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

[AlliciaCapulet]

The problem is the majority of people of this forum (from what I've read on this thread) agree with SE saying it's optional, other MMO have cash shop that cost more, etc etc... To be fair, I don't buy those because I also believe since we pay a subscription, we should access everything for free, but, I guess i'm too old now for the new generation of gamers who like to throw their money by the windows, back in my time we used to pay a game for it's whole, but whatever. The problem is : people buy it, anyway. If nobody were buying a 30$ mount, they would probably decrease the price, but since people do love micro transaction, well, that's what happens. There is nothing that we can do as long as people are willing to pay that much for some pixels in a game...

[Kurando]

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Unfortunately that's how games are now, doesn't matter if they are MMOs or any other genre out there. Companies releases games with intent to add further stuff down the line in the form of DLC and/or optional items because they know it can give more longitivity to their title(s).

As for the FFXIV items, well to be fair most of this stuff eventually goes on sale anyway so if players waited they could get them for sometimes near half the cost if they just waited. Ain't any rush getting that Fat Cat or Carpet mounts other than just to look cool, no different to rushing to complete main story quests before everyone else (which will happen with the expac). Could the MogStation stuff be cheaper somewhat, yeah sure, though I'd doubt we would have as many items if no one was purchasing them enough to begin with.