Quote Originally Posted by SkyeWindbinder View Post
Haven't they already sent a "strong message" by allowing those who already have the game to not have to pay to upgrade to an entirely different game, as well as allowing a 2 week free trial to those exact same people? Again, it's not all the bonuses we want, but it's a helluva lot. Sure, I'd love a month of free trial. But my "disappointment" is more about me definitely wanting more if I can get it than it is about SE actually making a bad move on their part. People who are on the fence about whether or not they want to play the game get their free trial to decide, as well as don't have to pay for the game. That's not bad, Abriael. Not bad by any means. Sure, hey can always give more, but like I said, even bonuses to customers have do have some sort of balance to them. I, personally, don't think offering two more weeks would make much of a difference anyway to 1.0 owners.
You continue to measure the perks to yourself, which is fallacious. You're here, which means you're already hooked, like pretty much everyone else here. Those perks have to be measured with people that think that FFXIV was pretty much the worst MMORPG of the history of the genre.

The message they're sending with a "welcome back" campaign is "hey, come back and try the expansion/evolution of the old FFXIV", which is really not the best message to send to those that thought that the old FFXIV sucked.

Giving exactly the same stuff you give people when they buy a new MMO (game + one month) sends an entirely different and much stronger message: "hey, come and try this entirely new game, that we're giving you for free because we screwed up with the previous one. We're aware of that, so we scrapped it completely and we're giving you a new game to make it up".

Different message, different effect.