Quote Originally Posted by MrKusakabe View Post
But seriously, I will not jump on these threads. Every year, I (mathematically) pay 155,88€ (or US$175) per year. That are more than two full-price AAA titles, with all the story, content, engine, sound effects, script FROM SCRATCH.
Here's where I'm going to stop you. You need to change that mentality. The monthly sub you're paying is for the use of the game's service for 30 days. If you think that your use of the service for these 30 days is not worth the monthly amount you pay, then why did you continue to pay for it? It doesn't matter if you paid 100,000$ a year or 10$ a year.

Just to give you a small example, an engineering software called Abaqus, that is used for researching and development, costs hundreds of thousands per year just to lease it (you don't even buy it). That's a lot more than other similar software like the ones you get from Autodesk. But why do some universities pay for it? Because the research they publish and conduct using Abaqus justifies the amount they're paying for it.

So the question for FFXIV's case would be "Is the service you're receiving worth the amount you're paying for it?". If yes, then good. If no, then why are you still paying?