Thread: I'm finally going to speak up (Cash shop 2.45)

The reason why I started playing Final fantasy XIV was because I came from another game (Mabinogi, Vindictus) which were Free to play games heavy with cash shop.
They sold all kinds of things most were stat boosters(exp, gold) boosters, but due to the nature of both of these games most of the common items were Gachapons that gave you
equipment, or Dye Amps (things you buy from the cash shop to dye your clothes).

Mabinogi Korea (which I played a little bit) even sold full sets of gear on the cash shop.

Of course Mabinogi and Vindictus are Free to Play MMORPGs so putting elements like dyes and vanity gear into the cash shops is ok since that is their only way of making money.

I started FFXIV because It was a Pay to Play game where all dyes, and gear were craftable and in the game. If you wanted your character to look nice it wasn't behind a paywall.
I'm not a big dungeoneer, or raider so for me I pretty much live for Glamours and being able to dress my character up the way I want, being able to freely choose dye for my character without worry about a paywall or having to
pour extra cash into vanity items.
Even when we didn't have a Glamour system I would find myself just fooling around dressing up my character in fun outfits and its what I loved the most about FFXIV compared to other games.
Show your Vanity (Or finding myself spending hours looking at other players amazing ideas and outfits)

I fear FFXIV will start to slowly go down this path no longer adding things in game for crafters to make vanity wise (such as spring dress or dye) and all this content will get pushed into the cash shop for optional purchase.