Cash Shop Items for FFXIV possible future update?

[indira]

problem with cash shops is small things will turn into bigger things when they see how much money there making off vanity items, then god like weapons will pop up in the store, then you start getting timed items that last a week then you need to buy again, you wanna pvp need to buy a arena ticket, oh you want red mage gotta buy it. they will nickel and dime you.
better with no cash shop.

[TTred]

I wouldn't want to see a cash shop in FFXIV. I have seen more and more subscription based games plugging in an item shop for cosmetics and other items, but the biggest issue I have with the process isn't tied to the fact that the game would be receiving more money. The issue is that the cosmetic items, that are usually offered in-game to some extent are cheapened when players can just buy that same item for $5, $10, or $15. This type of process diminishes the importance of the item in my eyes.

For example, when I first saw players riding around on their Goobbue I thought to myself, "Hey! That looks cool. I'll ask/learn how I go about getting that." If the answer was simply pay $10, even if I could also do a quest in-game to get it, I wouldn't be as impressed and would probably not get it.

I say we keep any cosmetic/pets/mounts/etc. as in-game items for events or achievements for various actions.

[Nouran]

Would be nice if they add cash shop items like:

A-Costumes for your character.

B-Pets: your personal (Moogle)

C-Costumes for your Chocobo.

sorry but i disagree wid ya

[ShinigamiKayla]

I still don't see what the negative review on it is >.> Its just it boosts revenue and it does not give people Pay to Win items then its fine... a cash shop that is purely cosmetic is not evil... seriously I don't see why people are against it o.O its not like all the items on it would be the coolest looking items in game... read up on how TSW implemented their cash shop it turned out pretty well... Its just something to boost a little revenue on the side... unless your the ones who think S-E shouldn't get a dime and that all the developers can starve...

I SUPPORT WELL FED GAME DEVELOPERS -sticks tongue out-

[Rahsch]

I still don't see what the negative review on it is >.> Its just it boosts revenue and it does not give people Pay to Win items then its fine... a cash shop that is purely cosmetic is not evil... seriously I don't see why people are against it o.O its not like all the items on it would be the coolest looking items in game... read up on how TSW implemented their cash shop it turned out pretty well... Its just something to boost a little revenue on the side... unless your the ones who think S-E shouldn't get a dime and that all the developers can starve...

I SUPPORT WELL FED GAME DEVELOPERS -sticks tongue out-

I'm not saying SE doesn't deserve the well earned money, it's a great company. But I as a player would stray away from Cash Shops cause it's just not what I want to have involved in a Final Fantasy game. I'd rather donate more money to SE or have an option to give them more money so they can give us more items in-game than to buy outside of the game.

[Punainen]

I still don't see what the negative review on it is >.> Its just it boosts revenue and it does not give people Pay to Win items then its fine... a cash shop that is purely cosmetic is not evil... seriously I don't see why people are against it o.O its not like all the items on it would be the coolest looking items in game... read up on how TSW implemented their cash shop it turned out pretty well... Its just something to boost a little revenue on the side... unless your the ones who think S-E shouldn't get a dime and that all the developers can starve...

I SUPPORT WELL FED GAME DEVELOPERS -sticks tongue out-

If YOU want to give extra money to SE, why don't you just pull out a checkbook and mail them a donation instead of trying to force crap like this on everyone?

People are against it because we're already paying for the game, and if an item comes out (cosmetic or otherwise), we all want equal opportunity to get it, rather than 'those with the fattest wallets get the cosmetics'.

[Kalsic]

I've been a paying customer since release, and nothing would make me quit faster than a cash shop in FFXIV.

[Jynx]

Nothing that can't be obtained within the game should ever appear in a cash shop.

The only acceptable things to me are utillities such as race/name/server changes, something that justifies the cost.

[ShinigamiKayla]

I've been a paying customer since release, and nothing would make me quit faster than a cash shop in FFXIV.

first of all if your ties to a game are simplistic as that good on ya mate o.o "I QUIT A GAME BECAUSE OF A COSMETIC CASH SHOP THAT DID NOT INVOLVE P2W ITEMS DERP"

Nothing that can't be obtained within the game should ever appear in a cash shop.

The only acceptable things to me are utillities such as race/name/server changes, something that justifies the cost.

I agree on the bottom but look at it as this >.> you have 1-4 variations of swim suits available in game and cash shop has lets say 2 other variations not any better then ones in game but just a special color and the outfit sells for 50cents to a dollar... not saying all bad ass outfits would be in cash shop just a way to change the way you look... now again I'm looking through this as how TSW did it then again they made their gear so outfits had no statistical value on them... I think I forgot while arguing this here lol... I don't support free to play but I do support more cosmetics for players >.>/

[Rahsch]

I agree on the bottom but look at it as this >.> you have 1-4 variations of swim suits available in game and cash shop has lets say 2 other variations not any better then ones in game but just a special color and the outfit sells for 50cents to a dollar... not saying all bad ass outfits would be in cash shop just a way to change the way you look... now again I'm looking through this as how TSW did it then again they made their gear so outfits had no statistical value on them... I think I forgot while arguing this here lol... I don't support free to play but I do support more cosmetics for players >.>/

I never heard about a cash shop that sells stuff less than $10. But that's just my experience.