Why are extra characters still $3?

[Rowyne]

same goes for the discount

LOL, thank you. I love all the people in this thread who say the $3 char fee is nothing, then turn around and say the $3 sub fee discount we're getting is incredibly generous.

[Meimei]

It's only $3 I could prob find that in my couch.

Every month?!

Where do you shop for furniture? I want a magic money-producing couch, too.

[Airget]

It wouldn't bother me so much if it didn't feel so idiotic. Like they are saying ya you can pay for the service if you like, but you know you can't play unless you also pay for a character slot. That's what bothers me about the model they showed. The base cost should include one character slot I don't understand why that's noted as a separate cost when you NEED one character slot to even play the game.

[Baxter]

I am just a bit worried. Free - and this is the lowest I have ever seen the population at any given point. In a month they will begin to charge. I'd like to think it's the ripe gaming season, but I secretly think most people bailed due to payment announcement.

People can say whatever they like at this point, but if the game is reduced to so few players it becomes unenjoyable to the lot of us.

[TheVedis]

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.

1 dollar extra per, but it also starts off at 12.99 last i checked(which has been a while) and goes up 1 each from there, where as we start at 9 and go up 3 per at that point

and you only ever really need 1...

[Rentahamster]

I think there would be a lot of money to be made for charging one dollar per extra retainer. I know I'd buy a couple.

[Krausus]

I think there would be a lot of money to be made for charging one dollar per extra retainer. I know I'd buy a couple.

I think that is the idea, $1 for a character and 1$ for each retainer it comes with, Im pretty sure you will also be able to purchase additional retainers as well for a buck each.

[OMEGA_HACK]

its 3 dollars for extra characters so they can milk all the RMT accounts with multiple characters on it.

[jones6]

its 3 dollars for extra characters so they can milk all the RMT accounts with multiple characters on it.

Yes maybe it will make it easier to spot RMT accounts.

[Gramul]

Because this is one of very few MMO's that allow your character to be any class.