RUMOR: PS3 release/PC fees restored on August the 14th?

[Goshzilla]

Maybe there will be a cash shop that opens on the 14th of august.

ABANDON SHIP MEN, FALL BACK TO SHOGUN 2: TOTAL WAR, STARCRAFT 2, OR EVEN LEAGUE OF LEGENDS.

[Kailea_Nagisa]

Consider me gone if that happens

they already said there will be a cash shop, that is what Crysta is for. At the same time they said it would be things that would not upset the balance of the game, like hair changes, color changes, and the like

[Cyan]

they already said there will be a cash shop, that is what Crysta is for. At the same time they said it would be things that would not upset the balance of the game, like hair changes, color changes, and the like

I'm not usually one to attack people, but,
What the hell are you smoking? I am quite fairly positive the only mention of a cash shop was to shoot it down. You're off your rocker.

[Corrderio]

they already said there will be a cash shop, that is what Crysta is for. At the same time they said it would be things that would not upset the balance of the game, like hair changes, color changes, and the like

Source or I call BS. Last I recall Cyan is right about they shot it down.

[TheVedis]

I'm not usually one to attack people, but,
What the hell are you smoking? I am quite fairly positive the only mention of a cash shop was to shoot it down. You're off your rocker.

the cash shop that will exist is one people dont even consider a cash shop
the same kind every mmo has

you know, race changes, server changes, that kinda stuff

[AshTS]

actually no, this info is correct, and the person is not trolling.

As much as I dont want to say it, if other MMORPG companies dont want their economy to go to hell with RMT..... they need not release their games in China, and place IP blocks as well.

The first person was trolling. You are just grossly misinformed. Games released in China will never share a server with the rest of the world. This means, that it doesn't matters if a game is released in China, they can get the NA or JP version and RMT it up. (Think of FFXI, never released there yet they had stranglehold on RMT activites)

Globally speaking in an online gaming sense, 33% of that revenue comes from China. To not release there, when you already had plans too (And probably servers in China purchased) is leaving a LOT of money on the table.

Also, World of Warcraft's economy is so bad that no plays it anymore amirite? (Note: In The9's version of WoW, you do not have an option to log into EU or NA servers. For gilfarmers to work, they need to purchase NA/EU versions of the game.

[Cutriss]

they already said there will be a cash shop, that is what Crysta is for. At the same time they said it would be things that would not upset the balance of the game, like hair changes, color changes, and the like

No, the Crysta is so that they can abstract away currency and allow you to buy playtime points regardless of fluctuations in world markets. I'm probably going to get the details wrong here, but there was a point where EU players were registering FFXI in the US and paying US subscription fees in converted dollars and coming out cheaper than paying the actual EU subscription price.

Plus, you can't buy gift cards for an FFXI subscription. You *CAN* buy gift cards for Crysta.

That's why Nintendo has Wii points, that's why Microsoft has MS points, that's why SE has Crysta. The fact that Microsoft sells MS points in irregular sizes is a completely separate form of douchebaggery. And yes you can buy PSN giftcards, but AFAIK DCUO does not deduct from your PSN wallet, it requires its own payment system, so in terms of payment processing it operates in a similar manner to PlayOnline.

I have no idea if they're going to implement a cash shop but it's not why they have Crysta. WOW doesn't need a faux currency to have a cash shop.

[Ogun_Riastradh]

Since this pointless thread was highjacked, I'm not sure this is going to matter. But for what its worth, consider the following 2 online sources for FFXIV PS3.

Amazon.com estimated release date-Dec 31, 2020
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss...antasy+xiv+ps3

Bestbuy.com estimated release date - July 31, 2011
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Final+Fa...0xiv&lp=3&cp=1

So unless it comes directly from SE or is backed up by a credible SE source, no reason to get worked up about it.

[Cairdeas]

Actually they did say there would be features you could purchase with Crysta. But it was the stuff like Server transfers when they become available.

[Shizuo]

Before Christmas 2011 would be a more reasonable estimate if they want to have a chance of sucessfully attracting people to the game. And that would have to be with an announcement of an expansion that will give the game a massive overhaul.