Upcoming Fantasian Neo Dimension x FFXIV items

[Kisshu]

The hairs are gorgeous. I bought them both. My money. My priorities. You all need to really get with the program because this game is 100% heading towards an in-game cash shop, battle passes, premium pass upgrades and more. If you don't think they aren't watching the success of Wuthering Waves, Genshin and now Where Winds Meet, you're sorely mistaken. Also, what is with all the complaints? It's optional. You aren't required to purchase.

They might be looking at the success of WuWa, Genshin, Winds, etc. But CU3 is in no way able to replicate their delivery plan.
The success is partly because there's always a draw for you to get into the game daily, but also a lot of new content. Some ZZZ patches are running for something like 6 weeks versus FFXIV's 19 weeks.

[RedLolly]

I got the Leo hair. It fits my character perfectly. It's exactly the kind of style that I would wear and fits my avatar incredibly well.

I'm actually really glad it wasn't locked to an outfit I wouldn't use. That's a change the devs have done with the cash shop I fully support.

[Aidorouge]

Also, the Fantasian collab is limited from today until 6/1/2026, which is unfortunate as this is the first of limited time cash shop collab so far in ffxiv.

Ironically, this makes me not want them anymore if they're going to be vile and add FOMO to the cash shop. I was never a fan of "limited" cosmetics in other online games, so FF14 doesn't get a pass here either.

Straight into the garbage they go.

[Lukha]

Who on earth okayed this dye scheme? You can dye the leggings and...the tiny pouch on the side that you can barely see?
Why can't I dye the shorts and the big black stripe at the top?

[Avoidy]

Ironically, this makes me not want them anymore if they're going to be vile and add FOMO to the cash shop. I was never a fan of "limited" cosmetics in other online games, so FF14 doesn't get a pass here either.

Straight into the garbage they go.

Like a pot of water heating slowly, this game's been steadily headed into this direction at an almost glacial pace for years. I used to try and tell people. Once I even suggested boycotting the cash shop, and it got me a 10 day ban from these forums. Every time I tried to boycott anything that I felt encouraged bad consumer practices, I'd go into Limsa and see everyone else wearing the thing anyway. So the process continued. Voting with your wallet doesn't work. Even on a larger scale, the video game industry in general is simply cooked. For years I avoided the console scene and the Triple-A industry because of how bad it is. I didn't want to encourage more of that garbage with my money. But everyone else bought it anyway, and now here we are, 80 dollar games incomplete at launch with microtransactions out the ass.

Finally, one day, I just got tired of it. I was purposefully avoiding things I wanted to enjoy, and for what? Things just kept getting worse anyway, because gamers have 0 standards as a collective. The industry is cooked. The wrong lessons are always learned. No matter how often I painfully voted with my wallet, I was outvoted by whales who didn't give a shit. So I don't care about taking a principled stance anymore, not for something as banal as this anyway. Clearly the people have chosen, and this is the path forward for the game. I may as well enjoy myself and buy the damn hair since it's the first nice one they've made (imo) in years. Good on you for sticking to your guns, but as someone who did that for years, it's not worth it for these people and this game is cooked. Has been for years. b2p + sub + cash shop is insane and it's only getting worse because limsa whales have no self control and investors demand bigger and bigger profits so even if we all collectively said no, they'd still probably keep doing it anyway or pivot to mobile where the base is truly whipped. If I see something I like nowadays, I just enjoy it while I can and save my energy for battles that are worth fighting. Luckily, sooooooooo many games are hot garbage now, and so much mogstation stuff is just slop, that this hasn't really been a problem anyway, but yeah.

Sorry for the doomer post btw, I'm just tired. Being a conscious gaming consumer for years was hard, and it was really frustrating because there were so many moments where people would be like "let's boycott [thing]" and then [thing] would break records anyway. I'm tired of "gamers." I'm tired of my hobby turning into this. I'm tired of shareholders. But more than anything, I'm tired of denying myself things I want while nothing changes. This rant was a long time coming, sorry again. Good luck remaining true to your beliefs. It's hella admirable, but gamers will never change and things will continue to get worse no matter what.

[MoonNoire]

Who on earth okayed this dye scheme? You can dye the leggings and...the tiny pouch on the side that you can barely see?
Why can't I dye the shorts and the big black stripe at the top?

At least it's black (a neutral color) and not stuck as... neon green or something equally horrible

[Mecia]

Now i can see the whales

[Tersi82]

All three look awesome Viera

[Aidorouge]

Snip.

Heh, you give me too much credit, as I've bought things from the cash shop myself (most recent one being the Galatea set) or how I do indulge in gacha games and have spent money on some usually via their "monthly log-in" semi-subscription thing.

I make no presumptions or harbor any delusions that I'm making a crippling impact on any company's bottom-line when I forego purchasing their wares (and that goes for companies beyond just gaming ones), but rather it's a matter of personal convenience when I decide something isn't worth a cost no matter how little it might be.

Many of these companies already act like they owe me nothing while holding their hand out, but it's always in my power to tell them "no". The worst thing anyone can do is convince themselves that they're "obligated" to give a company money out of misplaced loyalty or sunk-cost fallacy. There's been plenty of online games and gacha I've closed my wallet to (or never opened it in the first place) and walked away from without a second thought, because if they consider me a disposable source of income, then that means I can consider them a disposable source of entertainment.

The thing is though, they CAN eventually run out of money, and there's a massive, always filling graveyard of "service" games and gacha out there to prove it. But I'll never be without something fun to do even if its with another game or hobby.

"Modern" gaming becomes a much easier thing to navigate when you accept its transactional nature, but THEY are the ones at the constant disadvantage, not the consumer, and it's entirely self-inflicted with their obsession to chase trends, tunneling their vision on short-term gains, and over-bloated budgets. Even FF14 its self has had a "Brush with Death" and judging by all the emergency glass they've been breaking lately, they've been rattled something fierce once again.

Is it unfortunate when a game once good becomes bad and dies out completely? Perhaps, but it will never be mine or yours fault, and I'm only willing to give us much pity and sympathy as they give me, which is often absolutely zero. I'm just an ATM to them after all, and those are not devices known for their compassion, and their dispensing of money can be... fickle, especially right when somebody needs it most.

If nothing else, don't feel bad when you buy something you do like, even from a company you're miffed with, because you made that purchase for YOU in that moment, and not necessarily for their sake.

[Iscah]

At least it's black (a neutral color) and not stuck as... neon green or something equally horrible

*sobs quietly while clutching the Scherwiz skirt and undyeable blue tights*