So 1.0 owners have to start paying the monthly fee immediately?

[Abriael]

I have no argument, so I'll just post a picture.

You're right, you have no argument. And you missed the point.

Well, isn't "measuring the perks to yourself" exactly what you're doing?

Nothing of the sort. I don't need any perks to be hooked. I already have the PS3 version preordered.

I'm measuring the perks to what I believe is the standpoint of people that thought FFXIV sucked, and for that reason quit the game and (at least until now) never looked back.

That's the kind of people SE needs to work to bring back, and that's most probably (and unfortunately) the vast majority of the 800,000 people that initially bought FFXIV.

I mean, let's face it, there are a lot of people who believe that a two week welcome back campaign is enough. In fact, the only one complaining about the length of the free trial for those who already own 1.0 is... well... you.

You have very selective reading.

As for people who aren't "hooked", well, as I said, they already get the game for free. And they get a good length for a free trial. They have a pretty good deal.

A lot of MMORPGs out there give "pretty good deals". Those MMORPGs also don't have "sequel of one of the worst MMOs in the genre's history" on their business card.

The differendce between a "pretty good deal" and a "great deal" can mean several tens of thousands of players.

Personally, I know three people already in my circle of friends that aren't going to come back because two weeks aren't enough to pull them back in. Like many they previously believed they were going to get a month, and they had some interest in returning and give the game another chance, but for two weeks they don't think it's worth trying.

By the law of big numbers, they aren't the only ones.

Again, Square Enix put itself in a very precarious situation with 1.0. "Pretty good" is plenty for me, for you, for most people on this forum, and for a lot of people, but for many it won't cut it.