Skipping MSQ

[Shirai]

What I'd like to see as part of a solution here is that the MSQ up to Stormblood guarantees one level 60 DoW/DoM.
People will still have to do the MSQ to get access to the content which is locked behind it, but won't have to spend hours grinding of exp to be able to progress to that point.
One of the things I am not sure about however is how to handle the mandatory group content in the MSQ, specifically the earlier content which is hardly done by groups anymore.

[Jandor]

What I'd like to see as part of a solution here is that the MSQ up to Stormblood guarantees one level 60 DoW/DoM.
People will still have to do the MSQ to get access to the content which is locked behind it, but won't have to spend hours grinding of exp to be able to progress to that point.

That's my preferred route as well, but I just wanted to see if there was any appetite for a what seems to be to me, obvious compromise.

[Kaitoo]

Well yeah thats possible.


They could also rename your character for free or transfer it, but why dont charge for it as a service? I means you know how the free market works right, when somebody is willing to pay for it, why dont sell it?

[Khalithar]

What I'd like to see as part of a solution here is that the MSQ up to Stormblood guarantees one level 60 DoW/DoM.

This got me thinking about something I've seen MMO's (sub and f2P) doing lately. When you buy the latest expansion, you get a single free level boost for one character to go right in to the next expansion. I'd rather see that than level boosting potions in the cash shop.

[Belhi]

The reason for a price on something like a Jump Potion is to make it financially unviable for Gold Farmers and Botters to use it to access high level areas.

[CosmicKirby]

The reason for a price on something like a Jump Potion is to make it financially unviable for Gold Farmers and Botters to use it to access high level areas.

That's not 'the' reason at all. That's a happy circumstance. The 'reason' is profitability.

[Stanelis]

I'm sure the EU servers being moved to an actual place in EU and the new inventory increase are HILARIOUS jokes.

EU servers should have been in europe from the start (people were leaving over the lags) and we know nothing about the upcoming inventory increase (plus they are already charging you an extra fee for extra inventory space).

[ErryK]

EU servers should have been in europe from the start (people were leaving over the lags) and we know nothing about the upcoming inventory increase (plus they are already charging you an extra fee for extra inventory space).

EU servers weren't in Europe because SE did not acquire or install any EU servers, and used what they had, business tactics and all that wonderful stuff you clearly don't know about. And how are they charging me an extra fee for the inventory increase? They are charging a fee for people who opt into having extra retainers. Regarding the inventory increase, we know that we are getting an expanded inventory as well as an expanded armoury chest, and that it is a result of all the cash shop money they have been getting. Same situation happened with the EU servers, on top of that, as Bourne_Endeavor has mentioned, 3x the budget for Stormblood too. SE makes some really good jokes.

[Stanelis]

EU servers weren't in Europe because SE did not acquire or install any EU servers, and used what they had, business tactics and all that wonderful stuff you clearly don't know about.And how are they charging me an extra fee for the inventory increase? They are charging a fee for people who opt into having extra retainers. Regarding the inventory increase, we know that we are getting an expanded inventory as well as an expanded armoury chest, and that it is a result of all the cash shop money they have been getting. Same situation happened with the EU servers, on top of that, as Bourne_Endeavor has mentioned, 3x the budget for Stormblood too. SE makes some really good jokes.

What you re aren't taking into consideration is that players were bailing out FFXIV due to all those issues. See my former post for more details. I know the white knighting is strong in those forums (because you can't post if you didn't log into the game for 15 days) but I can assure you FFXIV isn't doing that well in the west (maybe things are different in japan).

Also, please do not talk about business tactics when you re so gullible as to think increasing cash shop profits will increase FFXIV's budget.

[ErryK]

What you re aren't taking into consideration is that players were bailing out FFXIV due to all those issues. See my former post for more details.

I would like to know where you are getting these so called numbers of the active XIV population dropping as a result of the Heavensward content.

Also, please do not talk about business tactics when you re so gullible as to think increasing cash shop profits will increase FFXIV's budget.

Well, proof is in the pudding. They've already told us Stormblood has 3x the budget as Heavensward. Do you want a photo of the interview? It'll last longer.

I'm not trying to white knight, I'm just trying to get into your head and find out how 3x budget, as well as cash shop obviously making profits is apparently a debilitating decision for the long run of XIV.