Free-to-play?

[Seig345]

mog wardrobe 3 + 4 are basically cash shop / sorta like retainers. The fee is added to your monthy 11 sub.

Continuing this would still require further development of content, albeit cosmetic, for a game they supposedly cannot continue to develop new content for due to the foundation of the game being based on PlayStation 2 devkits (the number of which were dwindling even after they went out of their way to buy up as much stock as they could to continue developing as far as they had). Even overlooking that I can only imagine the mess it would be turning a page of the Square Enix Online Store into an expansive, F2P/B2P level cash shop for one game, seeing as this method basically would require registering a code to your FFXI service for every individual item purchased, and Bahamut help you on any expendable items.

[347SPECTRE]

Please stop propagating this rumor.

[FoxyAreku]

I really don't get why this topic keeps coming back. It will never happen, and thank god for it too. Let it go.

[Keicho]

do games in f2p will kill every game. more casual (easier raids so everyone can do it for more money)
less patches

idk why they should do a free to play. i see so many people every day over 200 or more. not worth^^
there is and was never a beter mmorpg outside than ffxiv. i played the most mmorpgs exist before, i was never hyped more. i would pay 20a month to avoid free to play.

[Burado]

SE are not stupid to make this game f2p so that i will have same fate as GW2 boring unrewarding garbage.

[AzuraWinters]

That sure makes a lot of sense... To decrease the price for subs while making some of the stuff that is paid free, and also translate the game to a lot of other languages. That makes total financial sense.

And no thanks, I would hate to leave FF14 because it went pay to win.

[Blackcatgamer]

isnt ff11 still going and sub based game?

[Fhaerron]

isnt ff11 still going and sub based game?

Yes FFXI is still going and why did you need to necro this thread exactly?

[Dirwen]

I wish FF11 was f2p as I don't mind playing it sometimes for nostalgia reasons. Game has no future as no incoming expansions said so by SE yet people are still paying the sub for it. Boggles my mind.

[Seig345]

I cant link it either but I've seen references to that interview before. I would only worry if he mentions it in a live letter. Keep in mind they were very luke warm on jump potions and saying that ultimately the decision was his and if he decided to add them that it probably wouldnt be until 5.0, then boom, 4.0 jump potions.

If he comes out on a live letter very luke warm on F2P and saying it would take most of the playerbase asking for it, then prepare yourself...

(Keep in mind their metric for "asking for it" is less likely going to be forum posts from the vocal minority, and more the number of people who are unsubscribing)