Online store prices are outrageously high!

[QingNiao]

Yes, I was paying attention to sales prior to Rising. The sales were for fantasias and for story/level skip packs which I don't need or want.

https://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...de2f9c4ef3ba97

The Rising 2019 had a Mogstation storewide sale that included mounts, minions, bardings and costumes for 30% off. The Fantasia and story/level skip sale you're referring to came many months after, November in fact, into January this year.

There has been two sales in the time period of your playtime you dictated; seeing as you have the Brave New Y'shtola minion, one can only assume you didn't pay for it seeing as you so vehemently detest the prices dictated by the Mogstation meaning you were present for said sale in 2019. So no, there has been two sales, not one. If you chose not to take advantage of either of these sales that's a you problem.

[Iscah]

I made a bargain with myself that I only buy a cash shop outfit when I'm going to someone's wedding in game.

That's a cute idea!

Yes, I was paying attention to sales prior to Rising. The sales were for fantasias and for story/level skip packs which I don't need or want. The sale for the stuff I did want didn't go long enough for me to get more than a few very low price items. I know you all are super rich and can afford everything you want, but some of us are not so lucky.

Where did I say I was super rich? I literally said I'd waited most of a year for the sale to come around again so I could buy what I wanted. I still didn't buy everything I wanted.

I buy cash shop items very rarely and very selectively. I don't like the prices, but I've made enough peace with them to occasionally justify purchases. But it's a fact we've had at least two whole-store sales in the last 16 months and they run for a month at a time, therefore there has not been only one sale while you have been here.

[Violet_Galaxy]

$36 for a mount, $18 for a dress, $10 for barding..

They're already charging a monthly fee for this game on top of base price for the game and sales happen only slightly less often than planetary alignments.

Give us a break, Squeenix. Lower your prices to something reasonable.

No. Learn to budget. If you can't do that then wait for sales. If that's still too much for you, then your issues aren't exactly SE problem but your own.

[RitsukoSonoda]

Prices aren't in Jems so they can't be truly outrageous...

[Vahlnir]

No. Learn to budget. If you can't do that then wait for sales. If that's still too much for you, then your issues aren't exactly SE problem but your own.

If their other thread is any indication this is just how they handle themselves on the forums. Being combative toward one's fellow players is just asking for others to respond in kind. Apparently, they have yet to receive that memo.

[Skivvy]

No. Learn to budget. If you can't do that then wait for sales. If that's still too much for you, then your issues aren't exactly SE problem but your own.

Ah yes, the only possible reason someone may think that SE charges too much is because they don't know how to budget properly.

[Violet_Galaxy]

Ah yes, the only possible reason someone may think that SE charges too much is because they don't know how to budget properly.

Or, said person can unsub from this game for two months and wala; there's your Mogstation money. I offered two solutions. Don't see any other solutions but I see a LOT of whining.

[Haruka_R]

sounds like it did the same thing Tera did T.T We have been abused. :c Well atleast with loot boxes. I don't remember Tera putting points in their cash shop, but if they do I wouldn't put it past them. Why are game companies so mean to us? :c Like just give us good games and we'll stay and play. I promise you.

Greeeeeed.

[Jojoya]

I pay $15 a month plus an additional $50 once every two years for this game, or $410 every 2 years. That gives me basically unlimited access (except for maintenance downtime).

The average household currently pays about $200 a month for cable TV access, or $4800 for 2 years of unlimited access. That's over $4300 dollars more.

Or I could go to a cinema to watch a 2 hour movie each day and pay over $7000 dollars in those 2 years.

I'm not going to complain too much about paying the extra $20 or whatever on occasion when it's still a lot less than I'd be paying for entertainment elsewhere. I'm definitely getting my money's worth and it's usually not hard to shift my budget around a little bit to squeeze that in.

If you don't like the prices they're asking, don't buy. You don't need anything that's on Mogstation to play the game. Those items only represent additional luxury options to further customize your game experience. There are plenty of customization options that come free with the game to use if you're not willing to pay more for the luxury options.

[ErysNight]

I pay $15 a month plus an additional $50 once every two years for this game, or $410 every 2 years. That gives me basically unlimited access (except for maintenance downtime).

The average household currently pays about $200 a month for cable TV access, or $4800 for 2 years of unlimited access. That's over $4300 dollars more.

Or I could go to a cinema to watch a 2 hour movie each day and pay over $7000 dollars in those 2 years.

I'm not going to complain too much about paying the extra $20 or whatever on occasion when it's still a lot less than I'd be paying for entertainment elsewhere. I'm definitely getting my money's worth and it's usually not hard to shift my budget around a little bit to squeeze that in.

If you don't like the prices they're asking, don't buy. You don't need anything that's on Mogstation to play the game. Those items only represent additional luxury options to further customize your game experience. There are plenty of customization options that come free with the game to use if you're not willing to pay more for the luxury options.

I feel like we need to keep this for every ime this ridiculous thread pops up. Well said.