Gearing Systems need a revamp.

[Anonicat]

I posted in a diff thread about this, and I have to say it probably comes down to SE wanting to make money. The longer players stay subscribed, the more money that SE makes through monthly subscriptions. If players were allowed to get all their gear quickly you can guarantee that a few of those players will unsub till the next content patch.

I understand this angle in this. But I'd be willing to say the amount of money loss, wouldn't be as big as one might think. I'd be willing to bet the Pareto principle applies to Square Enix's profits from FFXIV. Approx. 80% of Square Enix's profits come from 20% of the playerbase approximately. Those player's simply going to quit. But i'd be their sub numbers would go up if they entice players to keep a sub running in between tiers.