Subscription discount for underprivileged players and underserved communities

[Zeastria]

Underprivileged people deserve entertainment as much as privileged people.

You can be happy and content with your life without matralistic entertainment(tv,books,toys,pc,games..ect).
Only those who have experienced a childhood w/o it..know of what i speak of..

[TitanMenII]

I agree and there is plenty of free entertainment available to underprivileged people already. They have radio, tv, books, and even free online games they can play.

Not being able to play FFXIV is not a burden. If a person cannot afford either the Entry nor Standard subscription to this MMO, they likely have better things to spend their money on.

It's not about affordability. It's about redressing past wrongs and promoting diversity.

Many underprivileged communities, especially the Black community, have been oppressed for decades. Gestures such as these may seem small and unnecessary, but if society came together to make many of these small gestures, we can start to right past wrongs by making sure that the underprivileged have a lower barrier to entertainment, education, work, and civil society.

A discount on the sub fee for the underprivileged will promote diversity in the game as well. Numerous studies have shown how diversity can make a corporations more efficient and open to innovative ideas, improve dialogue and research in academia, and minimize the chance of harming minorities when making policies. In online game communities, diversity allows players of all stripes to come together and share their experiences and learn from each other. Lowering the barrier for the underprivileged will only boost the diversity of the game as we learn from perspectives that are not represented well in society.

[PredatoryCatgirl]

You realize he'd go away if you stopped posting in his threads, right? Its your fault he's still here.

[Renalt]

You realize he'd go away if you stopped posting in his threads, right? Its your fault he's still here.

I wish I could upvote this more.

Edit: someone pointed out i was being a bad boy for replying cause technically I'm bumping a thread that should go dark.

I'll go get the switch...imma bad boy.

[DayHealer]

You realize he'd go away if you stopped posting in his threads, right? Its your fault he's still here.

I replay to this thread with another meme cause I know OP is a troll.

But there are people out there that unironically answer seriously to this thread, some people are so clueless.

[Elucesta]

Yo, please stop. Its a VIDEO GAME, its not a scholarship to college, etc. There's more to life than obsessing over FF14, I love the game but please find other hobbies to also enjoy rather than nitpick the most asinine, irrelevant miniscule "issues"

[TitanMenII]

Yo, please stop. Its a VIDEO GAME, its not a scholarship to college, etc. There's more to life than obsessing over FF14, I love the game but please find other hobbies to also enjoy rather than nitpick the most asinine, irrelevant miniscule "issues"

It's not nitpicking, it's a suggestion. And although it may seem "miniscule" to you, these little concessions add up and together promote a more harmonious society.

[MirielleLavandre]

You do know, speaking as a Japanese, that there are no 'past wrongs' or 'oppression ' to redress as far as the actual country the game is made in, right? Unless you think the entire world needs to somehow pay for or join in being sorry for the wrongs of just one? Don't forget this is a global game, and the sensibilities of one country don't, and need not, dictate the actions of others.

[TitanMenII]

You do know, speaking as a Japanese, that there are no 'past wrongs' or 'oppression ' to redress as far as the actual country the game is made in, right? Unless you think the entire world needs to somehow pay for or join in being sorry for the wrongs of just one? Don't forget this is a global game, and the sensibilities of one country don't, and need not, dictate the actions of others.

Not a dictation, but a suggestion. And there are many underprivileged players and underserved communities in Japan too, such as the Okinawan and other Pacific Islander communities. In Europe, North Africans and Turkish people are also discriminated against in society. Finally, let's also not forget about the severity of poverty globally. Even in advanced nations like AmeriKKa, poverty is still an issue, and we as a society can do more to help those in poverty have access to quality entertainment just like everyone else. It is precisely because this is a global game that Square Enix should consider giving discounts to underprivileged players of all types across the globe.

[DixieBellOCE]

Not a dictation, but a suggestion. And there are many underprivileged players and underserved communities in Japan too, such as the Okinawan and other Pacific Islander communities. In Europe, North Africans and Turkish people are also discriminated against in society. Finally, let's also not forget about the severity of poverty globally. Even in advanced nations like AmeriKKa, poverty is still an issue, and we as a society can do more to help those in poverty have access to quality entertainment just like everyone else. It is precisely because this is a global game that Square Enix should consider giving discounts to underprivileged players of all types across the globe.

Square enix are going to do whatever makes them money, regardless of your thoughts and opinions.
boycot if you aren't happy.