Final Fantasy XIV Billing Starts Friday

Posted Jan 2, 2012 at 1:00PM EST by

Listed in: News Tags: ffxiv, ffxiv 2.0, Square Enix

Final Fantasy XIV has officially reached the end of its forced free beta, and Square Enix seems to think they’ve finally hit a point where people will be willing to pay to play. They announced the shift back to a regular subscription model about a month ago – now they’re ready to move forward with the change.

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Here’s what that means for current players: As of January 5th, your FFXIV account will be suspended until you opt back into the billing system. Monthly fees will be set at $9.99 until the release of FFXIV 2.0, the updated version of the MMO, at which point they’ll bump up to $12.99. You’ll also need to pay $3.00 per extra character on your account – the basic subscription covers only one main character.

If you play FFXIV, you may want to check out their official site to get a bearing on what to expect. Then again, it’s pretty basic MMO stuff. You pay money; you get to play the game. The real question is whether players will be willing to shift from F2P back to a subscription model.

Do you think players will pay for FFXIV, or did the game already miss its chance?

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I think the way they do it is a mistake.
People have been disappointed in the game, me included and because of that they are waiting for the 2.0 update to give it another chance. The fact that they have to pay to try it, however, might make some reconsider.
So why not extend the trial period until 1 or 2 weeks AFTER the 2.0 update so people can see if the changes made actually make the game worth the hefty fee.
If it's as great as they say people will get hooked and HAVE to pay. If they never see the greatness of the 2.0 update they might not bother. And that is also an indication that the update might not actually be so great. So they wanna cash-in on people's curiosity.
But that won't last them very long, I'm afraid.

Verdict: IF the 2.0 update sucks, they're pretty much fucked.

# One Word — WindSlash 2012-01-02 17:36

FAIL

# RE: Final Fantasy XIV Billing Starts Friday — teh 2012-01-02 23:58

The moment FF became MMO, it stopped being FF and began anew, as terrible incarnate

# RE: Final Fantasy XIV Billing Starts Friday — NeverAgain 2012-01-13 01:44

It is a piece of crap that i got conned into buying. Never again.

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