We got our first cash shop exclusive outdoor furniture

[Kandraxx]

16 & Rebirth had poor reception and weak sales so gotta turn up the gacha dial.

[Dante131]

16 & Rebirth had poor reception and weak sales so gotta turn up the gacha dial.

rebirth is getting some increase since the pc launch but yes and no. If they would put in the effort in the game instead of this stupid shop more people would resub. A sub costs 3 times of this furnitures so it doesnt make sense at all. sadly one more sign in which direction this game is heading.

[Ardeth]

Just turn FF 14 into a full "Free to play" game already. It's halfway there with how they focus so hard on the cash shop and merchandising lately.

Lately!? Sweet summer child, they've been carting out the QVC products for over a decade now. They will monetize every single solitary speck of this game. And the sad part is it works. There are hundreds of people already with lawns full of palms and cactuses, and I guarantee you someone has already bought another set because there wasn't enough of them the first go round.

[NaoSen]

Just turn FF 14 into a full "Free to play" game already. It's halfway there with how they focus so hard on the cash shop and merchandising lately.

F2P games have more content.

[arstoka]

How incredibly depressing...

[Arrius]

F2P games have more content.

You mean F2P MMO's? They barely survive on their cash shop whales if you mean that and are otherwise unable to break into the mmo market.

[Zarkovitch]

Yeah it really bad.Because atleast with hairtsyle or glam gear you can atleast keep it on character, meanwhile the furniture you need a house and the house is gated you to stay on game due scummy ways of SE. You don't win lose, you lose lose tbh.

[DynnDiablos]

16 & Rebirth had poor reception and weak sales so gotta turn up the gacha dial.

This is far from the truth. BOTH were critically acclaimed. Let's not rewrite history. They also sold well by normal standards but not by SE's crazy high standards where they want FF to sell like Call of Duty.

[Catwho]

Curious, were these released in China or Korea first?

Because I know one of the conditions of NA/JP/EU getting those items is that they become cash shop exclusive, as they are licensed back from the developers of the Chinese or Korean versions of the game.