Revisiting the 10 year roadmap

[Reinhardt_Azureheim]

Most of these including the PvP mode were designed before the stipulated 6 month mark. So those activities have already been paid for more than twice over.

Don’t get me wrong I’m glad you enjoy the game, but it doesn’t take away from the fact your are getting ripped off even if you don’t feel like you are. We all are when we compare what other games could offer for the same type of cash we are spending.

Small mini games in the form of PVP and 10 minute linear instances are not worth $150.00 dollars a year.

Im paying for an online service that doesn't have to put character progression into micro transactions to sustain itself because of this. How much I get out of it each month is my own choice and not exactly easy to quantify number - someone who is new and blasts off crazy in month 1 will have the value of his lifetime, someone who logs for raiding, pvp and social interaction will obviously get less.

For me it is worth that money, and no matter how much people seem to shit on that mode, PvP is a massive factor for why Im staying. It also helps that the overall game's setting suits me.

The Riot MMO or the Tera PS may be diversions that may be well worth my time, but I will continue supporting FFXIV until it either shuts down or turns into something I cannot put money into with good conscience.