Give trialists more functions

[BigCheez]

I do think that people on free trial should be able to use /reply but not /tell. Other than that, I think the free trial is more than generous enough. Remove any more restrictions and you're basically creating a free 2 play tier rather than a free trial.

[SXTC]

I do think that people on free trial should be able to use /reply but not /tell. Other than that, I think the free trial is more than generous enough. Remove any more restrictions and you're basically creating a free 2 play tier rather than a free trial.

It's already a free 2 play game. There is no limit on the free trial next to the fact that you get none of the expansion classes/guilds.
But to make the game too handicapped is to give new players the impression the game is supposed to work like that... flawed in design.
It may potentially give the wrong impression and ruin the experience to the degree where you wouldn't subscribe. I still remember 10 years ago... I held off on subscribing for almost a year based on not enjoying the game... till I got tempted to subscribe the game felt so much different to the point where I didn't understand why I didn't subscribe earlier.

[BigCheez]

It's already a free 2 play game. There is no limit on the free trial next to the fact that you get none of the expansion classes/guilds.
But to make the game too handicapped is to give new players the impression the game is supposed to work like that... flawed in design.
It may potentially give the wrong impression and ruin the experience to the degree where you wouldn't subscribe. I still remember 10 years ago... I held off on subscribing for almost a year based on not enjoying the game... till I got tempted to subscribe the game felt so much different to the point where I didn't understand why I didn't subscribe earlier.

If it was a free 2 play game, I would still be able to play if I stopped paying my sub.

It's a pay 2 play game with a monthly subscription fee. There is a very generous free trial in place to allow players to try the game before deciding if they want to buy the game and take on a subscription to gain access to the full range of features. I don't want this to become a free 2 play game because I don't want the anti-consumer monetisation that comes with the f2p model.

The current free trial is more than enough and does not need to be expanded. If someone is on free trial and feels that they like the game but wishes they had access to more social features, they can buy the game.

[tsuchii]

They can join link shells. They can have a 3rd person create a party for them. The 300k gil limit is enough to fund the teleportation fees you need to finish the free trial MSQ.

Honestly, the free trial trial already provides a lot of content. That's more than enough. If that's not enough to convince them to purchase, nothing will be.

[Mikey_R]

It's already a free 2 play game. There is no limit on the free trial next to the fact that you get none of the expansion classes/guilds.

The game is NOT free to play, it is a pay to play service with a very very generous free trial.

Once you buy the game, you have to pay the subscription to continue playing, hence, it is not free to play. I think this is a very important distinction to make so as not to give the wrong impressions.

[RenegadeInferno]

But to make the game too handicapped is to give new players the impression the game is supposed to work like that... flawed in design.
It may potentially give the wrong impression and ruin the experience to the degree where you wouldn't subscribe.

If they like the game, they'll subscribe.

I'd argue that the free trial terms are well documented, they're not trying to mask anything that could ruin the experience.

FFXIV Free Trial Terms

Besides, as others have stated, it's not F2P, it's a trial, which is designed to give you a glimpse into what you can enhance by paying for it.

You'll probably find that there's plenty of people out there who are content with what they have, restrictions or no.