New Weekly Reset

[Merle]

Forgive me if this is a dumb questions but why do we need these caps to begin with in a sub based game?

I get that all the free to play games use these waiting-things to monetize normal progress but why does ARR have them?
Sorry if this is obvious to everyone but me =(

I guess Square-Enix wants people to be "busy". With no cap, a lot of "hardcore" players will burn all the content in less than one week and bam, "we'll see you again on next patch". That means "no more subscriptions". With a Cap, you have to play all weeks to be well-geared. Also, casual-players won't be left behind

[Duelle]

Forgive me if this is a dumb questions but why do we need these caps to begin with in a sub based game?

I get that all the free to play games use these waiting-things to monetize normal progress but why does ARR have them?
Sorry if this is obvious to everyone but me =(

Caps are a pacing mechanism. You may have a job and other things you do when not playing the game, but there's also people who only go to school or simply don't work and play FFXIV all day. The people that play all day would get everything done content-wise is a small span of time, meaning they could unsub and come back the next patch. It also prevents massive gaps in power between the people who play all day and those who have other things they do aside from FFXIV.

Considering the choice is between caps (daily, weekly) and stupid Skinner Box drop rates, I say we got the better end of the deal.