FF14 and additional fees

[Rinuko]

from my understanding.. (what I read, I doono the prices personally)
7 retainer = 14 USD
app 5 USD
app blocked retainer 2 USD
+21 USD + base sub , as you see, base sub wasn't included for the "13.99"
just drop the sub fee all together, the mog shop, app and retainer fees alone make it F2P model

So you're assuming everyone will max their retainer numbers and pay for the premium app.

Something that is super niche and only a very small minority even applies. The majority of the active subs don't have more than 2 retainers i'm sure.