Lifetime Subscription

[Starlord]

It's not new because MMOs have done it before. Where's the guarantee the game will even last a year? Let alone multiple years to justify it? Will the benefits travel to FFXI when/if ARR shuts down prematurely and invalidating your lifetime sub?

It's not about "trying something new" it's about common sense, it's like SWTOR offering lifetime sub and we seen what happened, it'd cause more problems for SE than help honestly and as said it is usually offered early on/launch only because it boosts income and we already have something similar:

Legacy.

Which no one complained about the removal of or fighting against it. Life time discount for as long as ARR run you're already paying significantly less a year than most people who'll be playing. They're good options if you know the MMO will be around to justify it because people will complain and expect compensation of equal or greater value if/when the game closes out prematurely. So it's more of a gamble than losing out on money because you don't really lose your money if you got the service you paid for then and there unless the game goes kaput shortly after like so many MMOs have.

The only gamble is offering it at all in a time of uncertainty for MMORPGs.

For once, I agree with you! :O

Do you Starlord, Take FFXIV:ARR to be your MMO, to play as long as you both shall live?

LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!! Maybe I have to think on it :P.