This is just appalling

[Bourne_Endeavor]

I am not buying them, but what confuses me is people defending this explanation. I did not know SE was in the business of taking advantage of people. YES AGAIN! my main point is ignored, if they made them cheaper, more people will buy them, meaning they make more money. So you are telling me SE would rather exploit a select few while making less money then to make it cheaper so more people would buy it to make more money? what kind of business model is that? Also another point again yet ignored, this business model as you so call it is self destructive.

That is a false assumption. You have no basis to assume they would. As per my example previously, if the Fuga set were reduced to $5 that would necessitate nearly four times the current sales just to break even. Companies have marketing teams whose job it is to determine pricing. Do you not think they haven't researched player purchasing trends and what the average player is willing to pay? Going off what a handful of people on the forums say means nothing. We're a very small portion of the playerbase. Frankly speaking, I have seen more people on Balmung alone who have this outfit than those complaining about the cost here. If this were a self destructive business model they wouldn't continue doing it. When Sleipnir garners a million dollars by itself, it's hardly a reach to say what they're doing works.

Do not confuse this with a defense of Square Enix. I, personally, couldn't care less. So long as they keep the Mogstation purely cosmetic, they can charge whatever they fancy. I'll determine whether it's worth the price or not. Case in point, I didn't feel like spending $40 on the Moogle mount (CAD suuuucks). So I didn't. A friend wound up buying it for me anyway. Likewise, I decided to hold off on the Fuga attire. What I am saying, however, is this is fairly standard practice for any company. They charge whatever the customer is willing to pay. Why do you think pre-order bonuses exist? They certainly don't run out of copies. People are willing to spend $10-30 more just for extra goodies.