December 2011 is the end

[Overkill9000]

in regards to ppl playing game that supposedly don't 'care' enough to post, i don't think we have to worry about them leaving and ppl not posting or playing... i am pretty sure SE is aware of those numbers

[Sagagemini]

Some people are really stupid.
The problem is not the amount we are going the pay! The problem is paying for something that does not deserve our money.
Stop with the "It's only 12$, anyone can afford that"

If you like the game as it is now, great!
But some of us are not paying for a game that is still incomplete.

I'd rather flush the 12$ than giving it to SE.

[Krychek]

Ya I could care less about the 12$ a month, but I wont pay to play a beta for another year. Its clearly a very unfinished product by their own words but they want you to pay them to develope the game for them....ok sure.

I played FFXI for 6 years, I bought this game day one 75$ for CE edition. But I wont pay, the servers are already disgustingly dead whether I pay or not I already know over half of the player base will leave come sub time if not come SWTOR time. So why would I pay to play a mmo....with nobody.

[TheVedis]

Some people are really stupid.
The problem is not the amount we are going the pay! The problem is paying for something that does not deserve our money.
Stop with the "It's only 12$, anyone can afford that"

If you like the game as it is now, great!
But some of us are not paying for a game that is still incomplete.

I'd rather flush the 12$ than giving it to SE.

you obviously dont enjoy the game then, at which point it must be asked why are you even playing it

the point is in the end, people who enjoy it will pay
and ALOT of people enjoy it

[Sagagemini]

you obviously dont enjoy the game then, at which point it must be asked why are you even playing it

the point is in the end, people who enjoy it will pay
and ALOT of people enjoy it

I like the game, but not the enough to pay for it.

And i agree with you, but that's not my point.
It's just pretty lame that people(mostly fanboys) are trying to convice us to play the game because it only costs 12$ a month.
Enough with the "OMG You gotta help SE!" or "Everyone should quit now, the game does not have a future!"

I'm looking forward to December 2012, because i believe the game will be worthy of my money by then.

[TheVedis]

I like the game, but not the enough to pay for it.

And i agree with you, but that's not my point.
It's just pretty lame that people(mostly fanboys) are trying to convice us to play the game because it only costs 12$ a month.
Enough with the "OMG You gotta help SE!" or "Everyone should quit now, the game does not have a future!"

I'm looking forward to December 2012, because i believe the game will be worthy of my money by then.

same goes for those trying to convince people not to play

let people decide for themselves since im pretty sure pretty much everyone has

[Focant]

I don't mean to be rude or anything, but what is the point of this thread? All you've really said is that the population of the game will drop until v2.0 releases, which is pretty obvious and doesn't require any real experimentation to figure out. For any other game post-release this would definitely be an issue; however, it means far less in the case of XIV. Why does the population between now and 2.0 matter at all if they'll be re-marketing the game to draw in those that haven't played as well as those who've left? Do you believe anyone who had an interest in this game will hold such a grudge over subscriptions going live as to avoid trying it out again during the v2.0 free trial period? Sure, you might not want to pay for a "half finished game" and that's completely understandable, but that doesn't really matter in the long run as the "full game" (i.e. 2.0) is on the way and ultimately the real indicator of the game's longevity. The server populations now have almost no bearing on this game's future and really only represent what it will be like between now and 2013.

The game will be lonelier between now and then, which sucks, but it's no real indication of the "end" of this game. Regardless, I do hope anyone that leaves does give it a shot upon re-release. I do really want to see this game succeed once its transformation is complete.

[Arshei]

It's not like they ever intended to keep the game free to play. I'm really suprised this is causing so much drama. I took it as hey we're about to relauch the game so if you wanna enjoy the new content you'll need to start paying, if not hope you enjoyed your free year because it's ending.

[Resty]

Actually most people are using the "like" leaving as a "do I want to pay" vote.
Let's face it, people are hoping the "ill leave" threat will buy them more free play months.
I'm sure there will be a small percentage that doesn't renew, but if the "I'm cancelling my sub if....." threats of XI are any indicator, it's all bluff.
At the state the game will be in in Decenber, insisting it should be free is just being downright rude.
If you didn't have to pay for something until YOU thought you should, no one would ever pay for a damn thing. You'd always find a reason regardless of it being reasonable, or even real, to keep your wallet in your pocket.

[Lavani]

Only 11 pages, i am disapoint. The other thread is up to 33.