CS Complaint Threads Need to Stop

[MugenMugetsu]

It's getting old. If you enjoy purchasing optional minions, mounts, etc. from the Cash Shop that's awesome. Thanks for being willing to contribute more money to help with the development costs of the game and future content!

Don't like the Cash Shop? Get over it. It's here to stay. Personally, I couldn't care less and will continue to pay my 9.99 USD for my subfee and unless something truly awesome is added to the CS, I won't be making any purchases there as I couldn't care less about having additional minions, or an overpriced mount, or any other CS items that I would have to pay additional to obtain.

Claiming that these items are "content" which you are already paying for with your subfee is ridiculous. These are additional items, not content, and SE is in no way forcing you, or twisting your arm to get you to purchase these items. There are far too many Q.Q threads about the CS and it's truly getting old. SE has made a business decision to allow us as players the ability to purchase additional items from the CS. If you're not interested in paying any more than your sub fee to support the game, as well as to be able to access the game, that's fine. However, coming to the forums to Q.Q about how you are in disagreement with the cash shop is completely immature and is honestly a waste of your time. The CS isn't going anywhere.

SE knows as well as all of the rest of us that people who post on the forums are the vocal minority. Surely they are seeing microtransactions regularly from people who are happy to pay to purchase items from the CS and will use the additional funding to fund the development of future content for the game. There's always the argument, "Well my sub fee more than pays for development costs." While the sub fees for the game may more than pay for development costs, is there anything wrong with SE attempting to make a little extra profit by offering the players the option to purchase additional minions, mounts, etc. from the CS?

Again, while you may be in disagreement with the existence of a CS, it is irrational, and immature, to say that you're going to cancel your sub simply because SE is offering the ability for you to purchase additional mounts, minions, etc. from the CS. If you're in disagreement with the existence of the CS, simply don't make any purchases from the CS. There are no game breaking items available in the CS, and Yoshi P. has clearly stated that there will never be pay to win items available via the CS.

Regarding the additional Eternal Bonding packages available via the CS, first and foremost the ability to get married in game is something you can do for free. If you care, and love, your significant other enough to pay for additional bells and whistles to make that special day more memorable, SE is allowing you the option to pay additional, via the CS, to make the event more special, and more memorable for you and your significant other. Please don't Q.Q about how you feel it's unfair that you should have to pay additional for the extras included in the pay packages like an entitled brat that feels that everything should be handed to you on a silver platter. Again, as I've mentioned several times, if you're not in agreement with having to pay additional to make your special day even more special and more memorable, simply don't make any purchases from the CS. It's that simple.

Still butthurt regarding the CS and willing to no longer support the hard work and effort that the devs put into rebuilding this game from the ground up to provide us with an awesome next gen Final Fantasy MMO experience? Don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya on your way out. I'm sure you will be missed by the many great people that you've met and befriended throughout your adventures in A Realm Reborn.

/endrant

[craig_meredith2003]

But you just made one

[Hyouretsuzan]

People are allowed to express their opinions, my friend. Whether it's for the negative reception for cash shop or vice versa. I can understand people's frustrations over opposing opinions, but that's how it goes. What is complain-worthy is people making the same exact threads of relating topics, and not bothering to contribute to already made threads of the same topic.

[HumsterMKX]

Someone please make a "Beating a dead lalafell.gif" please...

[EinSoFZ]

People always say that until they stick something in a CS that they might want and don't believe should be in a cash shop - then it's "ridiculous". Better to nip it in the bud before SE goes crazy on it I say. Not that I think a CS + Sub fee is a bad thing, but it can be a slippery slope.

Also, not to be a Nazi about it.....the saying is actually "Couldn't care less", implying that one has hit rock bottom and truly does not care. Whenever people say they "could care less" they invalidate themselves.

[Charisma]

People are allowed to express their opinions, my friend. Whether it's for the negative reception for cash shop or vice versa. I can understand people frustrations over opposing opinions, but that's how it goes. What is complain worthy is people making the same exact threads of relating topics and not bothering to contribute to already made threads of the same topic.

There are always people that think they are more important than others, so they open their personal thread. Please have some respect for special snowflakes also.

[Renik]

No, they don't, people play paying MMOs for 2 reason, apart from the quality of the game of course, and these are, better community than f2p games, and no pay-walls to have things others have, vanity or not.

The more threads the better, it just shows how disgusted people is about this cash-shop thing, may be SE will listen to us at once.

And if someone wants to "support" the game with extra money, they can ask SE for an account number to make donations.

[Ecks007]

Quite frankly the more the better. SE is apparently not aware that this move was not a good customer relations deal. It was purely a business move to gain even more cash from already loyal customers who pay monthly for an existing product only to pay more for "Extra" content when the game they are playing already has a subscription they pay to be playing that content that they now have to pay extra for.

The more complaint threads that pop up, and maybe, just maybe something will be done about it. Just maybe, hope beyond hope, they will wise up and realize there are certain things their consumers do not want to see in a cash shop. (or that they do not want a cash shop at all with the game they pay a subscription service to)

[AzakaTonnerre]

It's getting old. If you enjoy purchasing optional minions, mounts, etc. from the Cash Shop that's awesome. Thanks for being willing to contribute more money to help with the development costs of the game and future content!!!!

As others have said people have a right to voice their frustrations just as much as you just did.

Did get a chuckle out of the bolded part though. SE's net profit for last year was 60,756 million yen (a little more than $510,350,400) and its net income after all expenses (including development costs) was 6,598,000,000 yen (about $55,423,200 US). They don't need money to "help with development costs of the game and future content", the game makes enough for them. The cash shop money will mostly be used to raise income and profits for SE and there is nothing wrong with that from a business standpoint. So thanks for increasing the those two lines on their balance sheet, the shareholders will love you.

At the end of the day I have no problem with the cash shop. If I don't want to use it I won't, if I do I will. Honestly its not game breaking to me. But acting like poor SE needs funding to deliver us content and the cash shop is going to provide that just isn't entirely accurate.

http://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/ir/finance/ps.html

[Magis]

"I can't white knight the game fast enough, please masses of pissed of customers, don't complain about the product you pay for!"

SE isn't your friend, they don't need you to defend them as they roll in their pile of sweet cash.