I want an official response.

[KaedrianLiang]

I enjoy optional items. Knowing that every dollar i spend goes to extending the life of the game and adding more features.

Im sure they are taking an acquired funds approach. The more items bought through the cash shop they will release more stuff at a higher frequency. And nothing in the shop boosts your character stats or chances of winning an encounter. It's all vanity.

The only thing "i want" are more square-enix vanity, like costumes, hairstyles, weapons and potential mounts from iconic characters from other square-enix franchises and final fantasy. Advent Children motorcycles anyone? Sephiroth's ridiculously long hair or even that ridiculously long coat how about that ridiculously long sword?

[WHS]

I enjoy optional items. Knowing that every dollar i spend goes to extending the life of the game and adding more features.

Im sure they are taking an acquired funds approach. The more items bought through the cash shop they will release more stuff at a higher frequency. And nothing in the shop boosts your character stats or chances of winning an encounter. It's all vanity.

The only thing "i want" are more square-enix vanity, like costumes, hairstyles, weapons and potential mounts from iconic characters from other square-enix franchises and final fantasy. Advent Children motorcycles anyone? Sephiroth's ridiculously long hair or even that ridiculously long coat how about that ridiculously long sword?

Every dollar you spend in the cash shop is just going to more cash shop. Not the game.

To get this all started SE had to take normal sub money and pay a dev to make some cash shop items to begin with. So we all somehow paid for this cash shop even if we did or did not want it. Doesn't matter but once that was set in motion it appears it will only get worse. All i see now is more and more cash shop items and I agree with the players who are saying that content is everything to this game and not just the latest coil or ilvl gear you go and buy with tomes. Final fantasy games are not played by their gear alone. They invoke a full immersion experience unlike any other game.

[Squintina]

A response would be nice. There's obviously a lot of vocal debate about this from both sides. They should rip the bandaid off and acknowledge it immediately with what they think the future of the cash shop is so that people have a chance to finally either quit or accept it or rejoice. It'll be better than all this arguing over whether the content will always be gated (cash shop only, or if it'll be in-game obtainable at some point), and what they consider to be p2w or not.

I don't even care about my own point of view anymore. Just a real answer so I can decide if/how to adapt.

[Sainya]

They already said there will never be anything in game required to pursue content that would be available in the cash shop.

HOWEVER...

If the only way to share a house between two people is through the cash shop, that is an incorrect statement.

I feel like this person isn't pinpointing what it is exactly they are afraid of, and instead generalise.

I will be disappointed if marriage is only able to have two people share a house via a fancy mogstation purchase... but I will do it anyway. I want it, they have it, and unfortunately, where there is a market there will be buyers and sellers.

[Ahmbor]

And... i am PRO SHOP and dont buy anything. But i like to have the option to reward the developers with extra money!

[silentwindfr]

sadly it's pointless you have the pro cash shop people that have become more vocal than the people against it... then people against this sort of stuff have become.... well the minority, even if technically is not true. they are simply more vocal. i did notice that a lot of people for the cash shop are new player with low forum count... but well it means nothing.

in less of 2 month the cash shop did see added to the content:
- 3 seasonal item
- 3 exclusive Dye
- 1 exclusive minion
- 3 option for the eternal bond.

i wonder how many item will be added at the next patch...

[Cyrus-Wallace]

I was on Steam, reading the patch notes with someone...

Cyrus: Theu pretty much didn't care about the cash shop complaints.
Cyrus: "I don't want minions in the cash shop!!!"
Cyrus: *Adds up a minion*

Not that I really care but well, it's their business model.

[Arkine]

So how about them new dyes on the cash shop?

[KikInperi]

Isn't their decision response enough? What are you looking for aside from them just telling you "hey we get that some of you don't wanna pay for things, but we kinda want you to pay for things... sorry bout it." Cause if that's what you're looking for, they've already said it without saying it and you need to just get over it. Yoshida isn't gonna email you himself begging you not to be pissed at him for running a business

[NoF2P]

Isn't their decision response enough? What are you looking for aside from them just telling you "hey we get that some of you don't wanna pay for things, but we kinda want you to pay for things... sorry bout it." Cause if that's what you're looking for, they've already said it without saying it and you need to just get over it. Yoshida isn't gonna email you himself begging you not to be pissed at him for running a business

I was hoping for an official response, but I guess it would be ambiguous corporate speak anyway. Sure, I can get over it, that's why I've been on the 1 month renewable plan all this time while I wait to see which way it's going. If it goes 100% F2P then I can still use it to test my hardware and admire the graphics, but I would only pay for a game, not items in it. Somehow I don't think Yoshi-P gets the final say about the cash shop, but I don't know without a response. He doesn't lose either way because all the knowledge he gains from this game can be used in future games. It's already mission accomplished for him (nice game btw!)