Mac Client

[Fyce]

Can someone, a staff confirmed that the Mac client is going to be available for free for current FFXIV players?

There is no ARR Mac Client currently announced to be available on its own.
The only Mac version that exist, and is currently in pre-order, is the complete edition ARR+Heavensward.

Nobody currently knows if the Mac version will ever be available for download, and if that's the case, we don't know if it will be free or not if you already have a PC registered licence.

[LilRedAlchemist]

That is only because Activision did not publish the Mac version, a separate Mac-specific company (Aspyr) published the title. SE is publishing the Mac version of FFXIV and I believe it is unprecedented that an MMORPG charge for a Mac client.

Yeah I played both GW2 and WoW and I only had to buy it once for PC and when I switched to Mac I didn't have to pay again. This is kinda a bunmer.

[Sebazy]

Forcing cross platform players to buy the original game has some merit when you put consoles into the mix. But given that this is a subscription based game, forcing these people to then purchase an expansion per platform is pretty hilarious.

SE's finance department really are doing there best to drag Yoshida's hard earned name through the mud for every penny it's worth with these moves. I've been playing MMOs since Ultima Online and I have never seen a pricing structure even remotely as toxic and disrespectful to the player base as Heavensward.

[Zaft]

It really is pretty crappy. If you're going to charge for it, at least make an ACTUAL client like Blizzard does, not just slap some Wine wrappers on it and call it a day. We all know it's going to run like crap because of it.

[Saccharin]

It really is pretty crappy. If you're going to charge for it, at least make an ACTUAL client like Blizzard does, not just slap some Wine wrappers on it and call it a day. We all know it's going to run like crap because of it.

When I heard of the mac version I was surprised but now I know it's an API wrapper no so much. It's just not financially viable for a mac client.

[Gunghir]

When I heard the way they were referring to the Mac version of the game upon announcing it, I was worried this was the case... I understand why they are charging for it being a "separate platform," but at the same time I cannot honestly say the last time I bought a game that had PC/Mac versions and have them be separate purchases. Other major MMOs I've played have allowed me to just sign in online and download whichever version I need, I buy a game on Steam and I get both versions if they are available... SE's decision to separate the two seems like a step backwards. My desktop is a Windows box and my laptop is a Macbook, which I run FFXIV through bootcamp on the Windows partition. I was really rather excited to be able to download the Mac version, but there's no way I could ever justify another game purchase just for that.

In short, this is a big disappointment when so much of the industry already offers PC/Mac versions for the same purchase.

[Lexia]

SE requires a key for each platform you play on, regardless of how it coded or run or where you get the data from, even if a friend gave you the MAC data you will still need to buy the key. You buying a key not data.

[Intaki]

I'm fairly certain this move isn't for people who are currently playing the game on Macs via Bootcamp. It's for making the game available to the demographic of PC users who only use the Mac OS and have yet to play FFXIV.

[BreathlessTao]

...and yet another thread where people want a piece of software for free - wait, where did they ever actually say or give proof to it being being just a wrapper? Because if there isn't any such, then it's all just guesswork for now, meaning people are getting worked up for no good reason.

On a sidenote to crapple owners: get a proper PC. Like, if you're running Windows on it anyhow, why force yourself to have that overpriced pos?

[Sebazy]

...and yet another thread where people want a piece of software for free

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On a sidenote to crapple owners: get a proper PC. Like, if you're running Windows on it anyhow, why force yourself to have that overpriced pos?[/S][/SIZE]

Free? You seem to be forgetting both the subscription fees as well as the box/codes we all purchased. This isn't about getting a free lunch, I'm looking at the fact that I'm potentially going to have spent £240 on this expansion by the time all is said and done, £80 of that is is for the ability to multi box with my mac. That is an utterly outrageous figure for an expansion. I've been playing MMOs since the days of Ultima Online and I have *NEVER* experienced robbery on this scale within a subscription based game. I suspect even a Candy Crush addiction would be cheaper than this =(

As for your crapple comment, don't be so narrow minded! Plenty of people run both. The Mac is my net facing machine and handles the day to day slog without any security fears and all for a fraction of the energy usage. On the flipside, my regular PC as well as my storage server bring the gaming horsepower and handle the heavy lifting that the mac isn't so suited for. Both have their merits over each other and I'd be a fool to give up any of them to go to a single platform.