Before I start I sadly have to preface, no I am not someone's alt I just don't post here a lot. No this is not a hate thread, if you disagree feel free to discuss. No I do not hate FFXIV just because I am criticizing it. Yes you are entitled to a different opinion. I know this is pointless to ask but hopefully we can keep this thread at least mildly civil.


With Dawntrail less than a year away and my excitement high for it, I was thinking about the game and what plans Square-Enix may have for the future. It is clear throughout Endwalker that the budget and planning for patch content has not increased since Heavensward. Never have we gotten a "more and more" scenario for patches like we do with Expansions where each one has grown in scope and size as the income of the game has increased.

When you pay a subscription in an MMO, you are directly paying for patch content, not Expansion content. You already paid your $60 for the expansion. If Square Enix does not have plans to ever increase the amount of patch content delivered I think it would be reasonable to entertain the idea of a subscription price reduction as spending power for the average person is falling globally.

To put it in perspective, at nearly $15 a month you are paying the entire box price of the game or an expansion *per patch* at their 4 month patch cycle. Do you think that $60 is a fair price for a half hour of MSQ, 1 dungeon, and 1 trial?

This could all be moot as well however, as they've stated that the 7.X series will have the most content of any previous expansion, which is quite different than saying that Dawntrail specifically will have the most, so they may already have plans to ship an expanded patch content pipeline.

What are your thoughts? Do you think that $60 is a reasonable price per patch? Do you think they'll improve patch content in Dawntrail? Am I a big stinky idiot? Will Green Mage have dots?