Online store prices are outrageously high!

[JTF-Taru]

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That makes absolutely no sense at all and doesn't relate to my comments. You originally claimed no one can compare FFXIV DLC to any other DLC as no other DLC is FFXIV DLC so the comparison isn't like for like.

I pointed out that's nonsense as by that logic, you can't compare any 2 brands or models of anything, like phones or cars or whatever as they will always be different.

Nothing you have said here negates that. What does quitting the game have to do with that point being valid or not?

Saying people can't compare DLC from different companies as they are not exactly the same is ludicrous.

Every day, people compare things. On here, on YouTube, on TV, in magazines, on other forums, face to face etc. Saying no one can ever compare 2 things that aren't identical is illogical as if 2 things are identical, why would you compare them? You can only compare things that aren't the same and people have been doing it since the human race began. Why would this concept not apply to FFXIV DLC when it applies to anything else in existence?

You CAN compare things that aren't made by the same company and judge if one is better value than the other. This is part of life and people do it everyday in every country. Do you not accept this or are you seriously still claiming that no one is allowed to compare FFXIV DLC prices with other DLC prices as they aren't both FFXIV DLC?

[linayar]

You CAN compare things that aren't made by the same company and judge if one is better value than the other.

And that's my point. So what are you going to do when you find out another game's DLC is "better value." Quit this game for that other game? If not, then what has your comparison done? Nothing, it's useless.

When you compare two phones, you're choosing between which phone to buy. When you compare two DLCs from two different games, there is no choice to be made since they're from two different games. Better value in another game doesn't translate to the other game.

EXAMPLE:

Right now, WoW made appearance change free, but so what? Unless you play WoW, that won't do anything to you or your FFXIV character. You pay for fantasia if you want to change your FFXIV character. A cheaper service/DLC in another game is meaningless in dictating prices for this game unless you're willing to quit the game over those prices.