Dont Lock Emotes To Extremely Exensive Merchandise

[KaitlanKela]

Like having a job suddenly makes a $100 emote a good purchase...

Seriously $100 for statue +emote is so far beyond what I think the vast majority is willing to pay. Say .1% of the players pay $100, or they could price it at $1 and 50% of players buy it. In which scenario does SE make more money? (Of course, referring to just the emote not the statue. There's way less demand for the statue than the emote, ironically)

But it's SE's product, I'll just do what I always do when I'm not happy with the price of something: not buy it.

[OMGAFLYINGPENGUIN]

Get a job like a normal adult?

Uh lol, I'm from a first world country. But with the recent brexit that has increased the value of major currencies, the odin statue costs 263 SGD here. For your info Cait sith costs 90SGD due to shipment and tax here. For every plushie I purchase I can actually get another one.

Btw for malaysians that's 800RM, that's how much two traffic officers make in a month. While I'm not really keen on this or act like I'm entitled to everything, I do think that your reasoning is illogical because you're forgetting not everyone has access to purchasing this without the means of 3rd party. Personally I do think the prices of items are alittle too much, there are too much things locked behind real money purchase (Which is well, your DLC) and it has been happening way too often.

I have a good job for a fresh graduate, in a sense I can afford the things that interests me but that doesn't mean I shouldn't empathise nor close an eye when there is something I feel is becoming unethical.

[Norleas]

Get a job like a normal adult?

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[Colorful]

Don't lock emotes/pets behind items you're not willing to sell to players in countries you service either.

cough Australia cough

[Anera]

Don't lock emotes/pets behind items you're not willing to sell to players in countries your service either.

cough Australia cough

I don't think yoshida know that we'r exist down here or SEE

[Colorful]

I don't think yoshida know that we'r exist down here or SEE

I figure we're too small of a userbase to be worth it, but if Blizzard managed to release a Warcraft cookbook in retail stores down here I don't see why SE can't do it for major items. At the very least, a digital version of the lore book would be nice.

[Nestama]

I figure we're too small of a userbase to be worth it, but if Blizzard managed to release a Warcraft cookbook in retail stores down here I don't see why SE can't do it for major items. At the very least, a digital version of the lore book would be nice.

I'd honestly be fine with that. It's something.

Though I'd also like the physical book...

[Korihu]

I figure we're too small of a userbase to be worth it, but if Blizzard managed to release a Warcraft cookbook in retail stores down here I don't see why SE can't do it for major items. At the very least, a digital version of the lore book would be nice.

Heck, at least Blizzard offers the ability to ship stuff from their store down here! It's expensive, but not as expensive as having to do it through a reseller/proxy service.

When I mentioned how I didn't like exclusive items being locked behind merchandise, which a good amount of people cannot even purchase without having to pay exorbitant prices (think almost double the cost), in a subscription based game because it just feels so fishy, someone asked me if I would rather have to spend $50 a month on the sub. So. Silly. Merchandise sells plenty well enough without the in game exclusives, and the game functioned well enough before they had a lot of merch.

Also, let's be real, they price stuff higher with the in game bonus attached. Look at the Kuplu Kupo plush and the Mail Moogle plush. They're pretty much the same thing as far as size and stuff goes, just one has a cap and an in game item, yet the one that has a 'free' in game item is priced higher? The prices are definitely combined.

A lot of the playerbase in this game are the casual players, a lot of which I imagine enjoy playing the game to collect a variety of items, and it just plain sucks when stuff is locked behind expensive merch that people may not be able to get if they're not fortunate enough to live in specific countries/areas, or they just don't like the merch itself and have the self control not to impulsively buy it just for the item. Look at what they did with the minions with the fanfest tickets. Say what you may, but Square knows what they're doing, and they're definitely fishing for those people who are big into collecting and desperate enough to spend so much more money on something they might not watch just for those to try to scrape some extra profits in, and I just don't like it. It looks so sleazy.

People who buy the merch have the bonus of having the merch.

[Ashur]

a $100 emote will never be worth it.. should be buying the statue for the statue and then emote is an in-game bonus. How often would you use the emote really? its to give a little bonus in game to people who buy the statue to show their support outside of game

[DamianFatale]

And those people will flaunt it for status.