Do you have to pay Per month? - Page 3

March 18, 2007, 10:40 PM

Money wise it was too much into my budget to play. I was on WoW most days and I couldnt afford to be on both, so I chose WoW because it was full of European players.

March 19, 2007, 9:15 AM

$12.95 per month for your first Content ID = First character.

For every other character thereafter it is $1.00 per month extra.

I was paying $16.95 per month for 18 months due to having mules and other characters just for "storage" purposes.

Not bad if you can afford it.

I can't remember the UK equivalent even though I'm in the UK the credit card payment just was in dollars.

March 19, 2007, 9:18 AM

I'd have bought this if it were free, but I'm not big on online gaming anyway... so paying for something which I doubt I'd play much seems a bit pointless. It's a shame you have to pay for something like this.
Not that I'm saying I can't afford it, I'd rather just... not.

March 19, 2007, 11:20 PM

I don't think people will ever understand the advantages of paying to play online. You will never come across a game in which the company wants to spend more money than they make back. That'd be the dumbest thing any developer could do to themselves..

In the case of Final Fantasy XI, they charge for online play because they are constantly working on the game, updating the game, adding new content to the game, and giving a lot back to the community. The reason for paying Square Enix to pay to play their game on a monthly basis is to continously pay their staff to be working on expansions, updates and maintenances.

Games that do not require a monthly fee are poorly maintenanced and rarely updated with more than a few features. They put very little effort into making the game better than it was when you first started playing.

As a few people have mentioned, if you want to play a lot of other games, and if you don't have a lot of time to dedicate to Final Fantasy XI, it's not going to be worth the ~$12.95 a month. For those that say it sucks that it's an online-only game... play Final Fantasy X or Final Fantasy XII. The back-end to it is going to be nearly identical, and the stories are going to be the same. The differences? Online versus not online.

Final Fantasy XI is just about working together with other people to kill monsters rather than playing by yourself. Play some Oblivion too. That should give ya a good feel for the game.

March 20, 2007, 12:05 PM

Agreed.

I had to quit FFXI as it was something I couldn't devote the time it required from me. I hit end-game too soon and rushed into it.
I suppose they should have never let me in the Sky LS @ lvl 60 and fight Kirin @ 65 but I did. And missed out on the more finer aspects of the game. Also running your own social LS is a very time-consuming process.

March 25, 2007, 10:32 PM

Hey

How does the company get the money from you for the monthly fee? Is it done through PayPal or can you send them a check? I don't have a bank account so I'm wondering how that would work.

Thanks

March 26, 2007, 12:50 AM

You must have a debit or credit card. There aren't any other options.

April 29, 2007, 12:59 AM

I don't play it because of the monthly fee. But the game is fun because a friend of mine is playing.

April 29, 2007, 1:21 AM

I've started to play again and I think what annoys me the most is not that you have to pay, but the game is meant for playing a long, long time which means the longer you play, the more money you play. I did stop playing a bit because money making was becoming a real bastard. The game solely relies on the Auction House and I find it a struggle to sell items at decent prices.

April 29, 2007, 5:43 AM

i think FINAL FANTASY XI is well
http://www.virgolds.com/ffxigil/index.php