Final Fantasy 14 App

[Vivi_Bushido]

Do you get additional retainers or only the right to buy them if you have premium? (So another fee on top of that?)

Also funny how they are able to double the saddle capacity if you pay them money but otherwise server somehow cant handle it..

I can only assume that the server really cannot handle it. If they gave it to everyone, that's more stress on the server. If they charge for it. it limits the total number of people using that space on the server. More or less, it's a filter for those that really want it while also giving them maintenance money for the app.

[BillyKaplan]

Do you get additional retainers or only the right to buy them if you have premium? (So another fee on top of that?)

The ability to buy them.

Also funny how they are able to double the saddle capacity if you pay them money but otherwise server somehow cant handle it..

It depends on how it's implemented. If they're leasing somehow extra service space it makes all the sense in the world that it'll be locked behind an extra paywall as that fee will be used to pay the rent.
Granted, it's only an assumption, just that on paper it's not unreasonable.

And what's with the kupo nuts, anyway? That just smells like an iOS game that wants you to constantly be logging in and babysitting it. They don't need to over complicate every damn thing.

Basically. From what I got, the daily kupo nuts are available for everyone daily but if you want more you'll have to buy kupo coins. Think buying extra lives when you run out of your quota in basically every mobile game out there.

[Zhamkyong]

Do you get additional retainers or only the right to buy them if you have premium? (So another fee on top of that?)

Also funny how they are able to double the saddle capacity if you pay them money but otherwise server somehow cant handle it..

You get one additional retainer directly it seems

[Cabalabob]

You get one additional retainer directly it seems

They specifically said it doesn’t mean you instantly get a free retainer just that the limit on the number you can buy is increased by 1.

I’m definitely getting the free version. But FFXIV is getting absurdly greedy at this point, it seems like they’re trying to shoehorn payments into any avenue they can find these days. If it was a one off payment I might have considered it, but a monthly fee on top of our monthly fee so we can pay another monthly fee for a new retainer?! Give me a break...

[Rinuko]

You get one additional retainer directly it seems

No? I read the translation as we get ability to raise the cap from 9 to 10, i didn't see it being we get a 3rd for free behind premium app fee.

Rip android users

Why rip Android? App is going to be available for both iOS and Android.

[Fhaerron]

No? I read the translation as we get ability to raise the cap from 9 to 10, i didn't see it being we get a 3rd for free behind premium app fee.

The extra retainer is locked behind a new extra subscription and a increase of cost on your existing sub.

First you need to subscribe to the Premium plan of Final Fantasy XIV GO.
Then you need to pay an additional 2 bucks on your existing sub on your active service account.

[Berethos]

Also funny how they are able to double the saddle capacity if you pay them money but otherwise server somehow cant handle it..

They say they want to be careful so they don't break the server (or some variation of that). Actually, if we're being accurate, it's less the server/server capacity itself and more the bandwidth needed/used that they seem to be most concerned with.

Important distinction between not being able to do it all (as you claim they claim) and being cautious (arguably too cautious too often, but if you don't expect that at this point I'm not sure what to tell you).

Every extra cash grab like this puts me closer to unsubbing. When I chose to play a sub game I was expecting pretty much everything to be available without any extra fees.

Do you consider 70 extra slots (out of nearly 1k provided for free, and ones you can't craft from), being able to move things from retainers while away from the game, and being able to buy/sell a couple more times on the MB when away (you can also do this with the free version, just fewer times) to be that much of the game?

I'm personally not a fan of the premium cost/moogle coins part, but the extras you're talking about here seem exceptionally minor compared to what you get with the sub fee.

[Launched]

Do you consider 70 extra slots (out of nearly 1k provided for free, and ones you can't craft from), being able to move things from retainers while away from the game, and being able to buy/sell a couple more times on the MB when away (you can also do this with the free version, just fewer times) to be that much of the game?

If it's part of the game, it should be part of the sub. Same for all the minions, orchestion rolls, glamour items, furniture etc. that go straight to the Mogstation (or are sold with soundtracks/figures/books) without being available through events. This app is just one more thing on top of all the other things I'm annoyed by.

[Berethos]

Companies always start small before going too far with it. Happens every single time. Also, they want to charge players a premium fee and on top of it microtransactions, insane.

Microtransactions have been in this game, in the current form, for something like 4 years now. This isn't new, and outside of this new app hasn't significantly changed in its approach. If we're on a slippery slope, it's a slow moving one.