So what if people sell platinum and gold plans for gil?

[Riepah]

lol, and the goal posts move some more.

Not surprising, some people will keep defending what's happening, no matter how far it goes. Until this game either shuts down or goes F2P, at the very least.
Square Enix would sell all your grandmothers if they could. They're not your friends. They'll never stop wanting more and more money, and the only way to make them stop trying to grab more, is making them feel like they're in danger of losing more than they gain if they proceed like this.

[cookiecutter]

Ya no. FFXI had a huge RMT problem and never had to resort to this shit.

FFXI came out before the era of cash shops. FFXIV being its spiritual successor came during the era of cash shops so that is why the cash shop is here to stay. I don't care about the cash shop either way. I just think people are wasting their time complaining about it because it won't get removed. You're better off complaining about other things which I've stated before but no one reads previous posts so I end up repeating myself to people.


EDIT: I clarified my comment for the poster below since he doesn't like reading whole sentences to realize what I mean by this. I am also at my post limit for awhile so toodles for now. Enjoy your unproductive day of criticism that you could have used towards others things you actually have a chance of changing. I'd love to find what exactly I'm trying find an excuse for but it will have to wait until later. I already said I don't care about the cash shop either way but I can understand why SE implemented it based on other mmos utilizing it for profits. I also realize the cash shop is here to stay despite the people complaining. At least by using this method for eternal bonding everyone has access to all the vanity and mounts of marriage and its reducing some of RMTs profits at the same time. If the bracelets were untradeable can you imagine how many more people would be upset?

[Zephyranthes]

You say that, yet people still pay and sell carries. How do those people afford those carries sometimes multiple runs each costing 1m+? They RMT. This is no different. But people are still free to do what they want with their money and in a form it is RMT but it's legal. That is not me endorsing it but your point is pretty invalid. People will still always buy RMT from third parties. In a way this is hurting RMT and benefiting SE because it hurts the RMT sales.

I haven't bought a single thing from RMT and am not a legacy player. I have 20m+ gil in my account through sheer hard work in-game.

Bringing the point of cash shop items for gil to combat RMT is good but it means SE changing their stance all together. RMT is pay to win. Cash shop from SE that will do the same result is also pay to win. If the games initial structure revolved around this then it's all okay. People are complaining now that SE suddenly seemed to changed direction.

[Zephyranthes]

FFXI came out before the era of cash shops. FFXIV being its spiritual successor came during this era so that is why the cash shop is here to stay. I don't care about the cash shop either way. I just think people are wasting their time complaining about it because it won't get removed. You're better off complaining about other things which I've stated before but no one reads previous posts so I end up repeating myself to people.

People are complaining because Yoshida stated "not pay to win" in the last live event. They're doing something different to what has been stated.

If SE plan to let this continue then they should say it clearly.

[Magis]

FFXI came out before the era of cash shops. FFXIV being its spiritual successor came during this era so that is why the cash shop is here to stay. I don't care about the cash shop either way. I just think people are wasting their time complaining about it because it won't get removed. You're better off complaining about other things which I've stated before but no one reads previous posts so I end up repeating myself to people.

Your post makes no sense. So first FFXIV has a cash shop because RMT, but now it has a cash shop because "it came in this era".... wat? Newsflash, this "era" is kinda shit.

Seems like you are grasping at straws for an excuse.

[Fiaryn]

Not surprising, some people will keep defending what's happening, no matter how far it goes. Until this game either shuts down or goes F2P, at the very least.
Square Enix would sell all your grandmothers if they could. They're not your friends. They'll never stop wanting more and more money, and the only way to make them stop trying to grab more, is making them feel like they're in danger of losing more than they gain if they proceed like this.

Sometimes it's good to take a deep breath and ask yourself, does the thing I'm mad about actually matter?

Does it really affect me in any meaningful way?

I suspect it does not, in this case. Gil really does not afford much meaningful advantage. What does it really get you? Housing, a purely aesthetic thing? A more optimally melded Novus, the difference between which and a sub-optimally melded Novus 99% of people are not skilled enough to capitalize on?

Most people get by with very little gil and for good reason. You don't need much in this game.

[Riepah]

People are complaining because Yoshida stated "not pay to win" in the last live event. They're doing something different to what has been stated.

Just like the Personal Housing thing, hmm? Shocking. I'm sure people just "misinterpreted" what he said, again. Silly people, we're all not smart enough to comprehend Yoshi's words properly.

[MomomiMomi]

Sometimes it's good to take a deep breath and ask yourself, does the thing I'm mad about actually matter?

Does it really affect me in any meaningful way?

I suspect it does not, in this case. Gil really does not afford much meaningful advantage. What does it really get you? Housing, a purely aesthetic thing? A more optimally melded Novus, the difference between which and a sub-optimally melded Novus 99% of people are not skilled enough to capitalize on?

Most people get by with very little gil and for good reason. You don't need much in this game.

I think being upset that the specific house you were working very hard to save up for was bought by someone who was willing to shell out $200 is a pretty valid complaint.

This is just one example of many possible ways that this will effect people. You won't directly notice most of them, but it will effect things.

Just so you know: I'm okay with these being sold.

[Magis]

Edit: SNIP

You literally went "game was released in 2013, thus cash shop" after you just said "RMT is why cash shop exists", I am sorry you bad brained.

You say you don't care, yet you still post?

[Fiaryn]

I think being upset that the specific house you were working very hard to save up for was bought by someone who was willing to shell out $200 is a pretty valid complaint.

This is just one example of many possible ways that this will effect people. You won't directly notice most of them, but it will effect things.

Just so you know: I'm okay with these being sold.

That would suck but is no different to, and just as probable, as some omnicrafter on your server who was hitherto uninterested in housing deciding to buy one on a lark.

It's a roll of the dice no matter how you look at it. There will be more land eventually.