Why are extra characters still $3?

[Haru]

This is a rip off. I mean really?!
FFXI characters are only $1 extra, we already pay the base subscription there is no reason to have such extortionate fees.

[Betelgeuzah]

Why is optional vanity content always expensive?

Ask that from the industry.

[OMEGA_HACK]

$1.00 for the extra character + $2.00 reoccurring HD Surcharge

[jones6]

Very silly. I guess they still thought the backward business plan put in place earlier would be good to go live with.

[Betelgeuzah]

Very silly. I guess they still thought the backward business plan put in place earlier would be good to go live with.

The trend is industry wide, so unless you want to claim that the whole industry has a backward business plan, you're not making much sense.

[jones6]

The trend is industry wide, so unless you want to claim that the whole industry has a backward business plan, you're not making much sense.

I think numbers will show the value of charging $3 per character. I don't know of anyone planning to add many characters at that price.

[TheVedis]

I think numbers will show the value of charging $3 per character. I don't know of anyone planning to add many characters at that price.

why would you want to have more then 1

unless you play on multiple servers


its not like you cant just do it all on 1 anyway

[Aenarion]

why would you want to have more then 1

So I can have more space to hold my stuff?

since they decided that there will be no purchasable retainers?

[Betelgeuzah]

I think numbers will show the value of charging $3 per character. I don't know of anyone planning to add many characters at that price.

Hell, I consider most vanity services way overpriced for any game. But some people still pay it up so I guess it's worth it to offer them.

I'm not saying that it's okay for SE to do this, all I'm saying is that everyone does it in some form or another (mostly for vanity stuff) and SE is not some exception here. It's a plague for the whole industry and to act like only SE does this sort of thing is silly.

[jones6]

Hell, I consider most vanity services way overpriced for any game. But some people still pay it up so I guess it's worth it to offer them.

I'm not saying that it's okay for SE to do this, all I'm saying is that everyone does it in some form or another (mostly for vanity stuff) and SE is not some exception here. It's a plague for the whole industry and to act like only SE does this sort of thing is silly.

Yeah I am just saying know your audience. I think most people still playing are familiar and didn't have a huge problem with the $1 per character ffxi fee. I think people would be more inclined to add an extra character or two, but maybe $3 per char will profit more or something.