What Portion of Cash-Shop Proceeds go toward Development

[Parz3val]

...knowing this could end a lot of people's worries about "padding your wallets" and the like...

How about tell us how you intend to use the proceeds, SE?

People argue cash-shop will just feed into further cash-shopping, how about let us in on your plans for the profits?

[Mugiawara]

...More cash shop items lol.
/CHEERS WILDLY/ YAYAYAA!!1!
Exactly what people want ya!!!
aa. >>

[Seraphe]

...More cash shop items lol.

Cash shop = more content.

More content = Cash shop

Simple math to prove your assumption. Cash shops are not good.

[Nikita]

Hmm... What portion of our subs go to development? Who knows, who cares!? All I know is I am ready to drop some money for that Sleipnir.

[Sholah]

Any money from the cash shop that goes toward FF14 development will just go into developing more things that can go into the cash shop rather than the actual game. This is why cash shops are bullshit. They're just going to create content that should be in the game and put it into the cash shop instead.

[HumsterMKX]

Actually, I don't mind if the $$$ goes to other projects.

Just make sure the project don't turn out to like FFXIV 1.0, and more in line with Bravely Default.

[SongJoohee]

100% of proceeds from the Cash Shop should go into the development of the removal of the Cash Shop.

Even though it actually works the other way

[Dotsusama]

Any money from the cash shop that goes toward FF14 development will just go into developing more things that can go into the cash shop rather than the actual game. This is why cash shops are bullshit. They're just going to create content that should be in the game and put it into the cash shop instead.

And how many things have been developed for subscriber bonuses and prizes that took money from the project's development funds? Lots. If the cash shop funds itself, then the people who buy will be the only ones affected.

Simple solution: don't like it? Don't buy it. And hope they don't waste money on creating content that no one is buying and scrap it altogether eventually. Until then, I'm happy with them spending my sub money however they want.

[Eagleheart]

This could end a lot of people's worries about "padding your wallets" and the like...

How about tell us how you intend to use the proceeds, SE?

o.O

The most direct answer would be that it is none of your business.

You might as well walk down the street and accost the cashier at your local Subway, asking how much that sandwich really cost.

You have not the right to ask a company what they make in profit. o.o If you do not like their service, you may walk away. You may not ask for a copy of their Quickbooks file.

A business exists to make a profit, not to provide a service. They make a profit by providing that service. o.0 They need not answer to anyone on how they spend their money, any more than you need answer to anyone about how you spend your paycheck.

'cause really, when all's said and done, what is your weekly labor really costing? Food, fuel, housing and bills. <.< How much are you skimmin' off the top?

[Nutz]

stuff...

Being that SE is a publicly traded company their profit margins are really anybody's business who cares to ask. That doesn't necessarily translate to a per-project basis, never mind sub-projects, but the point is that if the cash shop does well it incentives SE to put more things in the cash shop, potentially ignoring (probably minor) additions to the game. I don't think anybody wants SE developing items that they have to pay for in addition to their subscription. The only reasonable exception might be if they decided to undertake tons of fan requests and actually had to hire a team dedicated to fulfilling them, completely outside of normal development.