Quote Originally Posted by SkyeWindbinder View Post
Well, perhaps the reason is that bonuses for those in the "Welcome Back campaign" far outweigh that of those who are getting a free trial after buying the entire game. I mean, think about it. We're getting a helluva lotta bonuses, including the fact that we basically get the entire game free. I don't think the free trial we have being somewhat shorter than that of those who have to purchase the full retail version of the game is in any way a real hindrance to sales. And if you think about it, giving away too much can be just as much a detriment to SE as giving away nothing at all. I think SE is trying to keep things as balanced as they can. Sure, it may mean that some people won't get everything they want, but in the end, those in the welcome back campaign are getting a much better deal. I, personally, am okay with what we've got.
Again, what "we" have got is irrelevant. We are already in the bag.

There's no "giving away too much" when a company is trying to get back trust it squandered, and Square Enix did exactly that. This is what boggles my mind of this. People that think that "giving too much" to customers is a bad idea. The more you give, the more you'll receive back, unless of course you go to extremes, but we aren't talking about extremes here.

Two weeks more of gameplay would definitely not influence Square Enix negatively, but would send an entirely different, and much stronger message. Strong messages are good for marketing, and marketing is good for sales.