FFXIV cash shop in a nutshell

[SquishyPlushie]

To each their own with being able to see whether store stuff is worth it.

I'd feel like I'd given up if I bought any store item or boost in any game. I still have boosts unused in WoW that they give you when you buy the xpac. Also went out of my way to camp for TLPD there solo rather than pay off someone in game to farm it for me.

IIRC I have the Sabotender Emperador from no lifing Gold Saucer and Duty Roulette. Gimme silly things in game to do to earn stuff to keep my sub going.

[Fyrebrand]

I think your picture is wrong, FFXIV players actually want to pay more, havent you seen ?

People asking on the forums for more boosts for things such as trusts, on the facebook page, people are actually asking for more paid hairstyles and more other paid items, glams, mounts etc, it's like people actually want to be milked in this game, it really is an experience

And then they make their own whole thread on the forums to gloat about how they bought something on the cash shop and "I would gladly pay 10 times that amount!"

I will never understand these people. Like, they can't just make suggestions for new glams, mounts, hairstyles, etc., without also saying it should be an addition to the cash shop.

I'd feel like I'd given up if I bought any store item or boost in any game.

...Gimme silly things in game to do to earn stuff to keep my sub going.

Same! I seriously have to wonder how much money Square Enix makes on selling job boosts, versus how much money they're losing by not making players actually spend time leveling. And it's not just about the time it takes, it's also about the experience of engaging with the game, hanging out with it, experiencing the job quest story, having a sense of progress. There's a hidden cost in the lack of player connection with the game.

And like you say, more mounts and glams in the cash shop means less things subscribers have to work on and keep subbing for. I'm not big into relic weapons, but there are a few I really wanted so I put in the grind. 100% worth it. But if they instead had put those weapons on the cash shop, I know I wouldn't have bought them. I wouldn't have put in the time to earn them. I would have that additional rotten feeling of resentment just knowing they're on the shop instead of attainable through gameplay. And that last one may not be the last straw that breaks the camel's back and makes someone unsubscribe, but it's not nothing either.