Cash Shop Items for FFXIV possible future update?

[Aluxes]

The real problem why cash shop in P2P subscription MMO isn't bode too well is because the idea of spending more money in your monthly expenses is deemed bad idea. Sure, there are DLCs on many game, but you forgot that this is a game where you need to pay 10U$ every month. It will be a huge turn off for new player to know that they must pay more just to enjoy the game.

That is why, I prefer on "implicit way of forced subscription". /airquotes

Just like how F2P game sucked our money into deep abyss by selling low-probability Gachas, but we will promote on monthly subscription instead.

Rather than installing the cash shop button right in the UI, I had idea of more... subtle approaches.

The game may go Free to Play to encourage new player (admit it, F2P IS successful these days), but to fully enjoy the game, you need to take monthly subscription. Here the few things that I had in mind:

1. People who play for free will not get Resting bonus upon sleeping in their Inn Room.

2. A new shop called "Boutique" is installed in each cities in Eorzea. These shop will offer new & un-tradeable fashion items each week that is available to buy with crysta for free-player. But for people who subscribe, they can buy it with gil instead.

3. Remodelling feature is available to use for people who subscribe. What is remodelling feature, you ask? It is basically changing the appearance of your high lv equipment to any low lv equipment that you like. So you can have an AF armor with the appearance of Weathered Jacket if you wish....

That is several things that i had in mind. Might be adding more if I have finally attain my Warrior and Paladin job later on.

Any rant is welcome -w-/

In case you don't bother to dig the thread....

[Keith_Dragoon]

I remember the server transfers (lol $25) I never needed to transfer though because I loved my server *RIP IFRIT* until that huge server transfer event came and people started abusing it and mass-transfering for free.

You were from Ifrit too?! What was your name? I made it my duty to meet and remember everyone on that server over the many years.

[Amage]

Would be nice if they add cash shop items like:

A-Costumes for your character.

B-Pets: your personal (Moogle)

C-Costumes for your Chocobo.

LMAO these are same people who want FFXIV to go F2P and have cash shops and pay 400 dollars a month be cause new kitty fart costume is out . Really dumb idea u want cash shops go to some other game

[Amage]

LMAO could you imagine Relic cash shops get it asap pay 350 dollars DL 75 per HDL 100 per LMAO

[LlenCoram]

Yeah, and then you can choose the pose / emotion you want your character portrayed in. lol

I'd just want one of me in the fishing posture, but being modelled on the second part of /pose in some outfit would be cool too .

[Ruisu]

Fuck this thread. I'm paying $10 a month. That means, so long as this game is p2p $10 a month, I should not have to put a cent more into the contents of the game, unless it was an expansion.

[Starlord]

I honestly don't get why people wanna pay more in the long run, When a person finally makes 1 game their "main" MMO reguardless of what MMO that is, they are going to want the best things for their character, if you don't by anything on a F2P game, You will look ( not so epic), You'll will probably want exp boosters/extra inventory/AH slots etc etc.

At the end of the day (even if it is only 1 day til next year) a person could and I stress could wide up spending 200 bucks, on it. Now say a person wants to make FFXIV: ARR their main game but they are turned off by P2P simple because it has the word "pay" in it, just doesn't see the full picture of it all.

- 15 (at max) times 12= 180 bucks (Standard)

- 13 times 12= 156 ( Entry).

When it comes to the bottom of it by the end of the year ( and this can vary from person to person) can spend just as much on a p2p game than on a f2p.

Like others have said and I agree with them, that each Model has their own thing going for them, which is fine I'm happy for both Genres getting the most out of them. but saying "No" to p2p simply the excuse is always because " well I have to pay"... well you pay for f2p too, you just don't realize till you spent 200 bucks on f2p things at a cash shop and wounder why your account is 200 bucks less :P.

I wish the best of luck for all MMOs out their, because each of them have their own unique way of showing things. What it truly boils down to is, Which MMO game is the greatest to play, and which MMO will be their "main" MMO. p2p/f2p/b2p aside, in the end you wide up paying the same amount every year.

This is how I view the f2p/b2p VS p2p my answer is: They are equal in strength, but the word "free" to play gives them the edge.

[Jamesy]

already paying $9.99 a month cash shops no thanks cash shops are for games that are free to play and to get cool crap you pay to get them this is ffxiv or a square enix game where everything is obtainable except exclusive event items which are time and case/area sensitive if you want to buy stuff with real money in this game go play something else.

[Spy]

As an avid supporter of FFXIV (Check my youtube, I've been boasting bout my faith in this game since 2010) IF they add cash shops, I SWEAR TO GOD I will delete my subscription. I'm not even playing. I'll find another game to play.

THE ONLY External money they would get from me, besides monthly payments, that I would accept is like the suggestion earlier, for SE to make actual, physical models of your characters.

[Shougun]

As an avid supporter of FFXIV (Check my youtube, I've been boasting bout my faith in this game since 2010) IF they add cash shops, I SWEAR TO GOD I will delete my subscription. I'm not even playing. I'll find another game to play.

THE ONLY External money they would get from me, besides monthly payments, that I would accept is like the suggestion earlier, for SE to make actual, physical models of your characters.

Thats actually a really good idea XD - physical models of your character. I'm sure they have or know a production facility to produce physical models from computer models. Why stop there though, I wouldnt mind having minature Uldah's or other cities either (similar how Lord of the Rings made the Minas Tirith model). Dalamund hovering over (crashing) into Limsa - ill buy it lol.