Mogstation taking another step to the darkside

[Nhisso]

ESO I've actually not played, so I know just about nothing on that game D: Will have to take your word on that.

As far as the B2P/F2P, I've played a couple of games with rather large shops (Archeage and BDO are probably the two biggest offenders), but oddly enough I feel less annoyed with buying things there as a whole compared to XIV. I know that those games also tweak certain in-game systems to try and push people towards their shops or their "premium accounts" like you mentioned. I actually totally forget about the 'premium' perks that many seem to have. Wasn't trying to be sneaky on purpose. X: My favorite guilty pleasure (Archeage) recently rolled out a B2P version of the game, so it's been a rather long time since I've dealt with that. But in the standard version, you did have the option to purchase the Patron (premium) status with in-game gold, so that was nice. Bit of a derailment with AA, sorry :X But yeah, while I don't agree with all the tactics in a F2P/B2P model, it does make more sense to me as they have no formal subscription in place.

With XIV, you have your sub, you have that companion app subscription if you want it, you can rent you retainers each month, and then you can buy all those other shinies that are cash-shop exclusives. I think a bit part of my annoyance comes from feeling like this game has so many short-comings in the game itself, can't implement so many things due to restrictions - but then the cash shop just keeps on pumping out new things on the regular that we should all be thrilled to be able to pay for.

e. I feel like I lost any point I may have started out trying to make. lol. I get the cash shop is here to stay, I just think SE's handlnig is a bit toooo much for this game. I'd kill to be able to have an option to buy things either from the shop or actually farm them up in-game. Make it annoying to get, sure! But the option would be nice to have.

Entitled generation screeching over nothing. There is barely anything in the cash shop lmfao.

[Skivvy]

Entitled generation screeching over nothing. There is barely anything in the cash shop lmfao.

I typically don't reply to such low-quality posts, but here we are.

I'd love to know how exactly I'm being entitled at this point. And also, I've been playing games for about 25+ years, so I'm not sure which generation you think I'm part of.

Anyway, seems a bit like you didn't bother reading most of my post. I've played plenty of games with cash shops, I've spent oodles in these same cash shops (even XIV's), but because I don't completely agree with how SE in particular handles their's I am now simply screeching over nothing?

[Lathander81]

Entitled generation screeching over nothing. There is barely anything in the cash shop lmfao.

Please look up the term entitled. Then take a peek at the Mogstation. There are a ton of things in there. Also wanting less items in the cashshop and more in the game we pay for is no were near what entitled means.