FFXIV: A Rave Reborn

[Usho]

12 months and something along $3-$4 like they do for every event.

I don't know, I've seen some of their event items go beyond the price you have stated on mogstation. What was $5.00 before jumped to $12.00 down the road. Cause you know, SE loves siphoning money from their buyers. Even still though, I don't waste my money on mogstation unless I need fantasia which is not very often.

Ninja Edit: I remember a emote that was on MS last year went for $7.00-$8.00. Can't remember the name of the emote, but paying that for a emote is imo stupid. But it's their money so they can do what they want.

Ninja Edit 2: Instead of putting emotes on MS, they need to add them to the game and or re-add them. Make them achievement rewards, etc. Asking people to pay irl money for emotes is stupid imo when you can just have them in the game for FREE by completing something like a sidequest or achievements. But SE wants $$$ so bad that they put up stuff on MS hoping to lure ppl in who won't hesitate to throw their money away and even offer shortcut cheat codes like those...Jump Potions.

[Canadane]

But SE wants $$$ so bad that they put up stuff on MS hoping to lure ppl in who won't hesitate to throw their money away and even offer shortcut cheat codes like those...Jump Potions.

You make it sound like a company wanting money is ....well, not the primary reason to found and maintain a company.

[Krotoan]

Ninja Edit 2: Instead of putting emotes on MS, they need to add them to the game and or re-add them. Make them achievement rewards, etc. Asking people to pay irl money for emotes is stupid imo when you can just have them in the game for FREE by completing something like a sidequest or achievements. But SE wants $$$ so bad that they put up stuff on MS hoping to lure ppl in who won't hesitate to throw their money away and even offer shortcut cheat codes like those...Jump Potions.

Look at it this way: People who were CURRENTLY PAYING MONEY to the company got those emotes/mounts/furniture/gear for free at the time. "Thanks for keeping your sub up, here's some neat stuff!" . Now instead of just never letting anyone else have it again, like some MMO's do, they make it available for usually less than the whole months sub price at a later date. Gives the people who bothered to do it a chance to be "exclusive" for a while, but the people who look at the items and go: "man.. I wish I'd been there for that" now have an option to get those items if they're worth it to them.

Ultimately YES, the company is getting a little extra money out of it and since they are in it for the money I can't begrudge them that. You want the thing for "free" (you're still paying a sub) ? Be subbed when it's released and play the event. There are always going to be things they implement to make it advantageous if you maintain a constant sub, even if they don't directly market them that way.