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#28 Mar 26 2014 at 8:04 AM Rating: Decent

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Lyrailis wrote:

Also, another thing to look at, is a player's IRL income.

Someone who makes $30k a year isn't going to care about $24/yr.

Someone who only makes $14k and can barely scrape by very much might care about $24/yr.

Not to offend, but the time spent playing FFXIV could be better used by those folks to help that 14k go higher...

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#29 Mar 26 2014 at 9:29 AM Rating: Excellent

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Not to offend, but the time spent playing FFXIV could be better used by those folks to help that 14k go higher...

Perhaps so, unless they simply cannot find a 2nd job (job market near where I live absolutely blows for example, you kinda take what you can get and be happy with it) or what-not and end up with free time anyways. And nobody wants to be working 24/7, either. *shrug* Everybody needs a little entertainment.

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#30 Mar 26 2014 at 9:42 AM Rating: Default

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Actually, you have to pay higher subscription costs in XIV for more characters. So, if you want to make multiple characters on one server, that also raises your yearly expenditure on the game. Retainers are definitely more useful for your main character so it's not as if extra characters are a replacement for the extra retainers.

That's true; two extra dollars a month for seven more characters (less depending on whether you pay for one, three or six months plan). A much better value/dollar, but more importantly diminishing the value of extra retainers on your main character (while not completely replacing them).

I'm sorry but XI is much worse. Extra characters in XI have much more value than extra retainers in XIV for your main character since you can also get extra retainers through cheaper means. Thus while the price is steep people are given alternative, feasible options. Something that XI never provided.

Edited, Mar 25th 2014 11:16pm by Hyanmen

$1 gave you access to another max-level craft in FFXI and access to, how much storage space again? A potential of:

80 Inventory
80 Mog House - Furniture
80 Storage
80 Mog Locker
80 Mog Satchel
80 Mog Case
80 Mog Sack

That's 560 minus some furniture, probably IIRC, like what 8 pieces of furniture to get 80 storage? Or is it 60? I forget.

So basically $1 a month for ~500 item storage for non-Rare/EX items, and a max level craft (since you can only have 1 on your main not counting fishing last I checked).

That's not too shabby either.

If we start comparing storage space the gap between value/dollar in FFXI vs ARR becomes even larger (not the least because in ARR it is significantly less time consuming and expensive to obtain most of the storage). Player inventory + armoury + 2 retainers = more than 560.

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#31 Mar 26 2014 at 10:04 AM Rating: Excellent

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Lyrailis wrote:

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Not to offend, but the time spent playing FFXIV could be better used by those folks to help that 14k go higher...

Perhaps so, unless they simply cannot find a 2nd job (job market near where I live absolutely blows for example, you kinda take what you can get and be happy with it) or what-not and end up with free time anyways. And nobody wants to be working 24/7, either. *shrug* Everybody needs a little entertainment.

What's mind boggling is that some posters would have preferred that the monthly sub simply be upped by $4 a month rather than the 2 additional retainers be an optional cost. Making it an optional fee makes the game more affordable, not less.

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#32 Mar 26 2014 at 10:44 AM Rating: Decent

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Lyrailis wrote:

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Not to offend, but the time spent playing FFXIV could be better used by those folks to help that 14k go higher...

Perhaps so, unless they simply cannot find a 2nd job (job market near where I live absolutely blows for example, you kinda take what you can get and be happy with it) or what-not and end up with free time anyways. And nobody wants to be working 24/7, either. *shrug* Everybody needs a little entertainment.

What's mind boggling is that some posters would have preferred that the monthly sub simply be upped by $4 a month rather than the 2 additional retainers be an optional cost. Making it an optional fee makes the game more affordable, not less.

Boggles the mind how the brains of some people operate.

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#33 Mar 26 2014 at 10:45 AM Rating: Decent

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I read you can patch now but people are already having problems with the confirmation (w/e that means). I'm thinking I'm staying away from the game for a few days until the fix to the fix to the fix to the fix ... not to mention everyone downloading at once. Safer to just stay away.

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#34 Mar 26 2014 at 3:56 PM Rating: Decent

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I read you can patch now but people are already having problems with the confirmation (w/e that means). I'm thinking I'm staying away from the game for a few days until the fix to the fix to the fix to the fix ... not to mention everyone downloading at once. Safer to just stay away.

Mine downloaded. I would give it a try.

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#35 Mar 26 2014 at 6:04 PM Rating: Good

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Susanoh wrote:

Jemcrystaline wrote:

I read you can patch now but people are already having problems with the confirmation (w/e that means). I'm thinking I'm staying away from the game for a few days until the fix to the fix to the fix to the fix ... not to mention everyone downloading at once. Safer to just stay away.

Mine downloaded. I would give it a try.

Mine's downloading as we speak.

All you gotta do is open the launcher and input your UN/PW/OTP.

If it downloads, awesome!

If it doesn't, try again in a few minutes, etc.

No harm done.

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