This game is P2W

[Myrika]

Nice sarcasm, but we ARE dealing with a cash-shop now.

You can now get an in-game economical advantage over others with real money. Sure it isn't straight literal pay-to-win but having experienced f2p economies I know it's enough to divide in-game "economical classes". I get over it like most of us because the game is still enjoyable regardless, but that doesn't mean this new mog-station business model is good. They are ways for SE to generate more profit without affecting the in-game economy but tradable cash-shop items isn't one.

I just hope this cash-shop won't expend further in the future, because I play, and enjoy, FFXIV especially to get away from the imbalances of f2p/p2w games.

[Quesse]

Don't mind paying my sub and for expansions.

But hate the cash shop - its greedy and insulting to those who have supported ffxiv from the beginning - paying even for 1.0 - to have the result of our support be a cash shop that squeezes more money out of us.

[Dervy]

[Mikaka]

My metallic blue dye gives me +1 resistance to trolls.

[Jacost]

4/10, would not be trolled again.

[Cendres]

Is this a joke/troll thread? I can't tell......

[Elazu]

Seems like people need to fix their sarcasm detectors.

[Yshnal]

Because paying 50€ (aprox.) for three new jobs, a new race, several new and bigger zones, an increased level cap, more quests, new gear sets, a new raid, etc. (AND REAL tangible stuff if you get the CE, things that you'll be able to keep forever even if your character gets deleted and the servers go down) is the same as buying a mount for a single character for 17€ or a pot of dye for almost 1€. And I'm sure that you'll be able to get tons of gil from selling access to all that to other players, too. Also, they have invested the same resources and development time to make it.

Oh, wait. No, it doesn't, and you can't sell it either. Nice try though.

[Woggers]

A for effort.

[saber_alter]

S for internet sarcasm.