Quote Originally Posted by Puremallace View Post
If I had to guess why FF14 has not easily surpassed WoW in the US it would be because of the heavy monetization. Just looking at other MMO's where US players draw the line and then watching Square Enix do the electric slide over it is pretty obvious the issue.

When you see more being added to the Mog Station then patches we have a serious issue. Also the companion APP have a free and premium option is pretty ridiculous for a game with a sub.

Square Enix seems to still think this is a free to play MMO and are treating it as such.
No, it's not monetization at all. It's the theme, a lot of players can't get over the aesthetic. It took me a couple years or so before I even got into this game in HW. I would have been playing this game well before then otherwise. Other factors include the MSQ, etc., definitely NOT the cash shop though. FFXIV has one of the least in your face cash shops I've seen in a game.