Legacy Campaign EligabilityFollow

Another cool (but arguably useless) addition is now there's a Legacy Campain banner at the character selection screen if you have met requirements.

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Ultimately that's your choice, but the reverse is also true. People are playing the game in a state that has been inexcusable for quite a long time, and they have effectively invested money into the health and longevity of FFXIV. Why should they pay the same rate than those who jump on and off the bandwagon, only reaping the rewards of the monetary support of others?

Two sides to every coin, but, at the risk of sounding even more rude, Legacy Campaigners do get additional rewards that are not monitary as well.

For one, only those who have played during this time of the game will get a Goobue mount. And those who qualify for Legacy Campaign also get a unique chocobo mount come 2.0.

Are they over-rewarding loyalty? Perhaps

And nothing prevents you from signing up now and taking advantage of the campaign. You don't have to play, and you'll get the money back in dividends later.

Put simply, SE is going to pay you to invest in them a little. You don't have to, mind you. . But don't pretend like you're being punished or anything. The 'standard price' actually supports more now than it did before. (Remember the initial standard membership was 1 character, period. Now, it's one character on every server.)

I really can't fault SE here. Those who are complaining about it now are simply doing so because they don't want to invest in a game they have no confidence in. And that's fine. But why should that mentality be rewarded?

I think the only people that really got shafted on this subscription deal were new PS3 players that were waiting and waiting, and now they need to pay a standard subscription on top of that.

To returning players, well you are getting a "discount" right now for not playing at all. If you don't want to pay the fee so much, just sign up now so you can qualify for it.

Simple fix really, they should apply the reduced fee to anybody who bought the game at release. Everybody wins.

If you pay for 3 consecutive months before 2.0 you get a discount... pay your 3 months, GTFO until 2.0 is where you want it, come back and reap the rewards of a lower sub... I really don't see how this is an issue....

They aren't making anyone pay more that was the set standard fee from the beginning and always has been. They are simply rewarding the people who are paying now for what is considered to be an inferior product by reducing their fees.

I think people are skeptical because they spent 50-80$ on the game, and then some if you count pc upgrades. The game was horrible, so they felt duped. Now SE wants another 25$ to get a discount later on for a game that may flop just as hard. On the one hand, I see where the dedicated folk are coming from, on the other hand SE can rob us again. Of course as I write this I'm debating paying for 3 months as the current discounted fee is cheaper then 2 months of any other AAA mmo. Then, if 2.0 is great, you get your money back in no time, if it sucks, Se now has 100$ of my money that I have spent unwisely.

You also have to remember that when 2.0 goes live they will be doing another 30 day free trial this applies to everyone including those who bought the game on release and have since stopped playing. If the state of the game during this campaign isn't good enough for you to start paying again there is still that time to try it out one last time for a whole month. If by then its still not good enough then the game is probably not for you anyway.