Really? They put Shadowkeeper on the Mog Station?

[ZephyrMenodora]

In general I think our subs should pay for the development of content like this, and prefer when it's added into the game world as something we can earn.

If our subs were optional I'd be a tad more forgiving.

I guess I'm just a bit more old school about that. I know there is a market for the cash shop though, so as a business I'm sure they are happy to take the money.

So jaded by monetization in gaming these days I'm not even angry, though.

EDIT: Out of Posts

Sub prices haven't changed with inflation. Mmo sub pricing has been $14.99 USD since what, 2000?


Netflix has gone up exponentially since then, as has every other video streaming service, without any real quality improvements and getting less content.

I understand what you are saying but the industry as a whole moved away from mandatory subs as a practice. I'm fine paying for XIV because I feel the quality is still there and I would hope it avoids the most egregious exploitative practices like ESO's loot boxes and $100+ USD player houses.

That said, I still believe Box Price + Mandatory Sub should mean that if they still really need to have a cash shop, items shouldn't exceed $10.00. The FF4 simp in me really wants the Lunar Whale mount, but I'm not willing to pay $42.00 for it. I have $42.00, I just am not willing to hand over what I think is pretty excessive given the business model the game already has. I'd rather put that $42 to an entirely new game that's on sale a couple month's after release than feeling milked I guess.