The Summer Event Has Made Me Realize Something

[MeowyWowie]

Were you the one with the sig pic of a cat covered in weed? If so, I'm sorry they made you change it... However, I could see it coming. xD

Yea lol I logged on this morning and it was gone.. /sadpanda

I seen it coming too though lol.

[EmeraldHill]

I'm happy with the breast size. I mean, extremely happy. I get tired of playing online games and seeing girls in plate bikinis with triple D breasts.

Also, in regards to the bulge:

http://i.imgur.com/mz7jF.jpg

Decent enough.

[Winterclaw]

Petition for an in-game plastic surgeon?

/Signed

If eve can let you recustomize your PC for free in game, so should everyone else.

[Obsy]

I noticed this too after creation, but fig'd since I see my character's eyes more often than an un-armored chest, I still prefer slit pupils. Ah well, with all that cross-country endurance running one does in-game, an A-cup might be a blessing in disguise.

[Arcell]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z89_Tg1ggRg

The important part is at 11:20-ish, the rest of the video is cool too....I guess >.> I mean if robots and fat dudes are your thing.

I mean look at that, how can FFXIV even begin to compare to a game with such deep (and potentially horrifying) character creation potential? I think we've got our FFXIV killer right there.

[SilvertearRen]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z89_Tg1ggRg

The important part is at 11:20-ish, the rest of the video is cool too....I guess >.> I mean if robots and fat dudes are your thing.

I mean look at that, how can FFXIV even begin to compare to a game with such deep (and potentially horrifying) character creation potential? I think we've got our FFXIV killer right there.

Combined with the fact that Square Enix uses ClickandBuy as a payment processor, I'd be inclined to agree...

Honestly, I do not want to see XIV die, but the way it's been handled on the financial backend (payment processing options), and the development backend (Team Tanaka, etc) are conspiring to make FFXIV a very small, niche product that is unlikely to ever break even with the investment costs.

[miqokini]

Combined with the fact that Square Enix uses ClickandBuy as a payment processor, I'd be inclined to agree...

Honestly, I do not want to see XIV die, but the way it's been handled on the financial backend (payment processing options), and the development backend (Team Tanaka, etc) are conspiring to make FFXIV a very small, niche product that is unlikely to ever break even with the investment costs.

^Didn't get the joke.

If anything is going to "kill" FFXIV, it's definitely not going to be a PSO game... lol

[SilvertearRen]

^Didn't get the joke.

If anything is going to "kill" FFXIV, it's definitely not going to be a PSO game... lol

There's no joke. PSO isn't going to kill XIV. It's going to be ClickandBuy that kills XIV.

[Arcell]

I was half-kidding but yeah I mean some of the decisions made in the past weren't the best. However it's getting better (in my opinion at least) and come PS3 launch it will get it's second chance. That will really be the deciding factor. I mean I plan on playing PSO2 a lot come launch but I won't drop this game for it. I'll do what I can to balance considering PSO is more of a time killer to me.

[SilvertearRen]

I was half-kidding but yeah I mean some of the decisions made in the past weren't the best. However it's getting better (in my opinion at least) and come PS3 launch it will get it's second chance. That will really be the deciding factor. I mean I plan on playing PSO2 a lot come launch but I won't drop this game for it. I'll do what I can to balance considering PSO is more of a time killer to me.

I disagree. They still have a few silver stakes stuck in the body that, if left in, will cause necrosis and damage the property irreversibly. ClickandBuy is one of them, Arcell. We only have two options outside Japan to pay for our charges, when subscriptions resume: CC through ClickandBuy (UK-based company) or Crysta (Acquireable only through CnB or UltimatePay).

There have been a LOT of fraud reports filed against ClickandBuy, and many of them remain unresolved. Most of these problems involve double-billing, failure to comply with unsubscription requests, unauthorized transactions, among other issues.

I personally know a few people who have been ripped off by ClickandBuy in the past. One lost 1700 british pounds to their unethical business practices.

If Square Enix does not offer a more trustworthy payment option (ie, PayPal) when the PS3 version comes, a lot of PS3 users will realize just how bad CnB is and become VERY disillusioned with Square Enix. There have already been a huge number of complaints coming from the FFXI community over ClickandBuy, and even with that, Square has yet to provide an official or unofficial response on the issue.

Which tells me they are unwilling to tackle the problem...

The end result? Lots of people joining FFXIV on PS3, then quitting within 3 months. Just like FFXIV PC launch.

Square still hasn't learned a damn thing.