Wada and SE looking into discount. What price is acceptable?

[Betelgeuzah]

-25% off if you take the whole package (Dec.-2.0).

[Mrfox0707]

I fully agree with the OP. 5-7 dollars would be a great price to pay until 2.0 comes out.

[ChiefCurrahee]

what about discounts only on multi-month subs? pay 3 - 6 months up front get a discount. If you go month to month... full price!

[viion]

I still think my idea is best for them

5-7$ discount
1$ for itemspace/retainers.

[options]

i'd like an option to pay full price if i wanted too. I wanna support 2.0 by paying full price but i understand others may not feel the same.

[ChiefCurrahee]

As many have said, you let players know in advance so that they KNOW about the full price down the road when 2.0 comes out. You get a reduced price now as the game is in production since it's not fully complete while being aware that once the game is finished, they will rightly get their full price. And as I have said, a slowly increasing price towards their target price would help to slowly ease the population into paying full price.

It's not like they're going to charge half price now, not tell anyone about 2.0's price structure, and suddenly double the price when 2.0 hits. That's absolutely foolish.

SE already stated a year ago that when they have a roadmap and plan of future development of FFXIV and that when game meets what they feel should have launched with they would bring back subs. Guess what that tiem is upon us and look how people react.

It seems that a lot of people think that a tuesday in December 2012 they will be playing current FFXIV then on wednesday they will be playing a whole new game. One which they will be willing to pay full price for. You are all kidding yourselves.
If SE reduces the sub across the board until ver. 2.0 comes out people will be so used to paying that reduced fee that a price increase will make players see red.

Telling them ahead of time "From December 2011 - December 2012 FFXIV sub fees will be priced @ $5-7 a month, the first billing cycle of 2013 FFXIV sub fee will then increase to $10-14 a month" Will not work.

Reduced rates should only be offered when purchasing Crysta in bulk $30-$60 at a time, or when subscribing for 3-6 month blocks. All month to month subs should be full price. This model is substainable throughout the lifetime of FFXIV service, and is a standard in MMO pricing.

Asking for less now will only create more problems in the future when they ask for more.

[Nayt]

I like the idea of a discount. Fullprice at this stage, while I would pay, I would feel like it's a bit overcharged.

I still think my idea is best for them

5-7$ discount
1$ for itemspace/retainers.

Paying extra for retainers? wtf?

[Rhomagus]

I think $5.00/month sounds reasonable. It's a nice round number that most people wouldn't have a problem with.

If they're firm on the stance that they must start up subscriptions at this point, I'm overjoyed that they're considering a discount. As I've stated in other threads, my husband is fighting me on paying until 2.0.

And it's not because we're cheap. We drop money on video games all the time. We both have active WoW accounts (in fact, he has two so he can dual box), and I have an active Aion account. Right now he's playing offline games such as minecraft, Sim City and Batman: Arkham City.

It all comes down to a matter of principle. My husband is a business owner, and firmly believes that dissatisfaction should be expressed with your wallet. For that reason, he will never ever give NCSoft another dime of his money (Aion burned him pretty bad). And he does not believe that FFXIV is a product that is worth $12.99/month.

Again, it's not that we can't afford it, it's like someone said in another thread... it's like betraying your own sense of responsibility.

But if I can say to him, "It's only five bucks a month," I think he might concede.

There are a lot of players who still don't trust SE. Their plans for the future are still that, just plans. And to ask full price right now threatens to break that fragile trust and alienate players.

Isn't it better to compromise and keep more players, than be unbending and turn people away?

Best post in thread^

[Quisi]

I guess 8-9$ is ok for me. I doubt they would want to charge 7$ and increase it by 1 every patch. It would be too complicated. They will probably stick to eg -20% or something like that.

[Betelgeuzah]

I don't see why people assume that their only option is to lower the standard fee. There are many more ways to offer a discount that doesn't come down to a straight -10-50% discount on the monthly fee.