I'm back from Lost Ark

[Theodric]

I wouldn't know, I've never paid for people to carry me. I'm capable of clearing content on my own.

I don't think you need first hand experience to take note of the game's long standing history of people advertising clears in the party finder.

I don't think you could spend several grand on XIV within your first month even if you bought every item on the Mogstation.

Like... I've spent several grand... In the course of 10 years, and most of that is on fanfest tickets and hotels and merch, not "the game".

I have 0 Mogstation mounts. Most of my shop funds went into fantasias.

...and as has been pointed out, other people aren't spending a single bit of money on Lost Ark either.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

I don't think you need first hand experience to take note of the game's long standing history of people advertising clears in the party finder.

They don't advertise prices, and I've never cared enough to look into it, as, again, I'm capable of clearing without paying for it.

And that's not funds going to the devs, as it is in lost Ark, where they are incentives to make you want to pay them to progress.