The conpainon app

[Legewiel]

The app is bad, like 6 yrs ago you were already able to chat with your friends inside the game on WOW using their app, this app took that much time and you're not even able to do that, you can only talk with ppl using the app, why anyone would do that with so many good alternatives around and that doesn't take 15 seconds to send a message?
The event interface would be a nice feature if it worked inside the game as well, but as it's exclusive to the app so it becomes quite useless cause you'll hardly be able to convince all your fc mates to use it just to check for events, hell even facebook would be better for that.
And you can't even control the ventures of your retainer with the app, something that would be really nice so you don't need to get in game just for that.

Why can't SE check what others are doing to get good ideas? the glamour book in wow is so cool, you can check the itens you have and the itens you don't and then you can start collecting it to fill all your book having a new cool thing to do in game and here we get a glamour dresser with a really limited space.

[alimdia]

Yeah anyone who thinks the chat in this app is even remotely good hasn't used discord yet, I wouldn't even call this chat passable, it's plain terrible and that's the only non-useless feature of the free app.

[LyraKuroneko]

I don't really see the point in this application as we can't chat with the people in game. Not even our FC. Like already said, there's discord for what we have here.

[Crostar]

Tbh the only reason I'm getting the app is for the extra favored destination.

Apart from that, it's just as many others say. The apps use is limited, some features almost negligible.

I was kinda hoping this would replace the lodestone, but that doesn't seem to be the case just yet.

[Brynne]

All I expected to be able to do was check my inventory and the market board prices remotely, and I can definitely do both of those things. I can also view my retainers' inventories in the sell menu, which is a nice bonus I wasn't expecting. The chat functions pretty much like chat in any mobile app (so I guess an alternative for those who don't like discord for whatever reason), and I feel like the events planning will be handy for coordinating with small groups of friends for things like HoH runs and map parties. I wasn't expecting either chat or events to connect to the game itself, so it doesn't bother me that they don't. Maybe they'll work that in some time in the future if the app is popular enough.

I'm pretty pleased with the app, overall. I probably won't upgrade to premium, but I like what they offer for free. And I think it was a wise move to stabilize the app first before opening up a premium subscription option.

[ManuelBravo]

So pretty much pay, we getting a taste of free version. Can't wait till they release the premium. Come on SE take my money I need the space and extra retainer lol

[ElazulHP]

Isn't the comparable app for WoW completely free with zero microtransactions? Makes this whole thing seem like a giant cash grab. Uninstalled after taking the screenshot below.

Prices for Mog Coins in NA:

[Sigma-Astra]

This is so not worth the data or space on my cellphone.

/smh

[Theodric]

It doesn't seem to be what people were asking for...which sums up an increasing amount of things in this game, unfortunately. The scary thing is that more time was spent discussing this app during recent Live Letters than there was time spent discussing Pagos.

[Nihility]

I have not downloaded the app. I will not be downloading the app, based on information from multiple people. This information pretty much validated my concerns:

1.) The app should have no premium currency nor service period. Even Bungie, who has dived headfirst into the microtransaction ecosystem feetfirst with a smile, does not require a premium service to access every option of the app. I used it, and I only paid for PS+. World of Warcraft does not offer a premium service either to utilize all functions of the app. The fact it has premium anything is an insult. I can get behind the kupo nut system to combat rampant undercutting of the economy, but I cannot get behind everything else.

2.) I pay the subscription fee to have 8 characters (I have 4, only 2 of which I play) and I have bought items on the Mogstation that I wanted, such as past event items I missed, a story/level skip for my Alt, and other costume items like the maid outfit and princess dress as I wanted - because they were optional, and I know that the Mogstation is supposed to go directly to the development team. Ok, I can understand and be ok. If that's changed, my purchases will end after the Fenrir bike that's for sure.

With that said: forcing me to pay 5 dollars for an app subscription per month to access more inventory space and another retainer is bollocks. It is wrong. This is not a free to play game and Square Enix is not an indie developer, they have studios and teams all over the world, with multiple games coming out in the next six months. This is a money grabbing attempt if I ever saw one, and I played GTAO for YEARS. Now it feels as if Square Enix is attempting to nickel and dime us to the nth degree, and it seriously is angering me. I love this game, I enjoy my classes and the story, the friends I have made in the game and the items I have earned and bought.

I complained about the app before I stepped foot on these forums, so this is all of what I have felt since it was announced.

3.) Inventory should not be locked behind yet another subscription. If they wished to tie it to the app, giving it to us for signing up on the free plan to encourage us to download it? Fine. Add an advertisement for Tomb Raider, Kingdom Hearts, etc while the game is loading - literally I would not care if you advertised your products will the app loaded. People might. I won't. But locking more inventory space, something I want because I like keeping my glamours on me and not rely on the 10 plates of the dresser all the time, frustrates me.

Please no one use the premium service, please. Let it crash and burn, and maybe they'll treat us with more respect.




But who am I kidding, I'm just so no-one kid from Pallet Town.

to be fair the "premium" service is basically just a fancy retainer that comes with an extra saddlebag
just cancel a current retainer and your nearly breaking even.

or don't bother with premium app? still get the extra favored destination just for having it and market board stuff and chat