The increase in cashshop and merchandise

[Arohk]

oh I don't say it's the best thing to do if folks are wondering I personally don't like Hilda hairstyle so that also doesn't bothers me to much but what I would like is more body customization for our character muscle slider for all race scales pattern for Au Ra, better tail model for miqo hats for Viera and hroth.

Yeah but why would they put all the work into modernizing the character creator when some reused cosmetics for a fraction of work makes more money?
It is short term thinking for quick profits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbbvK2Dnkao

in case you havent seen this.

[DPZ2]

Will SE go bankrupt if they give us the NPC for free? Will it break the game? See, this works both ways.

Nah, it wouldn't break the game.

However ... they should definitely restrict it to players who have subscribed for 10+ years so it's something to look forward to.

[CCheshire]

Honestly, I thought this was about the irl dolls, $400 fragile statues, and camping gear ads with ffxiv collabs.

I mean, I can accept regional exclusive gear costing money but even years-old NPC hair is rough when it could've IDK been a measure of goodwill from the moogle events.

[ovIm]

Honestly, I thought this was about the irl dolls, $400 fragile statues, and camping gear ads with ffxiv collabs.

In the end... those are part of the issue too, no?
Square Enix openly uses FFXIV's popularity to turn the game into an advertisement platform and lure in the money by offering regular products but with the FFXIV Logo printed on them for twice the price (what a steal). All the while treating the main game like an orphan.

[CCheshire]

In the end... those are part of the issue too, no?
Square Enix openly uses FFXIV's popularity to turn the game into an advertisement platform and lure in the money by offering regular products but with the FFXIV Logo printed on them for twice the price (what a steal). All the while treating the main game like an orphan.

True, I just keep thinking FFXIV players deserve more than SE treating them as whales like I'm still salty the Erevnille minion is tied to the Dawntrail artbooks for $40 instead of a quest b/c they just needed that spare $$$.

[Mijeme]

Its optional.

[Rinoa_353]

I wouldn't mind if it was $5 if they were account wide, I hate having to spend more for multiple characters. All Mogstation purchases should be account wide but they won't ever do that, they are making more money forcing players like me to buy them again for multiple characters.

[CVXIV]

I wouldn't mind if it was $5 if they were account wide, I hate having to spend more for multiple characters. All Mogstation purchases should be account wide but they won't ever do that, they are making more money forcing players like me to buy them again for multiple characters.

That and the recent trend with splitting up the items thus causing players to spend more in total to get the whole set if they want it

Whereas you used to get the hairstyle included with the outfit set

[Basteala]

Are folks so hard up financially that a $5 hairstyle is gonna break the bank? If that's the case, it's time to find a different hobby.

No, I'm complaining in the same way one does about taxes. Because it feels like less money is going back to anything but management payroll than it did some 20something years ago, and the results of this are pretty plain to anyone with umm...eyes.

It's a part of life now. Whatever. But can we actually see some of these questionably gotten gains go towards something productive? That'd be nice.

[NaoSen]

Are folks so hard up financially that a $5 hairstyle is gonna break the bank? If that's the case, it's time to find a different hobby.

It's not a case of being "Hard Up" to me it's a case of milking the player base.

They take our sub money and give us near nothing in return yet are pushing the cash store, so it's not a "We need money because we're giving you so much" it's a "We just want more money, and we lock new things behind the store instead of in game".
They can't even bother to account-bind purchases beyond mounts.