Free-to-play?

[Rinuko]

Here's a link for you.

https://gamerescape.com/2017/10/03/y...del-for-ffxiv/

Two things to add, if anyone here is a Limit Break Radio listener they had an interesting point on last week episode - if Yoshi say this in a interview they already are considering it, they are talking about it! Other wise they would not casually say it to the public cause we will take their word for it. Just like with jump potion, Yoshi had stated it wouldn't happen until 5.0 but we all know what happend with that don't we.

Secondly, can we all stop calling it rumors and fake news? If our dear Yoshi said in a legit interview it a high possiblty it can happen, granted they get 80+ % of the base. Problem is in the bottomline money.

Square Enix is a company (yeah i know shocker) and if they see a trend where they can make much more money on micro trans, then they obviously going to consider it more serious than making 10M USD (a number i've seen somewhere, maybe not accurate) every month on the concurrent subs they have now. No they don't have 10M active subs.

[Rhaja]

Two things to add, if anyone here is a Limit Break Radio listener they had an interesting point on last week episode - if Yoshi say this in a interview they already are considering it, they are talking about it! Other wise they would not casually say it to the public cause we will take their word for it. Just like with jump potion, Yoshi had stated it wouldn't happen until 5.0 but we all know what happend with that don't we.

Secondly, can we all stop calling it rumors and fake news? If our dear Yoshi said in a legit interview it a high possiblty it can happen, granted they get 80+ % of the base. Problem is in the bottomline money. Square Enix is a company (yeah i know shocker) and if they see a trend where they can make much more money on micro trans, then they obviously going to consider it more serious than making 10M USD (a number i've seen somewhere, maybe not accurate) every month on the concurrent subs they have now. No they don't have 10M active subs.

I was actually listening to the Podcast this morning. Was one of those moments where you don't want to admit it but there were some really good points made as a whole.

[Berethos]

if Yoshi say this in a interview they already are considering it, they are talking about it!.

Of course they've considered it - they are a business, after all, and a good business will consider more than one path.

Which is, quite obviously, how they reached the conclusion that enough (the 80%+) of their playerbase would have to want it for them to make the switch, and otherwise they don't plan on doing it.

Honestly, it's "interesting" points like the one LBR made that are half responsible for these crap rumors spreading in the first place.