Quote Originally Posted by hunkygladiator View Post
"Play other games"

"But wait you still HAVE to pay Sqaure Enix every other month while you're playing other games".
A ton of people love this because they already have a backlog of games to play, or they like free-to-play games like Genshin and Destiny. So for only $13 a month, they can play all the other games they want for free. Playing other games is the biggest draw for many FFXIV players: they get the best gameplay from their other games while also having social prestige from being in the “it” crowd online.

FFXIV has become more like a lifestyle brand than a video game. Much of the new “content” is in the form of microtransactions, merch, and sundry entertainment like conventions and live performances.