More Mog Station Items? Seriously?

[ShirakoShinkai]

So correct me if I'm wrong, but players have been complaining about lack of good rewards for a long time. So much so, that Yoshi-P has said DT is going to have more rewards than previous expansions (I believe he said double, but I could be misremembering, if anyone knows or has the source).

So why are they putting out unique items on the Mog Station twice a month now? Shouldn't they be putting this stuff in game? People already got mad when they put too much good stuff on the store, and now they're doing it at twice the speed. This is getting ridiculous... I know they probably just want more money to make up for a bunch of players quitting because they know people will buy this stuff, but it doesn't make it any less annoying.

That cat is super cute, too. I wish I could afford it, but not wanting to waste money on the game is already half the reason why I let my sub run out for the first time since I started playing in 5.1 in 2020. Even if I could afford it, I probably wouldn't want to get it just out of principal at this point.

Does anyone else feel the same way, or is everyone just eating up all the new items?

[Auro_Seldaris]

So correct me if I'm wrong, but players have been complaining about lack of good rewards for a long time. So much so, that Yoshi-P has said DT is going to have more rewards than previous expansions (I believe he said double, but I could be misremembering, if anyone knows or has the source).

So why are they putting out unique items on the Mog Station twice a month now? Shouldn't they be putting this stuff in game? People already got mad when they put too much good stuff on the store, and now they're doing it at twice the speed. This is getting ridiculous... I know they probably just want more money to make up for a bunch of players quitting because they know people will buy this stuff, but it doesn't make it any less annoying.

That cat is super cute, too. I wish I could afford it, but not wanting to waste money on the game is already half the reason why I let my sub run out for the first time since I started playing in 5.1 in 2020. Even if I could afford it, I probably wouldn't want to get it just out of principal at this point.

Does anyone else feel the same way, or is everyone just eating up all the new items?

He specifically said "50% more rewards". I guess if they put in double the fireworks, that's technically double the rewards.

Yes a lot of people feel the same way. It certainly doesn't feel like more rewards. At the same time.... yes, they're still eating it up.

[Sunhwapark]

Shouldn't they be putting this stuff in game?

Swiping is now considered content (unfortunately), now please hand over your credit card so that the rest of Creative Unit 3 can buy another Lamborghini and their 4th holiday home for the winter.

[Auro_Seldaris]

Swiping is now considered content (unfortunately), now please hand over your credit card so that the rest of Creative Unit 3 can buy another Lamborghini and their 4th holiday home for the winter.

Sorry, Yoshida, but green (as in my money) is not a creative color.... puts card back in wallet.

[Shinku_Tachi]

Personally, I'd rather everything be obtained in-game, and once upon a time, it was like that.

Unfortunately, the playerbase wasn't happy with that.

Back in 2013~2014 people were begging day-in and day-out, on these very forums, for a cash shop, so they could spend real money to buy in-game stuff.

Yoshi-P granted the community's wish, and here we are.

[SamuraiMiqo]

Sorry, Yoshida, but green (as in my money) is not a creative color.... puts card back in wallet.

I understood that reference xD

[Little_Giant]

Gonna be more of this until the remaining players leave because lack of content and rewards, ending FFXIV.

[Loggos]

I guess it's a sign that I'm old and I just ~don't get the appeal~ of all those fancy, modern new monetarisation models but my boomer gaming take is that if you pay for a sub + expansion packs all that stuff from the cash shop should be obtainable in-game instead.

I could live with cosmetic expansion packs where you pay for a whole collection of (well-designed!/quality) items. Perhaps themed packs that give you a good bunch of cosmetics, emotes, mounts, minions and housing items in one purchase. Right now the price you'd pay for such an expansion only lets you buy 2, at most 3 cash shop skins.

[Tsukino]

Modern consumers seem to be very bad in general at banding together and exercising their power to change things. If people didn't buy this overpriced junk they'd have closed it down and stopped making things for it eight years ago, but instead the greed is just reinforced by constant purchasing. It's the same thing with $80 games, gacha/loot boxes, battle passes, limited collaborations, etc.

[PharisHanasaki]

You like the cat? I think it looks odd and out of place.
It looks to me like it's got more details and fur than any other animal mount in game, and clashes with the environment.

If you want less cash items, stop buying from the mog station. It's the only way to make a statement.