Stop Online Store Items

[brinn12]

Yoshi-P recently complained about server costs and even brought up the online store when discussing something completely unrelated (mods) in an official post. All I can say is: brace for impact. FFXIV hasn't experienced a real downtrend since A Realm Reborn, and we may just be seeing the beginning of one.

They've implemented "content for everyone" with a difficulty slider, but most players don't even engage with it because the rewards aren't compelling. Veterans are leaving due to the lack of content, and it's increasingly difficult to attract new players when they have to slog through hundreds of MSQ hours just to reach endgame and play with friends — a requirement that only gets bigger as time goes on.

[hydralus]

SDS Fenrir (bike) only works on the ground (not during flight). Slight advantage when collecting aether current for new expansion. (Almost negligible, and definitely not P2W).

It doesn't even work in Occult Crescent which has no flying.

[Alicie]

Yoshi-P recently complained about server costs and even brought up the online store when discussing something completely unrelated (mods) in an official post. All I can say is: brace for impact. FFXIV hasn't experienced a real downtrend since A Realm Reborn, and we may just be seeing the beginning of one.

They've implemented "content for everyone" with a difficulty slider, but most players don't even engage with it because the rewards aren't compelling. Veterans are leaving due to the lack of content, and it's increasingly difficult to attract new players when they have to slog through hundreds of MSQ hours just to reach endgame and play with friends — a requirement that only gets bigger as time goes on.

Yes, times are hard and they can not redirect near-100% profit made by FFXIV outside of FFXIV anymore. Doesn't means more items need to be taken out of game content and put into store. Just means that it's time to reroute revenue back into FFXIV and cut funding of dead-on-arrival side projects nobody asks for.

[hydralus]

They should remove online store and increase entry subscription fee to 20€ and standard subscription fee to 30€.
Price of the game starter edition should be increased to 80€, each expansion increased to 70€ and complete edition increased to 150€.

This way SE gets more money without having online store to contiune keeping servers up and making content patches and expansions.

And all good cosmetics should only be rewarded from ultimate raids and chaotic alliance raids.

I support this but only under the understanding that the game will die faster.

[MikeCake]

What's with the obsession for paying more on the sub?

[Kirutsuki]

... the stuff that’s there needs to be desirable enough that people feel it’s worth the extra cost on top of already paying a sub.

Sorry can't get behind this notion at all for multiple reasons. Sorry

[Xieldras]

They should remove online store and increase entry subscription fee to 20€ and standard subscription fee to 30€.
Price of the game starter edition should be increased to 80€, each expansion increased to 70€ and complete edition increased to 150€.

This way SE gets more money without having online store to contiune keeping servers up and making content patches and expansions.

And all good cosmetics should only be rewarded from ultimate raids and chaotic alliance raids.

You know how else SE can get more money for this game? By avoiding bleeding it dry for other ventures and reinvesting a proper budget in this one.
We know FF14 is their big money-maker.

What you're suggesting would nearly double what I pay for this game. 50$ for a monthly subscription to a MMO that puts less effort into its content than F2P Gacha games, and 110+$ for every expansion? Hard pass.

Also all good cosmetics for the hardest content only? Wow you really want this game to die don't you? It won't have the effect of more players attempting this content like you think it would.

What's with the obsession for paying more on the sub?

The ones arguing for that think SE simply doesn't have enough money in total to put into the game when that's objectively not true, they simply don't reinvest the money FF14 makes into the game proper.

[Xieldras]

Sorry that i made you angry by putting random prices what FFXIV could ended up costing if online store where being removed from the game.

The reason why i said all good being only rewarded from ultimate raids and chaotic alliance raids is because i have seen multiple topics players complaining about rewards in ultimate raids and cahotic alliance raids being really bad.

So i deleted my reply.

I suppose I did get snappish at the suggestion of putting "the good stuff" only behind Chaotic and Ultimate, I apologize for that.

The reward structure for a while has been bad all around. Most of the rewards outside of raids are locked behind achievements that have very grindy requirements. I've completed 90% of all yellow quests in the game and got nothing but gil and meager exp to show for it. FATES grind is a slug to go through (you need to grind 360 FATES to unlock the specialized vendors and then another grind to get 500 vouchers for one mount). Maps, though fun, are RNG hell as always. MGP...yeaah Manderville isn't blessing this miqote with luck.

Heck I like to work on my Fishing Log and most of the Big Fish caught cannot even be displayed in the Housing aquariums.

Their first instinct of putting rewards in the MogShop is simply greed at this point and an active detriment. Players need good incentives to play the content.

[Shistar]

SDS Fenrir (bike) only works on the ground (not during flight). Slight advantage when collecting aether current for new expansion. (Almost negligible, and definitely not P2W).

Just popping in here to say that if you don't have the Fenrir bike yet and you're willing to spend more, the Garlond bike is a 2-seater that also has the speed boost when grounded (and is also account bound). If I can do basic math, it seems to be about $7 more expensive. Whether that price increase is worth or not depends on the user, but I really like the mount myself and use it a ton. Alpha is just so cute (but I wish he let my friend sit where he is when needed! Greedy birb.)

[Aruji-sama]

You can't really compare the sleek design of an SDS compared to a three wheel tbh. If I had to choose I'd definitely go for the SDS (and I own it).

That said, if mog station items were account bound I'd have possibly bought most of the items when I still loved this game. Don't think it's ever going to happen though