Quote Originally Posted by Spiriel_Basanda View Post
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I'm not saying that I think this was their main/sole reason for pushing the change like this, simply that it was probably noted as a positive side-effect. XIV is a money grubber. Between the standard cash shop items, paid MSQ skip potions , paid retainers, etc, I'm really can't imagine this thought hadn't crossed their mind. :X

But yeah, it'll be interesting to see how this goes once the patch is live. Maybe, maaaaaaaybe they will be some additional rewards that make it more worthwhile of the time spent, but I'm not holding my breath :X