Quote Originally Posted by Jeeqbit View Post
It's an unusual concept if you haven't played an MMO before, but there are monthly fees for some MMOs. The game is better as a result of it and the level of social interaction and entertainment you get can be worth it.
According to the OP, they pay 80 BRL per month, versus Steam's 30 BRL per month. This is the difference of $15 per month for the direct-from-SE version versus $5 per month for the steam version. In case you didn't know, Brazil is in a tough spot financially, in fact the steepest recession in 120 years. Roughly 14.83 million people in Brazil live in extreme poverty as of 2017 (defined as making less than $1.90 per day), and 40.2% of brazilian children live in low-income households. According to The Borgen Project: "According to IBGE, in 2017, the wealthiest 1% of Brazil’s population earned 36.1 times more than the bottom half of the population, averaging a monthly income of nearly $8,000. The poorest 5% of Brazilians received an average income of around $11 a month comparing to $14 the year before. Income of the wealthiest 1% only dropped 2.3% in the same period."

In reality, the request benefits both the Brazilian playersbase and Square Enix. Asking for the game devs to ensure parity between the two versions for players in Brazil is not asking them to make it free - it's asking them to take into account the financial situation of the Brazilian playerbase and make the website's version of the game as accessible as the Steam version of the game - which would net them more profit than if they just told them to go to Steam, as Steam takes a cut of all sales.