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  1. 03-03-2017 10:36 AM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by Seig345 View Post
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    While I like the comparison. Theme parks are pretty upfront about what is covered with entry fee. Also info on what extra costs might be as well. Do you think that SE will be that forthcoming about what will be extra, what charges would be, and what monthly fees cover. Some free to play games are way more honest then 14 is about pricing.

    If the company truly outlined the conditions for cash shop. Cost, resources, when it will be added, how it will be implemented (single or account). People wouldn't probably be as upset. As a consumer they would make the decision acceptable with the info provided or not and leave.
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  2. 03-03-2017 10:49 AM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stormrider View Post
    While I like the comparison. Theme parks are pretty upfront about what is covered with entry fee. Also info on what extra costs might be as well. Do you think that SE will be that forthcoming about what will be extra, what charges would be, and what monthly fees cover. Some free to play games are way more honest then 14 is about pricing.

    If the company truly outlined the conditions for cash shop. Cost, resources, when it will be added, how it will be implemented (single or account). People wouldn't probably be as upset. As a consumer they would make the decision acceptable with the info provided or not and leave.
    I would argue that the free to play model is designed specifically around their cash shop items, so it would make more sense to place exacting focus on said items to make sure anyone willing to spend the $ has maximum exposure to everything the cash shop has to offer.

    In Final Fantasy XIV; none of the items in the cash shop are in any way a primary feature of the game. You can argue that different people play this game for different reasons, and have their own views as to what aspects of the game are primary to them; but that doesn't supersede the primary focus of the game's developers or publisher (While both are technically SE in this case, Yoshi-P and his team don't have 100% influence over all aspects of the game, including the cash shop).
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