SE Please implement a Chonoscroll/PLEX system in FFXIV: ARR

[AttacKat]

I see couple of issues, and one is likely due to lack of understanding, and other is SE related ...

I have played EVE for over 1-1/2 years, started with one account, which is mostly paid via monthly subs with real cash. When I left when I finally got bored with EVE, I had three active accounts, the additional two were paid with PLEX.

First of all, it seems a lot of argument against the PLEX system has little understanding on how this system can benefit SE, and helps SE expand/retain its player base.

When I left over 2 years ago, CCP's quarterly statement was on avg with each player having 1.9 accounts. I myself knew of many players who has been playing EVE Online since the beta days, or over 6 years, and played hardcore players with 3-4 accounts, mostly with their accounts paid via PLEX.

How PLEX works, is that, the player must first spend $15 on CCP's website, get a generated CODE, then they have the option to either apply that code to their monthly sub, or convert the code ingame into the PLEX inventory item, which can then be sold to other players like any other in game item, or still apply it to your monthly sub. So in the end, someone has to pay CCP that $15 for the PLEX.

This is CCP's approach to reducing RMT transactions. Because as said in one of the posts, now the RMTs has to competite with the whole player base, and not just other RMTs. This also helps CCP to expand/retain their player base, because now players has a method to play the game w/o having to pay cash because they can exchange their in game money -> PLEX -> monthly sub. I was able to expand my one account to three accounts because I was making enough in game money so I didn't have to pay real cash for the two additional accounts. The price of the ingame PLEX is purely market driven. During the time period I played, it ranged from 270m to 330m. All of this ensures all the real cash is going to CCP, while players have a method to play the game for free.

I myself would like to see SE implement such a system.

However, this brings up the 2nd issues ...

In order for this to take place, SE must first implement a decent market trading system that and allows the player base to do buy/sell trading and hence player base controlled market. Many have claimed this PLEX system will destabilize the market because it allows influx of cash to ingame money. The truth of the matter is, it actually helps stabilize the market because people now must associate their wallet to ingame item prices. A relic double meld sold at 30m avg just got undercut to 25m because someone has too much time SBing/crafting will not as likely to happen when real dollar is associated to it. A level 45 item costing less then a level 8 item should also much less likely to happen, because now in game money = real money, and not some free-giveaway currency. In addition, ingame currency is removed from the game because some players are now using it to buy PLEX which fees their monthly subs.

Hope this shares some light on the matter ...

jc