$$$ to unlock an item/emote for 1 character = awful, but per ACCOUNT..?

[Senn]

I'm in support of most cash shop items being account wide.

[seraseth]

I think this is once again a case of terrible implementation rather than them being against the idea.

I seem to recall them mentioning once that all account wide stuff had to be saved in a database and they didn't want too much stuff in there for stability reasons or something?

But if they changed it for stuff bought on mogstation, to allow any character on the account to buy from calamity salvager instead of the current mogmail system maybe they can get over that hurdle.

Of course can't really buy an 'emote' from the salvager so that's still an exception.

[Bixillarla]

I think this is once again a case of terrible implementation rather than them being against the idea.

I seem to recall them mentioning once that all account wide stuff had to be saved in a database and they didn't want too much stuff in there for stability reasons or something?

But if they changed it for stuff bought on mogstation, to allow any character on the account to buy from calamity salvager instead of the current mogmail system maybe they can get over that hurdle.

Of course can't really buy an 'emote' from the salvager so that's still an exception.

Sure you can. You can purchase dances from the gold saucer, those are emotes, they can put them on a scroll like the dances.

Also when you buy them from the mog station they come via moogle mail and you use the item to learn the emotes.

[Paladinleeds]

Sure you can. You can purchase dances from the gold saucer, those are emotes, they can put them on a scroll like the dances.

Also when you buy them from the mog station they come via moogle mail and you use the item to learn the emotes.

So they could use the item on the calamity salvager. Perhaps they could also implement a check like they have for unique + untradeable minions you already have when they drop in a duty, so if you have it, it'll say "You already have this emote and can not purchase it."

[seraseth]

Sure you can. You can purchase dances from the gold saucer, those are emotes, they can put them on a scroll like the dances.

Also when you buy them from the mog station they come via moogle mail and you use the item to learn the emotes.

Ahh, cool. I've never bought a dance before so wasn't aware of that.

[Arutan]

I still wonder why it basically isn't that way. Nowadays a MMO try to do the most account wide as possible especially to encourage people playing more. Gw2 is the best example for this. Even WoW, which launched in 2004, became more and more account wide, for achievement, minions, mount and even glamour. And here on FFXIV, launched on 2013, we're still stuck with everything linked to the character which doesn't motivate anyone to make another character. The only motivation would probably be a friend.