FINAL FANTASY XIV Online

FINAL FANTASY XIV Online

lil fang 28 ENE 2023 a las 9:55 a. m.
One of the fewest game with a subscription based game?
Not complaning, no. I do not even have this game and probably won't get it.
Just asking, is it really worth the 12.99$ a MONTH?
This rounds up to 150$+ a year for a game.
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Alternity 28 ENE 2023 a las 10:21 a. m. 
Yes. Constantly updated, virtually no bugs. Very well moderated. No pay 2 win mechanics. Very consistent and predictable patch schedule. Devs updating players with what's comming on a regular basis. High quality game, weither you look at story, raids, presentation, music, etc.

Very worth it for me, and for a lot of people considering the constant growing playerbase.
Última edición por Alternity; 28 ENE 2023 a las 10:23 a. m.
lil fang 28 ENE 2023 a las 10:23 a. m. 
Publicado originalmente por Alternity:
Yes. Constantly updated, virtually no bugs. Very well moderated. No pay 2 win mechanics. Very consistent and predictable patch schedule. Devs updating players with what's comming on a regular basis.

Very worth it for me, and for a lot of people considering the constant growing playerbase.
No pay 2 win mechanics?
Already sounds like a great game then.
Alternity 28 ENE 2023 a las 10:24 a. m. 
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Publicado originalmente por Alternity:
Yes. Constantly updated, virtually no bugs. Very well moderated. No pay 2 win mechanics. Very consistent and predictable patch schedule. Devs updating players with what's comming on a regular basis.

Very worth it for me, and for a lot of people considering the constant growing playerbase.
No pay 2 win mechanics?
Already sounds like a great game then.
Yep. If you see someone with a giant flashy sword, they earned it playing the hard content, they did not buy it though a cash shop.

If you're skeptical about the game just try the free trial. No time limit.
Última edición por Alternity; 28 ENE 2023 a las 10:25 a. m.
lil fang 28 ENE 2023 a las 10:33 a. m. 
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Publicado originalmente por Object of Obsession:
No pay 2 win mechanics?
Already sounds like a great game then.
Yep. If you see someone with a giant flashy sword, they earned it playing the hard content, they did not buy it though a cash shop.

If you're skeptical about the game just try the free trial. No time limit.
Worth trying indeed, thanks for letting me know
Alternity 28 ENE 2023 a las 10:43 a. m. 
Isn't it crazy that these days "no pay 2 win mechanics" is actually how low the bar needs to be.
Última edición por Alternity; 28 ENE 2023 a las 10:44 a. m.
𝒞𝒶𝓉𝓎𝒶♡ 28 ENE 2023 a las 10:44 a. m. 
Publicado originalmente por Object of Obsession:
Not complaning, no. I do not even have this game and probably won't get it.
Just asking, is it really worth the 12.99$ a MONTH?
This rounds up to 150$+ a year for a game.

Totally worth it.

It's pretty much the same amount i pay for Netflix & Amazon Prime type of things each month. But i most often spend more time playing FF14 than i watch said services.. Also i don't drink alcohol at pubs or do clubbing (not my thing really) so i guess rather spending my money on entertainment stuff like FF14 sub, and no regrets. :)

Like the sub allows them to have a budget and no need to have every cool thing on cash store or sell p2w items to make money like many games do. Most simple way to put it also: On FF14 you can farm cool mounts and weapons and glams (skins) inside the game, on most other games these days you buy them from cash shop with real money, sometimes even on random loot boxes.

So on FF14 people know on what they are spending that sub money on and what getting with it. Like on ESO for example ALL the cool weapons and mounts were on the Crown Store to buy with real money and gamble crates, if wanted something nice.. it meant for sure spending more than 13eur, often saw people dropping 100-500eur on bunch of loot boxes and still they got only poop.

So yeah, FF14 is one of the last sub model games, but premium quality product these days compared to the barely working gamble games that have annoying things that you can buy fixes from cash shop. FF14 has passionate devs that treats the game as their lives work and value their players. And greatest community. :UDG_Heart:
Sunny 28 ENE 2023 a las 11:08 a. m. 
we get what we pay for!!!
galacticcorgi 28 ENE 2023 a las 11:09 a. m. 
Major content updates every four months, no pay to win mechanics...

Like, seriously, here's what we get about every four months: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/764840557caa22a8f77550b480aa3c79b2e733d2
Medic K.Boris 28 ENE 2023 a las 11:43 a. m. 
Just FYI, I have roughly 1600 hrs in this game and in all that time I've come across only 2 toxic people in all the content I've played. That in itself is a miracle considering I've played every major MMORPG ever made and the toxicity in this game doesn't even come close to others.

0 P2W and that is 100% true nothing you buy in this game gets you farther or better than anyone else. Also, I feel like the devs have a good relationship with their player-base. The game launcher is always filled with daily updates about what they are doing and why they're doing it.

This is probably the best MMORPG I've played and was my WoW killer.
lil fang 28 ENE 2023 a las 12:06 p. m. 
That is honestly great to hear, I love hearing that kind of stuff about a game.
Seems like a nice community that supports the game.
Makes the game sound very healthy.:chessknight:
Havok 28 ENE 2023 a las 12:17 p. m. 
Here is how I have been at it. I started heavily around December 2021. I took a break around June 2022 and had around 2000 hours. I played the game pretty heavily, as it was the only thing I wanted to play, but got burned out.

Fast forward to last month, I said, sure, let me put $13 onto a sub, and see what i can get, if I enjoy it.

In this current sub, I got all my crafters and gathers to max level (a goal of mine for a while) and have put in, around, 100-120 hours, and I have about 10 days left on my subscription.

To answer your question, $13 for a month, getting easily 120 hours of gameplay from that month, is incredibly worth it. Youre looking at (from my month) for every $1 spent, 10 hours of enjoyment from the game.

There are $60 games, even $70 games, that only offer 6-10 hours of enjoyment. But, lets take the median at 20-30 hours right? For every $2 spent, youre getting 1 hour of enjoyment.

If youre looking from this benchmark, then yes, it is absolutely worth it. 5 Major content expansions, which, is easily 600-1000 hours worth of gameplay, 20 different classes, more raids, dungeons, and farming than you know what to do with... yea..

So, all in all, I understand the whole Pay and play, vs sub based arguement, and it took me a long time to get into FF14 as a whole, mainly because I too, was not interested in subscribing.. But, with that being said...

$13 for 100+ hours of gameplay for that month, vs $60/$70 on a game, you will likely play until you beat, and then never touch again, IF, you enjoy it, and with current quality of gaming, its like, a 50/50 if its going to even be worth the asking price, for a fraction of the time value gained from playing.

And yes, there is arguement that, "Well I purchased the game, I should just be able to login and play" and to that, there is some validity to it, in which I recommend ESO or GW2 on that point alone, but, after some time with either, there is a reason why, sub based ideology works. Now I am not saying ESO or GW2 are better or worse, as it is purely personal opinion, but, yea. You are not forced to sub, so you an take breaks, and be fine.

My personal justification, when i resub, is, i look at the games that are coming out or have come out for the month after I am about to resub. And I ask myself, am I buying any of these. If I am, I have no real need to subscribe again. But If I am not, and my current backlog doesnt seem interesting, sure, let me put $13 down on FF. And, if you are hypercritical about $ vs Time value, literally like, a full weekend of playing the game, will pay off your sub in hours spent vs $'s spent.


As someone has already stated about the free trial. You get ARR and Post ARR, up to level 60 (with all of those classes) for free, with limitations. If you are interested in what those limitations are, I suggest reading this:
https://support.na.square-enix.com/rule.php?id=5382&la=1&tag=freetrial
The following terms and conditions apply to players who use the Free Trial (“Free Trial Players”):

Free Trial Players are not required to purchase licensed software to use the Free Trial.
One (1) Free Trial account may be registered to a Square Enix account so long as that Square Enix account has not been previously registered with any version of the game.
Free Trial Players can purchase select in-game items from the FINAL FANTASY® XIV Online Store during the Free Trial. Not all in-game items are available for purchase by Free Trial Players (e.g., in-game item gift codes).
Free Trial Players can create up to eight (8) playable characters, restricted to one (1) playable character per World.
Free Trial account characters have all their levels capped at level sixty (60).
Free Trial account characters can possess a maximum of 300,000 gil (in-game currency).
Free Trial Players cannot use the "shout," "yell," or "tell" in-game chat options during the Free Trial.
Free Trial Players cannot access the in-game market board during the Free Trial.
Free Trial Players cannot trade with other players during the Free Trial.
Free Trial Players cannot send in-game letters using the moogle delivery service during the Free Trial.
Free Trial Players cannot hire retainers during the Free Trial.
Free Trial Players can join a Linkshell or Cross-World Linkshell if invited but cannot create a new Linkshell or Cross-World Linkshell during the Free Trial.
Free Trial Players cannot create or join a Free Company during the Free Trial.
Free Trial Players can join a party if invited or by using the Duty Finder but cannot assemble a party during the Free Trial.
Free Trial Players cannot create or join a PvP team or participate in The Feast (Ranked Match) or The Feast (Team Ranked Match) during the Free Trial.
Free Trial Players cannot log into the Lodestone, the official forum, or Companion application during the Free Trial.

Which, as most of the community states, ARR/Post ARR content is generally regarded as the worst content, even with SQE's changes, it has come a long way, but it is still painful to do. The general rule of thumb, is, if you can make it past ARR, and you still want more, you would, by definition, have played atleast 1/5th of the "story content" and a fair amount of the optional content (with limitiations) that is offered in the game. The catch, is that a lot of classes do not "open up" until 60,70,80.

You can sink as much time into the free trial as you want, and not pay a pretty penny. And, if you have invested 500+ hours into the trial, is it really too bad to pay $60 for the complete edition, and then $12 a month for sub, when you are already at a 7hours of enjoyment, per $ spent, the second you click purchase, not including the 30 days you get free for new subs, and progression you gained from the trial?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/312060/FINAL_FANTASY_XIV_Online_Free_Trial/
Última edición por Havok; 28 ENE 2023 a las 12:29 p. m.
xyz 28 ENE 2023 a las 1:36 p. m. 
Say you're from Argentina with a VPN like the Chinese Steam users, might save some money :lunar2019coolpig:
Melvin The Narcissistic 28 ENE 2023 a las 1:54 p. m. 
Its worth playing the free trial and then paying for the rest of the game when hit the level cap. Don't feel like you need to keep playing to justify your sub fee, you could finish the whole story within the free month you get when buying Endwalker. Or just pay to play for a few more months and then stop. There is a lot to do in game, but it can get boring fast. Its not pay to win but the in game cash shops kills the mood when you see a game milk you for more money then it needs when you dont even own anything you pay with. Once the servers shut down , everything extra you bought goes with it. :steamsad:
Snakejuice 28 ENE 2023 a las 4:47 p. m. 
Publicado originalmente por Object of Obsession:
Publicado originalmente por Alternity:
Yes. Constantly updated, virtually no bugs. Very well moderated. No pay 2 win mechanics. Very consistent and predictable patch schedule. Devs updating players with what's comming on a regular basis.

Very worth it for me, and for a lot of people considering the constant growing playerbase.
No pay 2 win mechanics?
Already sounds like a great game then.
Once upon a time pay 2 win didn't exist and every MMO had a monthly subscription. Then someone invented the wombo combo of free 2 play and pay 2 win that we all know and love today :steamsad:

I'm happy there is still an MMO with monthly sub and no pay 2 win, but I think this is the only one.
Última edición por Snakejuice; 28 ENE 2023 a las 4:48 p. m.
causality 28 ENE 2023 a las 4:49 p. m. 
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Publicado originalmente por Object of Obsession:
No pay 2 win mechanics?
Already sounds like a great game then.
Yep. If you see someone with a giant flashy sword, they earned it playing the hard content, they did not buy it though a cash shop.
Lol, from what I've seen most Legend title players either bought it or were carried through it by 7 other players like most streamers.
Última edición por causality; 28 ENE 2023 a las 4:49 p. m.
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