Fat Moogle Mount on Mogstation!

[Melorie]

wtf

"Anti-mooglestation" holy banana bread, read the topic please. Most people here aren't even talking about the mogstation, they're talking about exclusive items.
No one is saying that the game is worse either, but YES, people are warned because of their decisions and they should be. You don't need to have your afternoon tea at Square Enix escritory to actually know that cash shops should be watched and treated carefully, you just need to play MMOs for some time and watch the MMO market. It's not rocket science. The MMO history is all the proof the one needs to actually be afraid of cash shop moves.
You can ignore that all you want. But then it's your choice, do not come preaching for "proof" like we're at some kind of tribunal here.

It's all a matter of logic. If the item cannot have been made into the game, then why it exists for mogstation? Why the mogstation is the priority for an EXCLUSIVE item? Does it exist because of mogstation money? Then, mogstation is supporting mogstation? Because if that's the case, it's worse. We're not supporting the game paying for items, we're supporting the cash shop itself. The item COULD'VE been a recolour, like Red Fenrir. But no. Putting an exclusive item on mogstation was a CHOICE. A greedy choice.
If you think that this is okay. GREAT. But there's absolutely nothing wrong with not being comfortable with it.

[SagaSoluna]

bbq

Not only have i been playing MMOs since 1999 but i have actually worked at a company that published a game with millions of players (Ragnarok Online EU)

You are entitled to your opinions but cease this condescending tone in which you guys make it sound like anyone with a brain or experience should reach the same conclusion you do because it is incredibly pretentious and fallacious.

Your perception on MMO history/industry is not the standard for the industry, and this is something that you guys seem to literally be unable to fit within your skulls.

And what i am saying is that if the items were not to be monetized, they may not have bothered to create them to begin with.

And you guys really need to stop thinking that your sub entitles you to anything but access to the servers, because it does not, not even legally.

Squenix has the right to spend their earned money in whatever they want.

[Melorie]

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Then you probably know what happened to ragnarok online, and many other games. If you think that this is okay, and that the MMO player shouldn't be afraid, that's great. Really. Doesn't change the fact that other people feel different, and if you choose to ignore all their reasons even looking at MMO market I can only guess that you have no empathy at all.

And what i am saying is that if the items were not to be monetized, they may not have bothered to create them to begin with.

Well what makes it worse, don't you think? The fact that the item idea just exist to make money sounds very greedy. They could've put it into the game and they make a recolour, but no. The choice for an exclusive item says much about an intention.
And if you get my suggestion to read the topic, there's already proof of how this idea of "acess to the servers" isn't true. I won't do the job for you though, since you're a person that cares so much about information.

My subs give me the right to give my feedback and my opinion about their moves, deal with it. I am a customer, like it or not. Square Enix asked for my complaints. What everyone is saying here IS feedback, doesn't matter if you don't see it as feedback. If you can't deal with it, leave the forums. I'll stay here watching for the game I like.

[SagaSoluna]

Then you probably know what happened to ragnarok online

Actually, the main problem Ragnarok Online EU faced was the brutal amount of private servers that were born from the fact that you pretty much had to sell your life and soul to the devil and farm 10 hours a day if you hoped to even move that experience bar past level 50.

It had nothing to do with the cash shop.

there's already proof of how this idea of "acess to the servers" isn't true.

The subscription gives you the rights that are detailed in the EULA and the contract that you enter with Squenix upon subscribing.
You accept their terms before you can access the game, so trying to theorize how you actually have extra rights is ridiculous.

Nothing more, nothing less, and in no part of the contract there is a clause that forces Squenix to re-invest into the game for free or gives you special rights upon said game and what they decide to do or do not with it.

[Chalbee]

See, you may not agree with me and have your opinion and I can think that you're wrong, just like you may think that I'm wrong. There's nothing horrible in that. It happens.

In that we are in agreement. I have no desire or ability to police your opinions. But you are using your entitlement to an opinion as a cudgel to attack other posters on this forum, including personal attacks against another poster based solely on their disagreement with your opinion on game philosophy. And you are using it as a shield to basically say you are above reproach on account of being a "customer." We can disagree with one another and still be civil.

[SagaSoluna]

since you're so sensible about people not agreeing with you. Got it? I hope so because I'm starting to get tired of explaining the same thing over and over again.

But you are using your entitlement to an opinion as a cudgel to attack other posters on this forum. And you are using it as a shield to basically say you are above reproach on account of being a "customer."

My problem is not that "You disagree with me" but that you seem to think that your opinion is untouchable on the ground of being a customer, just like Chalbee explains.

[Melorie]

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If I offended anyone, then I'm sorry it wasn't my intention. I never said that Saga is a bad worker, I just said that I'm glad that his mindset is not the mindset of the company. Is that a personal offense? I find it okay to disapprove someone's vision. Does that mean that he's a terrible person? Nope. Is that a personal attack? Because I think that it's part of the discussion. If that's a offense for him, then again, sorry? Not my intention, but we clearly don't agree what personal offenses are, and as I said I have no crystal ball to know his values about what is an offense and what isn't.

I'm being civil. I don't need to be extremely cutesy and gentle to express my point with people that keeps insisting of how I am probably being fallacious just because they don't agree with me.

My problem is not that "You disagree with me" but that you seem to think that your opinion is untouchable on the ground of being a customer, just like Chalbee explains.

It's not. But sorry, you weren't the one that could convince that I'm wrong. Doesn't mean that you can't think different from me.

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I also think that the game isn't lacking in items. But yes I would prefer a recolour of it in the future instead of it being right into the mogstation. I am afraid of the exclusive items pattern, and while the game haven't been affected by that yet, doesn't makes me think that it's less dangerous.

[Reinha]

It's all a matter of logic. If the item cannot have been made into the game, then why it exists for mogstation?

I will follow your premise "the item cannot have been made into the game for free".

Mog Station brings in resources to allow it to exist, and it only brings in a continuous flow of those resources because new items are made to be sold there. No matter how much resources they have from sub money, those resources are finite and that's what gets us the finite free patch content and items. Adding extra resources on top of it (paid extra time, more designers, rented workforce) will always allow the production of more extra in-game models. Now if your complaint is that there aren't enough free mounts obtainable in game, that's another matter entirely. The point is Mog Station brings in extra resources to make extra things, and it would fail to do so if it stopped getting new merchandise to sell. That's why the extra items go to Mog Station. Otherwise there would be no resources to develop new extra items.

Does it exist because of mogstation money? Then, mogstation is supporting mogstation?

Yes. The Mog Station must at the very least support the Mog Station itself, because otherwise we could deduct that it's making a net loss and if that was the case they would have already stopped that project. It is only logical. It is possible that it brings in enough profit to even support the game, in which case it is funding both the Mog Station development and the game's development. But we can't know that much for sure.

Because if that's the case, it's worse. We're not supporting the game paying for items, we're supporting the cash shop itself. The item COULD'VE been a recolour, like Red Fenrir. But no. Putting an exclusive item on mogstation was a CHOICE. A greedy choice. If you think that this is okay. GREAT. But there's absolutely nothing wrong with not being comfortable with it.

Why is it worse? A completely separate system, running on separate money, optional for customers and has no gameplay effect on those who choose to not support it. Those who want Mog Station items support the making of new items by buying the ones that are already there. Those who don't, don't. Why would this be inherently "bad"? It's literally how every shop works regardless of whether it's producing cosmetic game items or real life products. You are trying to attach a negative moral value to a basic business principle.

And remember, there is the chance it also benefits the main game. At the worst it's just a separate store for those who like that kind of things. At best it is a way to provide more money for a game that has a very low sub fee and a tight development schedule.

[Melorie]

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Yeah, the resources are finite that's why I'm all in for npc clothing following the same pattern (although cross-overs would be in the game imo), recolours, etc. I don't agree with exclusive items and the fact item ideas/design/concepts are being made just for mogstation doesn't sounds good or right to me. SO, you may agree with it or not, but that's how I feel and I'm glad that you feel that way and aren't afraid like I do, be happy with your mount.

[Reinha]

be happy with your mount.

Thank you, but I don't actually have it nor do I have plans to buy it at this point in time. I can't afford to spend money on cosmetic digital items, exclusive or not.

It doesn't bug me because I feel the sub fee offers enough unique mount options as it is and I still haven't been able to grind them all and keep up with new releases. Still need the bomb mount, goobbue, dandelion and the tank lion at least, lol. If I was still riding the same old magitek, now that would be a different story and would probably question why we're not getting anything new.