Just realized - if you're a casual gamer, ideally....

[VeranRamaden]

An MMORPG is not for you.
This isn't to troll, even though it seems it, it just struck me -
if I was a casual gamer, why the hell would I play a game that has so
much content (not exactly talking about XIV here guys) and only have say
a few hours (1-10) a week to play it? Here's the math;

sub free on avg is about $13 bucks a month;
well if you're only playing lets say 2-8 (median 4) hours a week,
so 16 hours a month and you're paying $0.81 for each hour you play.
Compared to MMO "hardcore" and "whatever the hell mediumcore is"
who will play a given 10-25 hours a week (median 17ish hours)
they're paying $0.19 cents for every hour.

Not only that (voodoo math), but casual gamers will most likely only
complete about 25%-40% of the actually game.

So you pay (lets say avg price for game is $55) for the game,
then casual gamers play for lets say 2-3 years max (2.5) $390
and the hardcore gamers will play for 5-7 years (6; given steady content flow) $936
so it ends up the hardcore gamers actually get what they paid for all in all.
Granted, $936's....is a freakin' lot. But given a good, continuously moving game,
I could see it being worth it. Not so much almost $400 in subs just to finish under a
quater of the game.

I just do not see why if you did not have adequate enough time to
play through 'time sinks' as people like to call challenging and difficult MMO's
would waste their time and money on a MMO.
This all leads to there should be more emphasis on hardcore content
(60%/40% at most, hardcore being higher #) because they will
A.) most likely finish most if not all content available
B.) will get the most bang for their buck
C.) will give the company the most money in return.


Well....I guess this is kinda trolling.
But, when I think of an MMO, I tend to think of the words "difficult, challenging, rewarding, in depth, etc".

Not "easy, quick, vapid, unchallenged, etc"



Bombs away.
-mini rant done-

Oh, and I don't hate casual players lol.
I just don't think that FFXIV should be most concerned with them.
If it was mostly casual, people would burn through content and be bored with the game.