Over-priced Microtransactions!!! PLEASE FIX THIS!!!

[Wanzer]

Compared to other F2P MMOs, FF14's microtransation shop is HELLA cheap. Even taking the monthly sub into account.

Well, yeah, because they are F2P to begin with, FFXIV isn't one of them. The other popular sub-mmo has a cash shop as well, and unfortunately, FFXIV's one isn't any better than WoW's. Just with the number of items available and since how many years they both exist, FFXIV doesn't look that good in comparison.

3) Because the mogstation-money is apparently the only money FFXIV makes that goes directly back into the game - our sub-money is used to fund other SE-projects aswell.

Nobody knows, unfortunately. :/

I say this in every thread like this and I'll say it again: the outfits and mounts that we get (that are not tied to seasonal events/fanfests) are from the China and/or Korean version of FFXIV, which is run differently than ours. They have to pay for these items over there, we requested them, so now we're getting them, and we have to pay as well.

As far as I know, all copyrights still seem to be own by Square Enix, no matter the country (as we can see on both chinese and korean FFXIV websites). But if you have any official statement that confirm the opposite that would be very helpful to me since this keeps coming back and forth.


I'm just wondering... Would it be so difficult to accept that Square Enix is maybe like any other company? That they just want to make money like anyone else? And that today there is probably no other reason for the microtransactions to exist?

[Kallistra]

As far as I know, all copyrights still seem to be own by Square Enix, no matter the country (as we can see on both chinese and korean FFXIV websites). But if you have any official statement that confirm the opposite that would be very helpful to me since this keeps coming back and forth.

I never said anything about them not being in the company? They are most certainly still Square Enix. They just run differently. More independently. They kind of do their own thing, especially in terms of their MogStation releases. While the NA, EU, and JP teams work together to make all the releases they have available for all their audiences in more unified and global way.

[Wanzer]

I never said anything about them not being in the company? They are most certainly still Square Enix. They just run differently. More independently. They kind of do their own thing, especially in terms of their MogStation releases. While the NA, EU, and JP teams work together to make all the releases they have available for all their audiences in more unified and global way.

Oh, you meant "the players in china/korea have to pay for these items so we have to pay as well". Sorry then, I misunderstood. I thought you were implying, like some others here, that Square Enix itself had to pay the licences back to sell them on our mogstation. Sorry.

[Kallistra]

Oh, you meant "the players in china/korea have to pay for these items so we have to pay as well". Sorry then, I misunderstood. I thought you were implying, like some others here, that Square Enix itself had to pay the licences back to sell them on our mogstation. Sorry.

Ah, I see. Sorry about that, I guess I should have clarified who I was referring to. Glad it was just a misunderstanding. I was really confused.