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[Kafeen]

494 mindless zombie SE fans voted yes...

I see you've played though take two jobs to level 50, 2 more into the forties and several more over level 30.

That's an awful lot of playtime for a game you claim not to like.

If those 213 (so far) people who voted no, don't think the game is in any fit state at the moment then why are you still playing?

[Vivik]

If those 213 (so far) people who voted no, don't think the game is in any fit state at the moment then why are you still playing?

I believe the vote was to pay to play or not and atm it's still free. Really not that hard of a concept to grasp, is it?

[Deminia]

I see you've played though take two jobs to level 50, 2 more into the forties and several more over level 30.

That's an awful lot of playtime for a game you claim not to like.

If those 213 (so far) people who voted no, don't think the game is in any fit state at the moment then why are you still playing?

I voted no. I do like this game - or at least, I do like the direction the game is heading. I do not at all feel it is anywhere near ready to begin charging a subscription price. I am currently playing despite the unfinished state of the game because it is free and I see a lot of promise in the finished product.

However, because I have a very limited budget (and yes - to me even $15 a month has to be spent wisely) and also limited playtime, I need to make sure that if I am paying for something, that I really feel like I am getting the most out of that money. I do see myself paying for a subscription again in the future, but unless something major changes in the next month, I don't really see enough to plunk down my money just yet for this game. I still might, but I am definitely leaning towards no for now.

It isn't just people who hate the game who voted no, and it isn't just people who have no intention of ever paying. Some of us are just going to make a decision to wait until the game is ready and spend our money on something else in the meantime.

[Soukyuu]

If those 213 (so far) people who voted no, don't think the game is in any fit state at the moment then why are you still playing?

Who says we do? I only log in once a month to check out the changes and log off again. If they manage to keep what they promised this time, they'll have me back - eventually.

I might pay on and off inbetween but only if it's not the full price, the game is not worth it's full price to me and I don't want to invest into SE and risk getting screwed over like they did it with FFXIV. I hope the initial failure of FFXIV was a hard enough slap in their face to make things right this time and listen to the community when it says the game is not ready for release yet, like we did in alpha/beta.

[grandm]

494 mindless zombie SE fans voted yes...

so most of us would pay to play. what does that tell ya? you won't be missed cya :P

[Fouluryu]

so most of us would pay to play. what does that tell ya? you won't be missed cya :P

Apparently this needs to be written in bigger words since people love not reading. Sigh... Guess that's public school for ya. Never said I did not like the game, or said I would quit the game entirely. I didn't like the game until it started to work like a game. However, the game itself is still incomplete for it to be paid.

Second, it seems people keep assuming SE is poor. They're not or otherwise they wouldn't be making other games. You think 12 or 14 is not a lot? I pay a lot of subscriptions fees as is: Netflix, the internet speed xbox live, & other bills. Not to mention a costly lap top to play XIV on.

Lastly, I find the votes to be questionable. That's the way I see it compared to these hundreds of posts of people frowning upon the billing services. As one person said, 12-14$ would be better spent on food than playing the subscription fee plus not everyone plays daily. If the game was designed as a casual gamer, than a casual gamer should be paying with a price of a piece of mind.

[Slatfatf]

For those who don’t like the news:

Wow, what a lot of cheep bastards. You’ve been playing this game for a year free (or at least of cost of the software), don’t post complaints in the forum; just go away. (..and I could give a pot of piss if you want to argue its broken, doesn’t matter, still doesn’t make it your intellectual property.)

People go to work, they get paid to create this, it’s their right to charge a fee, don’t like the price; don’t pay it, just go away.

Good riddance to the players with 50 mules in the Wards, or the players who can’t decide if they are going to keep playing, hey Wow or Rift are great games go there or go anywhere; just go away!

[MDvn]

No I'm busy studying and looking for a job right now so I can't play games much, FFXIV is the only online game I'm playing right now.

And first thing I want to say is I'm a fan of Final Fantasy franchise and SE, I will play any FF or SE game on any platform (but can finish any of them lol), and the reason I could go to r50 because I had friends here playing with me and I shared alot of good time with them, but now most of my friends left the game (even before I reach r50) and after my main job reach 50 I felt kind of empty, after the 1.19 out I was excited at first but now I'm bored again, there's not that much things to do now.

[Seirra_Lanzce]

No I'm busy studying and looking for a job right now so I can't play games much, FFXIV is the only online game I'm playing right now.

And first thing I want to say is I'm a fan of Final Fantasy franchise and SE, I will play any FF or SE game on any platform (but can finish any of them lol), and the reason I could go to r50 because I had friends here playing with me and I shared alot of good time with them, but now most of my friends left the game (even before I reach r50) and after my main job reach 50 I felt kind of empty, after the 1.19 out I was excited at first but now I'm bored again, there's not that much things to do now.

same, but that is what mmorpg is friends you made will soon gone, and you make new friends again, is what mmorpg is all about. I'm sticking with my new friends that are on the same thinking as me that want to stay to see Eorzea 1.2X till it's end.

[stoned]

For those who don’t like the news:

Wow, what a lot of cheep bastards. You’ve been playing this game for a year free (or at least of cost of the software), don’t post complaints in the forum; just go away. (..and I could give a pot of piss if you want to argue its broken, doesn’t matter, still doesn’t make it your intellectual property.)

People go to work, they get paid to create this, it’s their right to charge a fee, don’t like the price; don’t pay it, just go away.

Good riddance to the players with 50 mules in the Wards, or the players who can’t decide if they are going to keep playing, hey Wow or Rift are great games go there or go anywhere; just go away!

lol i will blow my nose with a 20 dollar bill then give it to a homless guy begging for food b4 i help this company finacialy anymore than the 80 bucks i did pay to play this game.

im not goin anywhere till they start charing or they ban me, i wont be silenced by sheep like u.