360 Day Veteran Reward - Aetheryte Ticket

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You're right. Because I see the same coin from a different side, I have absolutely no idea how cellular service providers work. I pay my bill every month. I feel the rape. I understand how they get you. I also understand how an unlocked brand new iphone will cost you $800, whereas that same iphone will cost you $200 with a two year contract. I get that it is not the same as receiving a reward for subscribing to ffxiv, but truthfully, the initial comparison of square enix to verizon, in this context, shouldn't have been made in the first place. Because there is no compelling reason, other than entertainment, to subscribe to an MMO, whereas there are many compelling reasons, not limited to entertainment, to subscribe to verizon cellular service. Please remember that, as well as I am not the one who opened that can of worms, when choosing to insult me.

A rewards program in this context, is incentive to add to your sub. There are many many many other mmo's out there. There are only 5 major cellular providers in north america, and even that can be argued from region to region. It was a bad comparison from the gate.

And finally, its a shame that so many people around these parts literally get off on being as condescending as possible.

It is still a relatively good comparison. Both provide a service and with said service comes a cost(initial cost+monthly sub). Regardless of why you subscribe to either service, neither are requirements for day to day function. Humankind was able to survive for tens of thousand of years without cell phones or MMOs. Most companies that offer a subscription service do not include 'veteran rewards' for your subscription. Offering a new phone for completing a two year contract is hardly a reward. You are actually paying off the phone in your monthly fees, and not only that, if you choose to not upgrade at the end of your contract, you are still paying for a phone you already paid for. If you are on VZW and are lucky enough to keep your unlimited data, the only choices is to buy that $800 phone in order to upgrade, go somewhere else, or allow VZW to tell you that $30 for 2GB of data is worth more than $30 for unlimited....

But I digress, let's go for a simplified sub service. Magazines. Game informer? Whatever comes from game stop. I have never received anything for being a 'loyal' subscriber for the monthly fee i paid.