Free-to-play?

[Kewitt]

F2P if 80% of the player base want it.
I currently thing yes. if it went F2P it would be 80% of the player base. But not 80% of the current player base as a large amount of the current player base LOVE the SUB MODEL That is why they are here and likely came from FFXI or WOW.
Yes they would get a few whales. But over all happiness of the game current player base would go down.
I have played F2P games in the past, in ALL F2P I've played I've spent $4.99, And that game me an extra 2 weeks of enjoyment out of the game. I would move on to NON mmos. If FFXIV one of the last good MMOs went F2P.
So rather then SE getting $150 a year from me, they may not get any or very little. As Tomb Raider and Tomb Raider 2. I got on Steam sales for under $30 total.

[Seoulstar]

Let's just get rid of that idea. It won't happen and also due to the fact that as someone who has played many F2P games..the communities in those games are generally horrid. It is terrible to see a person PK someone over and over again while screaming racial slurs at them.

[ko_]

Let's just get rid of that idea. It won't happen and also due to the fact that as someone who has played many F2P games..the communities in those games are generally horrid. It is terrible to see a person PK someone over and over again while screaming racial slurs at them.

Because this fanbase for XIV is any better? Take a look around here on this very site. If anything I'd say it's WORSE here then most games... even sonic ones.

[LastFireAce]

Rather no go F2P... Wasn't 1.0 F2P? really bad?
Before I get eaten I'm no Legacy player so I don't know how it work back then.

[Drudwyn]

Rather no go F2P... Wasn't 1.0 F2P? really bad?
Before I get eaten I'm no Legacy player so I don't know how it work back then.

It was free to play because it was so bad. Watch the Fall and Rise of FFXIV by Speakers of Hydaelyn for more information.

[LastFireAce]

I did watch thos, I just never thought to ask if it was F2P xD

[Pixiehawk]

Rather no go F2P... Wasn't 1.0 F2P? really bad?
Before I get eaten I'm no Legacy player so I don't know how it work back then.

It didn't start f2p, but went that way once it was decided they were going to kill and rebuild it.

[Rinuko]

Rather no go F2P... Wasn't 1.0 F2P? really bad?
Before I get eaten I'm no Legacy player so I don't know how it work back then.

It was F2P for a period but that cause it was so bork and the devs had to make it sub-free to keep us around while they started working on fixing the game/making ARR

[Felis]

Rather no go F2P... Wasn't 1.0 F2P? really bad?
Before I get eaten I'm no Legacy player so I don't know how it work back then.

Not really F2P, but extended free trial until quality reach standard level.

[BigRed5392]

Rather no go F2P... Wasn't 1.0 F2P? really bad?
Before I get eaten I'm no Legacy player so I don't know how it work back then.

look up the noclip doc of ff14 1.0