How to pay for FFXIV

[Vestara_Khai]

What the heck is redtube. . .nevermind, I totally fell for that one -.-;;;

[Zumi]

The new team has been hard at work to turn this game around, all while letting us continue a game that, let's face it, is still fun to play in spite of its flaws (And if it's not fun... why are you playing?). They're putting out more changes than most other online games out there, and for the past year this has all been FOR FREE.

We are being given the chance to play in an online game that truly embraces what an online game can be by letting us live in a changing world, one in which we are the players in a grander stage, and unlike some epic quest in other MMOs, this won't be something you can do again and again, something that will always be a matter of the present. It will be something that was most definitely "in the past", adding history to the game. How many games out there can boast that its players can be part of a living history, to be there as events unfold and be part of a living, breathing narrative? This is a unique aspect of gaming, and one I eagerly anticipate being a part of. I dunno, somehow I feel that's worth $15 a month.

The thing is there is a lot of free online games that work better then FFXIV does. Just because it is online doesn't mean it deserves a fee. Especially when SE themselves said its only about 50% done. A lot of the faults that FFXIV has makes it not fun. It definitely wasn't nice of them to sell FFXIV in such a unfinished state, under the illusion we were buying a high quality finished product. I don't feel like I even got my money's worth when I bought the game.

Like I said a lot of games offer free online play with just the purchase of the game and they work much better then FFXIV does currently. Which is why they shouldn't be charging until the game is done.

Sure I'll try 2.0 out when it goes on free trail again but I will not be paying to play a unfinished product that is still below standards out of principal.

Will people please stop bitching about the payments starting up, guess what? It's a game company and without money THERE IS NO GAME.

Quit acting like SE didn't make any money off this. They sold all those $80 collectors editions. And FFXIV sold around 500k copies was it.

[Misteyes]

They also have the option to close down the servers and bring back FFXIV-2 as a new game later. Keeping the servers up costs money that could be saved. Paying the devs to keep providing updates and events for FFXIV-1 also costs money that could be saved.

When we subscribe in November, we're paying for FFXIV-1. The game as it is then (or rather, as it is after the 1.20 patch). If you don't think it's worth your money, then don't sub. If you're just paying on the hope of 2.0, don't sub - just wait.

If, on the other hand, like me, you're enjoying playing the game (and possibly also excited for 2.0, though that's not important), looking forward to the prelude events, and want to watch the redesign unfold in front of you, then pay.

If you think you'd get more for your money elsewhere (buying 3 lattes a month, if not another game), then do. Take your money elsewhere. Don't upset yourself by raging on the forums at us "fanboys," "fangirls," and "white knights." Those of us who are enjoying the game will not be convinced that we aren't enjoying it. We're not buying a promise, we're buying the game as it is now.

If you want to stick around and experience everything that's being done with FFXIV-1, but don't want to have to pay for it, well, tough love.

[Addendum, since I spent way too long writing this post and others posted]
Yes, they made money off box sales, but they aren't going to make you buy the game again when FFXIV-2 launches.

[TonyMontana]

Its going to be a tough road ahead. While some people sit in the lap of luxury, not all of us have that comfort. So, with that said, I have a few ways you can save the exorbitant price of $15 a month. With the tough economy still lingering, finding an hour or two's wage each month will be tough, but I can help.


You could: Skip the 2nd coffee of the morning once a week.
You could: Buy single-ply TP instead of double.
You could: Use 1 Alieve instead of 2 Asprin
You could: Eat one twix bar, and save the other for later.
You could: Cancel your redtube premier subscription.
You could: Put the change from your pocket at the end of the day into a jar and roll it once a month.
You could: Put regular gas in your SUV
You could: Turn off your $300 Halloween lights decoration 3 hours before dawn.
You could: Quit whining over a whopping $15.

I will personally buy 2 less sodas a week.

I hope these have helped. I sure as heck couldn't have survived this months rent if I hadn't taken them to heart.

In short; Why is everyone in an uproar over $15 a month? I really don't understand. If you don't think the game is worth it, don't pay it.

I clicked "Like!" just so I would have the opportunity to click "Unlike"


Oh and by the way I am eatting both of my twix sticks nom nom nom!

[Dubont]

$15 a month is hard to pay when you have a $700/month rent payment, $200/month in gas, x amount of insurance, $200 utility bill, $30 gated parking bill at the apartment, $40 street parking bill at work, $300 in food AND $150 a month for my addiction...


plus christmas is coming up soon...*sigh* so many bills...guess I'll have to ask mommy for more money.

[Yellow]

I'm pretty sure by the time they make it pay to play the game will be somewhat different than it is from now.

I wouldn't say it's ready for sale again.. but it's definitely playable o__o;;

$150 a month for my addiction...

Like... Smoking/alcohol/drugs/gambling?

xD Pleaaasse you didn't need to bring that up. That's definitely not an excuse.