And the last bastion of non-Mog Station items gets put on Mog Station

[silentwindfr]

what bother me is the price, it's too high for just a orchestrion roll, i feel it will have been nice for this price to add a mp3 version of it. right now is totally overpriced

[Alleo]

I feel like they're actually three of the more reasonably priced items available on the Mog Station. I, personally, don't mind throwing money at Square Enix when it comes to cosmetics - it's unfortunate but in today's gaming world it's pretty much standard to have to do as much if you're a collector. I was actually expecting them to show up as part of the upcoming soundtrack.

I do think it'd be preferable for them to have been tied to achievement points, though. Especially since we ended up getting a revamp of the achievement point system recently...

I am not sure if you can call them reasonable priced items if you get the music elsewhere (like the screenshot above the post) cheaper and most music you can buy is cheaper than that.

And lets not forget that they are single character only too.

[Felis]

And I remember those saying, years back when the Cas$ $shop was added " Stop being that pessimistic ! it's just past events stuff, they'll never put anything exclusive in it !"

https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/F...he_White_Raven
https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/R...chestrion_Roll
https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/F...py_of_Oblivion

As you can see you can get those musics already ingame. The versions in the cash shop are the orchestral versions.

You don't want to buy the ochestral version in the cash shop? Buy the MP3 files or the whole CD.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...dm_ws_sp_ps_dp

Or just be satisfied with the normal versions you can get ingame.

[Hamada]

It seems the meaning of optional items is lost on people these days.

And for the record...the music is kick-ass...so bugger off. (Now If they would stop charging so much for their CD's...ugh)

Need Moar Music!

PS: That typo (pricing) - wow....tell me someone reported that.

It does not matter if it is optional, being optional does not grant immunity to criticism.

[Arrius]

And lets not forget that they are single character only too.

As if they want you to discourage you for making alts or something. I mean, you can do everything and every job on a single character.
Getting to the up to date main story is quite a trip now, too, unless you fork in for a shortcut.

[Tinibou]

Wow, it's weird you guys have the orchestrion roll for 5$ ! In Europe, it's 3.5 euros. So well maybe it represents the same according to currencies but 3.5 euros (also I find it expensive for an orchestrion roll...) looks more like the right price than 5 euros.

[Felis]

Wow, it's weird you guys have the orchestrion roll for 5$ ! In Europe, it's 3.5 euros. So well maybe it represents the same according to currencies but 3.5 euros (also I find it expensive for an orchestrion roll...) looks more like the right price than 5 euros.

But 5$ are less than 5€

It does not matter if it is optional, being optional does not grant immunity to criticism.

Buy the orchestral versions as MP3.

1. cheaper
2. you can hear it anywhere and while playing any alt as well. You can even hear it while not playing at all.
3. you get it outside of the cash shop.

[Maleficent]

Assuming these are the in-game counterparts to the Eorzean Symphony Album's, I think it's probably more worth getting the album. You get MP3 (26 tracks) and FLAC (10 of the 26 tracks). The orchestral arrangements are good. Not all are my cup of tea. But good.

Yes, it comes with 2 in-game orch rolls (not these same orch sheets on Mog Station) though I personally think it's weird to buy an item *just* for the freebie.

That said I do buy toothpaste sometimes for the cute mugs they bundle together. It's complicated. I'm an idiot.

[Theodric]

I am not sure if you can call them reasonable priced items if you get the music elsewhere (like the screenshot above the post) cheaper and most music you can buy is cheaper than that.

And lets not forget that they are single character only too.

Games such as Fortnite prove that micro-transactions aren't going anywhere. Complaining about them at this point isn't going to accomplish anything - the best we can do is take a firm stand and try to push for them to be purely cosmetic. Micro-transactions are also very successful in Japan and this is a Japanese game.

Yes, it comes with 2 in-game orch rolls (not these same orch sheets on Mog Station) though I personally think it's weird to buy an item *just* for the freebie.

It's not that weird, really - and it likely happens more than you'd think. I bought both of the Primal statues purely for the emotes.

[BillyKaplan]

Games such as Fortnite prove that micro-transactions aren't going anywhere..

You missed the point there. The post wasn't against micro-transactions in general, but criticizing this particular one. Let's compare the mog-shop purchase vs. what I assume is an Amazon page. Same product, but Amazon offers it for less and without the restrictions the game has (only in-game, with an orchestrion you have permissions for, on a specific character), yet the game charges almost twice as much.