We anticipate that even with this update, third parties will continue

[Sunhwapark]

Might hinder RMT, but also hinders people just gifting things

I got the whale as a Birthdaypresent, too

Well that's very annoying tbh

Yeah it's kinda bothersome. I got Sleipnir mount and a panda minion as a birthday gift and also gifted a long-time friend the fat cat minion 'cuz they love those.
I hope they aren't intent on keeping them permanently restricted like this.

[TMW001]

Excuse me, maybe I wanted to gift the Lotus mount to my best friend?

So... now I can't?
I gifted her the fat cat too, what is this?

The friend thing is fine but why also restrict mounts?

That's a pity was planning to gift two friends a mount for when they finally join the game this just puts a damper on the surprise I was planning.

[Andromedia]

If I'm actually friends with someone, i can just ask them what mounts/emotes/minions/orch rolls they have. If i choose not to and get something they already had, that's on me. That rule seems geared more towards all the rp venues that do giveaways. Just let me spend money on my friends.

[AshDidit]

If I'm actually friends with someone, i can just ask them what mounts/emotes/minions/orch rolls they have. If i choose not to and get something they already had, that's on me. That rule seems geared more towards all the rp venues that do giveaways. Just let me spend money on my friends.

That doesn't make sense either. RP venues literally give the items away with no expectation of any kind of 'reimbursement' other than 'be here and RP'.

[Shibi]

That doesn't make sense either. RP venues literally give the items away with no expectation of any kind of 'reimbursement' other than 'be here and RP'.

I think the fly in that ointment is that the person who gets the code can then sell it for gil in Limsa.

[AshDidit]

I think the fly in that ointment is that the person who gets the code can then sell it for gil in Limsa.

True, which is why I like the 'must be on friends list' part of it, and mailed directly as the item rather than a code.

And it won't stop the venues from doing it. It'll just cause a 72 hour delay in rewarding.

[SweetestLily]

That doesn't make sense either. RP venues literally give the items away with no expectation of any kind of 'reimbursement' other than 'be here and RP'.

That's not true. There's PLENTY of venues who auction off mogstation items by having people pay a certain amount of gold to be included in the lottery pool for said item. "1 mil gil to join raffle for cruise chaser mount" for example. They even did it with the omega statue emote. It's a form of money laundering and low-key rmt.

[LaylaTsarra]

I don't understand why some items can be gifted and others can't. Was thinking of gifting the new mount to a friend but can't.

[Kemiko]

This just merely returns this to the olden days of "before this feature existed" for me.
:| I just send the friend money for the item and let 'em purchase it themselves. A little less convenient for me, sure, but if I wanted to get a friend a gift off the online store it's not inconvenient enough to stop it.

Actually. . .considering how annoying the store was to use and how easy it is to transfer money these days, it's actually more convenient for me but less convenient for the receiver.

[Cheremia]

This just merely returns this to the olden days of "before this feature existed" for me.
:| I just send the friend money for the item and let 'em purchase it themselves. A little less convenient for me, sure, but if I wanted to get a friend a gift off the online store it's not inconvenient enough to stop it.

Actually. . .considering how annoying the store was to use and how easy it is to transfer money these days, it's actually more convenient for me but less convenient for the receiver.

Yeah the shop is really bothersome
But me gifting things usually goes like this:
Yo tell me what you want <- till it gets said, mostly for clothes and annoy so long until i get an answer OR
Me just dropping the giftcode out of nowhere with no context

Both are fun to do if i'm being honest and now that option for me is completely gone.
Now I have to give money and say for what it is

And all the giveaways from nice people can't be done now :C