It's time to reevaluate the idea of adding a PLEX/Chronoscroll-like system to FFXIV

[Aldora]

I still can’t agree with idea’s where you can buy game time with in-game money, by purchasing items which are being sold through real money and placed on an Auction House. No matter how you put it.

15 Dollars or Euro’s is not expensive for a monthly subscription of an MMO such as WoW or FFXIV. If you really don’t have that kind of money to spend on an MMO, then you really need to reconsider if playing an Subscription based MMO is such a good idea. The same applies to people who don’t have a lot of time to spend on gaming and feel that the 15 Dollars/Euro’s isn’t worth the amount of time they spend playing the game.

There are bigger things in life then to worry about this.

On the other hand, we are living in an era where a lot of people want to get “stuff” for free, while throwing money at other things without a sliver of thought. For example, we want to play a MMO for free, but on the other hand, we’re not hesitating when it comes to spending a fortune on vanity items in cash shops.

The main reason behind it is the desire that you just have to have it. But, wouldn’t you agree that there is something very wrong with that picture?

Introducing a “PLEX” system will not solve these first world problems… It will only serve to “feed” it even more. Let’s say you can buy “PLEX” through the Mogstation and put it on the Market Boards… “How much in-game currency do you think is game time worth?” Depending on who you ask, you will get a different answer every time. Because it has no set value, it will give the players the “power” to decide for themselves what the value of “their” game time will be. That kind of “power” should never be placed in the hands of a player. Under no condition.

As players, we already have control over prices on the Market Boards and already you see items which are being sold for exuberant prices, or even far below the vendor prices. Game time should not be a part of that.

Next to that, i’ve seen games where you were able to buy game time or inventory/bank expansions with in-game currency, by purchasing “PLEX”-like currency through a legal in-game cash shop. These shops always charged a ridiculous amount of in-game cash for game time or inventory/bank expansions, which would require a lot of time in order to be able to purchase it.

If you are already susceptible to buying in-game currency through RMT, the chances that you will buy more to be able to buy the game time would only only increase.

No. As far as i’m concerned, paying a subscription fee for playing FFXIV (without having the means to buy & sell game time through a “PLEX”-like currency) is still the best business model to date.

But, make no mistake. I’m all for the opportunity to gift game time to friends or family, but not like this. If you want to gift game time, either buy a game time card for them, or have the ability to purchase game time through the Mog station, which then can be sent directly to the SE account of person you want it to be sent. The person would then receive either a real life e-mail saying that their game time has been extended for the amount which has been paid for, or the person would receive an untradeable and unsellable item in the Moogle Mail box which will extend their game time upon use.

[Bishop81]

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Doubt it's to solve any "first world problems".

Some people want to buy gil.
Some people have too much gil and won't mind saving $15 that month or more.

Hence ... CREDD/PLEX/whatever.

[Aldora]

Some people want to buy gil.
Some people have too much gil and won't mind saving $15 that month or more.

But, it’s because of reasons like these that “PLEX/CREDD/etc” currencies should not be implemented in the first place.

[TheUltimate3]

But, it’s because of reasons like these that “PLEX/CREDD/etc” currencies should not be implemented in the first place.

Just out of curiosity, how exactly do those reasons suggest 'not' to add a PLEX system?

[Duuude007]

Just out of curiosity, how exactly do those reasons suggest 'not' to add a PLEX system?

I had to 'lol' to this.

[Tiggy]

I had to 'lol' to this.

It's like all the posts till now with concerns were completely ignored.

[silentwindfr]

Doubt it's to solve any "first world problems".

Some people want to buy gil.
Some people have too much gil and won't mind saving $15 that month or more.

Hence ... CREDD/PLEX/whatever.

some people want to be the king of the world, do that means we must give it to them? seriously... if you have tons of gils that nice for you, but that not a reason for add a pay to win or a legal rmt into the game no simply no!

[Bishop81]

some people want to be the king of the world, do that means we must give it to them? seriously... if you have tons of gils that nice for you, but that not a reason for add a pay to win or a legal rmt into the game no simply no!

It's not a matter of giving it to them.

They don't need us to "give it to them"/allow them to legally buy gil, they can just get it themselves/buy from the bastard RMTs.

We can't stop them, might as well try to benefit from it.