Quote Originally Posted by Canadane View Post
They've mentioned they can budget better if they know how much money they'll be getting via the subscription count.
It was in response to a free to play model.

So if people can maybe sometimes get months free via gil if they so desire it, they may not have the revenue stream they project.
So I doubt they'll be changing the sub models any time soon.
The model wouldn't change.

A sub would always be paid for, just not necessarily by the person paying with gil.