I was thinking that.. to bring more people to try and play FFXIV, the fact that the game is temporarily free to play as the trial has been extended to an indefinite length, should be emphasized on the Lodestone main page.. I'm sure it will encourage more people to try it..

Since there is no hint about it, I think that many uninformed newcomers might be intimidated by the negative reviews that are actually around, paired with the idea of having to pay a monthly fee..