Do you think SE should have a free to play AND a subscription model for ARR?

[KamikazeMan]

If you can't afford monthly payment of only $13 a month, i'm sorry...but at least get a minimum wage job that should cover it. Not being mean or anything, it's just logic.

F2P doesn't have constant updates and expansions and stuff. It's like playing call of duty games where you constantly do the same thing over and over.

Lol. I'm going to continue subbing. I just know that without another option, ARR won't last too long. I want more people to play with.

Also, you're missing the point. In most cases, F2P games end up costing more money than subbing due to a lot of restrictions and premiums. A lot of people enjoy entertaining the notion that they aren't being forced to pay the monthly fee. However, they go on spending more than the monthly fee itself on things from a cash shop.

[Totorixiii]

Lol. I'm going to continue subbing. I just know that without another option, ARR won't last too long. I want more people to play with.

Also, you're missing the point. In most cases, F2P games end up costing more money than subbing due to a lot of restrictions and premiums. A lot of people enjoy entertaining the notion that they aren't being forced to pay the monthly fee. However, they go on spending more than the monthly fee itself on things from a cash shop.

Note* This isn't toward the OP or the person responding to my comment, it's toward those people i mention below whoever they are.

Yea I know exactly what you mean 100%

I tend to think 1step ahead as a safe practice.

There are 2 types of people in this world.
1. Cheap people who feels entitled to have everything free and so they play a F2P game but never buys any in game item with real world money. The other cheap people who are the same however they buy extremely low amount of items because they are still cheap. I'll lump them in same category but a sub different class.

2. The people who thinks they are saving money buy not having to pay monthly subscription but end up spending 25%-200% over the amount of subscription cost are I would say (this is just my opinion) are hurting themselves by being stupid, insane, careless, thoughtless, cheap tactics, etc etc.

Yes, having more option is great and I will support having more option to pay a subscription for an example: $5 per month for 5 hours per day per month. $13 (regular price) for unlimited play per month.
As for F2P, I've already stated my reasons in this thread and the other thread of why it's not a good idea and why I don't like it.

30 Day trial is a good amount of time to find out the core gameplay mechanics and environment is good for the player or not and they can decide before their 30 days is used up to continue to pay to play. It's that simple.


However, I will not ever support in-game item buy option with real world money transaction. NEVER!

*Side venting* I hate people who is so self entitle and thinks a game should be free to play and download! They don't care if a company go out of business! They have no brain and mind to think logic or even a speck of understanding! It's unbelievable!

[A_Hortensia]

I just know that without another option, ARR won't last too long.

Not just for you, but for the handful of people that share this fear:

Final Fantasy XI.

And that game didn't give a damn about your feelings.
Accessibility? Nope! Tutorials? What's that? Any helpful information? "...w?"
Only have 2 hours a day to play? Enjoy end-game content in about 2 years! (Maybe)
If ARR is anywhere near as good as we think it's going to be, FFXIV is going to be just fine.

Everyone relax.