Mogstation taking another step to the darkside

[Deceptus]

My biggest issue with it is there is no way to get it in game. At all. Even if it was a 1% chance off of something that would be better than this.

If I'm going to pay for a monthly sub, I expect the cash shop to be minimal.

[SigmaOZ]

It sounds to me all you are doing is defending Square Enix's excessive pricing for optional items that could well be part of in-game events.


Without ruining SE's business, another solution for everyone to enjoy optional items would be if they slashed half the item's price after every year in the store, so it starts at 100% the price, one year later 50%, one year later 25%, etc. etc., I doubt many players buy DLCs after years in the Mog Station anyway!.

[QT_Melon]

It sounds to me all you are doing is defending Square Enix's excessive pricing for optional items that could well be part of in-game events.


Without ruining SE's business, another solution for everyone to enjoy optional items would be if they slashed half the item's price after every year in the store, so it starts at 100% the price, one year later 50%, one year later 25%, etc. etc., I doubt many players buy DLCs after years in the Mog Station anyway!.

I have mixed feelings on this but will agree the pricing for SE on optional items is a bit on the high side - where I can go to another game with optional content (ex Monster Hunter World) and get them for much less.

I do know on the flip side that the optional items in SE to a degree take more work due to animation modelling on multiple character races.

My personal feeling is that mounts that are not account wide should be around 7-10 dollars (10 if they add different music or animations - because a majority of them don't even have that) and account wide 12-15 dollars USD.

Emotes should be around 3-5 dollars.

Outfits around 7-10

I'm not sure if the high prices are due to their credit - but they really should lower the prices if they want to curb RMT. As it stands right now the reason they have issues with chargebacks is due to RMT hacking other player accounts, and then reselling fraudulent items on ebay. If they want to curb this activity most will buy from the station if they were lower prices to begin with. 25 dollars for a mount is a bit excessive as well as some of the other base prices.

[wereotter]

My biggest issue with it is there is no way to get it in game. At all. Even if it was a 1% chance off of something that would be better than this.

If I'm going to pay for a monthly sub, I expect the cash shop to be minimal.

eh....... I'd rather paid than 1% chance of obtaining. <shudders in 1.0 Blue Mage learn rates>

[Penthea]

While I'm alright enough with the Mog Station's existence, I do have to admit that the timing of these new goodies being added does make it feel like the event isn't in-game only.

That said the rewards from the event itself are really good.

I have very mixed feelings about all this.

[SigmaOZ]

Smart players don't need to pay for optional items, the standard subscription paid every 180 days and no additional retainers is affordable, of course the player is doomed to be limited in game being unable to carry all those items.

[Lathander81]

I see what you are saying but I have to disagree. Smart people should question why they pay a sub and still cant get all the items in the game.

[ForteNightshade]

I see what you are saying but I have to disagree. Smart people should question why they pay a sub and still cant get all the items in the game.

Because our sub gives us access to far more content than a mount? I get being upset over the pricing or the Cash Shop in general, but lets not pretend we're losing some significant piece of content. In fact, this is the first exclusive Cash Shop mount of Shadowbringers compared to what, 20 they've added in-game? I don't like the timing but I'll just not buy it.

[xxvaynxx]

Because our sub gives us access to far more content than a mount? I get being upset over the pricing or the Cash Shop in general, but lets not pretend we're losing some significant piece of content. In fact, this is the first exclusive Cash Shop mount of Shadowbringers compared to what, 20 they've added in-game? I don't like the timing but I'll just not buy it.

Pretty much this...like...sure you can't get it in-game but does it affect gameplay in anyway? are you gaining some sort of advantage?
Its just a dumb mount you only use in the open world, these knee-jerk comments are the pinnacle of over reacting.
Like its fine to be mad but lets not throw out "I'm quitting!" "Small indie company!!!" like you're actually gonna quit over not having a mount.

[REPROBEAN_CHILD]

I see what you are saying but I have to disagree. Smart people should question why they pay a sub and still cant get all the items in the game.

I don't think there's a single mmo, where you can every item available. Again, stop seeing FFXIV or any mmo like an average $60 retain game. I'm not saying to just throw money at SE like an idiot, but all those funds are the reason why we've gotten as many consistent content patches as we have.