mogstation if you design it."

That's why people ask for things on the Mogstation. You are significantly more likely to see results.



Splurging every once in a while does not make someone a whale. And everything is not "served to them." In fact, Reddit did a statistic on the Mogstation recently: https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...wow_and_other/

Out of 50 minions and 33 mounts, only 3 and 6, respectively, have been released as Cash Shop exclusives, Promotional or Veteran rewards. This is actually down from ARR and HW, though, obviously, SB has another year to go. I am all for criticising SE's more recent practices, but let's avoid the hyperbole.

Even though I am somewhat "anti mogstation" I agree with you. I have no issues with them putting extra in the game that was not intended. However at the same token, be reasonable with the price, it is simply too much this point. This app for example, should be completely free (what it does based on what they told us) sure they can add reasonable micro transactions (NOT ONES THAT are for listing items on the MB though) That app is paid with our sub, with what was announced. Locking a basic UI function behind a second sub cost is the biggest joke I have seen, since one time fees on BS is that... one time..