Monthly Sub Increase

[Basteala]

The sub pricing has barely changed at all for many years; perhaps changing this could result in whatever is necessary to improve the current state of the game, i.e. more staff, more resources, more frequent/better content etc. I'm rather surprised it has not increased yet with the current on-going global financial climate.

Do you think it would make much difference? Would you or the wider player base will willing to accept one?

Horrible idea for everyone involved.

For one, SE has lost all the goodwill that it built over SHB--and to a lesser degree, EW. People at large wouldn't stand for it.

For me personally...

When have we seen higher prices reflect in higher quality, lately? We're in an era rampant with shrinkflation, where at best we pay vastly more for the same product, and at worst its shinier and there's less of it. I see no reason that would be any different. Especially with SE's current CEO.

[JepMZ]

The money isn't going into the game. It completely depends on what SE decides what to do with the profits

[ServerCollaps]

Honestly, now that they banned Mare and people can't cheat in raids anymore, they'll have to think harder when they play the game, which means that they'll want to buy more things on the cash shop. So thankfully sub prices can stay the same for now. They might actually have enough to afford a QA department for next patch. Exciting developments

i dont think you know what mare is, it has nothing to do with raid plugins, those are still widely available and used (against tos)

[MitsukiKimura]

Honestly, now that they banned Mare and people can't cheat in raids anymore, they'll have to think harder when they play the game, which means that they'll want to buy more things on the cash shop. So thankfully sub prices can stay the same for now. They might actually have enough to afford a QA department for next patch. Exciting developments

Hate to tell you this but that program wasn't used to cheat in Raids. Might wanna do some research on the actually ones.

Other notes, mogstation helps them keep the sub the same price. If they were to increase the price they would have to increase the content in the patch cycles to make up for it.

[DiaDeem]

[PercibelTheren]

Absolutely not. It's already kinda wild to me that we have a sub and also have to buy each expansion. Especially considering there is now less content for the same sub price.

[Kahnha]

The issue isn't that we are not paying enough the issue is that Square is taking the money that we are paying and mismanaging it.

They could increase the sub to 100 usd a month to play the game and with their current model instead of bettering the XIV;
Square would do something like a forespoken 2 or FF8 remake something or another.

[PaulusHamsteru]

Why would they increase the sub price when we're getting less content? Not to mention they've been reusing the same assets for years now.

[Saraide]

The issue isn't that we are not paying enough the issue is that Square is taking the money that we are paying and mismanaging it.

They could increase the sub to 100 usd a month to play the game and with their current model instead of bettering the XIV;
Square would do something like a forespoken 2 or FF8 remake something or another.

FF7 remakes will continue until morale improves.

[Nero-Voidstails]

I think it should decrease in this economy that is actually horrible