Thread: 2.2 Retainers via Microtransactions

Originally Posted by Tupsi

See? Everyone who said "SE AND FFXIV WILL NEVER HAVE MICROTRANSACTIONS!" honestly don't keep up with any interviews when Yoshi straight up said the mog station is being setup for that and even back in 1.0 buying additional retainer's via an extra fee was going to happen.

Is subscription fee a microtransaction?
Is an optional additional fee charged a microtransaction, that we don't even know if it's recurring or onetime?

Microtransactions to me are when you pay a miniscule amount of money for some item, and can do that whenever you want as many times as you want.
Paying for extra bullets in some mobile phone game... that's microtransaction. These retainers... I can't fit them under the microtransaction umbrella...

Originally Posted by Nekodar

Is subscription fee a microtransaction?
Is an optional additional fee charged a microtransaction, that we don't even know if it's recurring or onetime?

Microtransactions to me are when you pay a miniscule amount of money for some item, and can do that whenever you want as many times as you want.
Paying for extra bullets in some mobile phone game... that's microtransaction. These retainers... I can't fit them under the microtransaction umbrella...

Unfortunately, we don't know if it's recurring or not, but honestly, I'd prefer it that way. That way it'd feel more like a sub and less like a rotten business model.

Originally Posted by Nekodar

Is subscription fee a microtransaction?
Is an optional additional fee charged a microtransaction, that we don't even know if it's recurring or onetime?

Microtransactions to me are when you pay a miniscule amount of money for some item, and can do that whenever you want as many times as you want.
Paying for extra bullets in some mobile phone game... that's microtransaction. These retainers... I can't fit them under the microtransaction umbrella...

You can define it in multipple ways - In general it's for paying for extra services not offered by the base price. DLC's are microtransaction because you're buying additional content or usually "bonus" items for an additional fee not in your $40-$70 game purchase.

It's usually tied to P2W/F2P games but it exists everywhere, it just has a negative connotation when it comes to certain groups and SE is notorious for it lately lol.

This whole thing wouldn't be an issue if paid retainers were simply ONLY for storage space.

Originally Posted by Valendred

This whole thing wouldn't be an issue if paid retainers were simply ONLY for storage space.

We don't know yet if the ventures are available for these extra retainers... Or even if they can sell on the market board.

Originally Posted by Nekodar

We don't know yet if the ventures are available for these extra retainers... Or even if they can sell on the market board.

That's true. And I'm extremely hopeful that that is the case.

I have no problem when there is a charge for services(name change,race change,server transfer etc) when you pay a sub.Anything else you should get with your sub imo.I dont like when companies double dip but understand they are in business to make max profit.Like someone else said the days of sub only are pretty much dead.