Old Minions

[comware]

We've seen some of the old seasonal event minions hit the cash shop already (i.e. Iceheart, Yugiri, Tender Lamb, Hoary the Snowman, etc.). In my opinion, it would be great to see some of the other event minions like Wind-up Brickman and Wind-up Shantotto make their way to the cash shop as well.

I didn't start playing the game until Oct. 2014 so it's frustrating not being able to obtain items like these that were rewarded from events before my time. It's a bit more controversial, but I'd actually love to see other minions like the Cait Sith Doll, Wind-up Bahamut, and Wind-up Dalamud made available in the cash shop as well. In the case of Bahamut and Dalamud, even re-releasing the soundtracks with item codes again would be enough for me to purchase them to obtain the minion.

Same thing with Legacy Chocobo and Goobbue - the completionist in me just wants everything haha. I wish I could buy more than 180 days of game time in order to catch up on the veteran rewards tiers too.

[Heliantheae]

I'd love for the Dragon Quest event to return in its entirety. I want to get Puff Puffed.

[ChiiSoSeriouz]

Legacy Chocobo will never be in the cash shop. New players don't deserve it.

[Enkidoh]

Although I can definitely support minions that were offered in past in-game special events like the Wind-Up Shantotto returning for purchase on the Mogstation, past special minions that were only available through special offers or included with merchandise should not be re-offered, as adding them to the Mogstation defeats the whole purpose of having them included with merchandise in the first place - they're there to attract players to purchase the items, and thus sell more books/soundtracks/plush toys etc.

And the Legacy Campaign bonuses will forever be unattainable, as again, it's whole purpose was to encourage 1.0 players to continue to stick with the original game when SE turned subscriptions on in 2012 - it was basically a 'thank you' to players for sticking with the game in it's darkest hour and supporting ARR's development costs. Giving the Legacy chocobo to new players simply because you want a special chocobo completely cheapens this I'm sorry to say.

And the other perks that the Legacy Campaign gave, with the exception of lower fees (automatic day 1 access to Phase 1 of the ARR Beta Test, option to have the player's name added to ARR's credits, permanent low subscription fees for ARR) are now not even relevant anymore anyway (the Beta is long since over and ARR is now launched, meaning the name inclusion was only possible during development). So again, restoring Legacy Campaign eligibility is meaningless.

I sympathize with you about wanting to collect 'everything', but really, missing out on something that you may want is all a part of life isn't it? There will always be times when there will be something offered for only a short time and then unless you get it then it's gone forever, and this definitely applies to FFXIV, what with the huge volume of exclusive items and content that was only available in 1.0 and is now unattainable completely (even the exclusive achievement for completing 1.0's storyline was literally called 'Once in a Lifetime!', which pretty much clinches this). Again I'm sorry for sounding arrogant and elitist here, but certain exclusive content will always stay exclusive because that was it's whole idea - that if could only be attained at that time and if you missed out it's unfortunate but there's nothing that can be done.

Basically, it comes down to, "get it while it's hot, because when these cakes are gone, that's it, there's no more!"

[comware]

Deep down I know you're right about the legacy stuff.

The items that were bonus pack-ins with merchandise, on the other hand, I would be more than happy to still purchase if it included the code. I have two of the soundtracks, both art books, the moogle delivery plush, and both carbuncle plushies specifically because they came with minion codes. Unfortunately, Wind-up Bahamut and Wind-up Dalamud only came with the first print run of their soundtracks so I have not purchased those. I agree with you that the minion codes were there to drive sales. Since the codes are gone I have not purchased those items, so adding the codes back to their related merchandise, or even to a new item for purchase would be fine by me.

Wind-up Brickman and Wind-up Shantotto seem the most likely additions to the cash shop though. Would still love to see any and all of it return. Really just trying to express interest to SE in the forums. Take my money Square! You know how to do it now!

[Lunaxia]

Legacy Chocobo will never be in the cash shop. New players don't deserve it.

How threatened legacy players are by the possibilty of their items becoming non-exclusive never fails to amuse me.

[ChiiSoSeriouz]

Not threatened at all, it was a gift along with our names in the credits :^)

[Rufalus]

In the case of Bahamut and Dalamud, even re-releasing the soundtracks with item codes again would be enough for me to purchase them to obtain the minion.

I would buy that old soundtrack album with the dalamud minion. I don't know why that's a limited time only thing.

[Aivi_lo]

With the exception of the legacy stuff I think the cash shop should only be used for 'catch up' items

[wicked-one]

Thank you for encouraging Developers in believe that a already "pay-every-month" game cashing in even more is acceptable...



I should start a Kickstarter for "no actual Idea, but you just seem to have enough money"

I think, stuff like seasonal minions and gear should always be obtainable ingame...