(09-08-2015, 08:02 PM)Manari Wrote: This thread was created because new RPers can not get into them.  Not without paying real money for a server transfer anyway.
This isn't Rift. You can't download it for free and play it for free by earning enough in-game currency to buy doodads other people have paid real money for which you can then use to get cash shop credits without paying money. This is a pay-to-play game. You pay to buy the game. You pay to buy the expansions. You are required to pay a monthly subscription.
Many games charge $20-25 for a server transfer for a single character. Square Enix charges $18 for up to 8 characters at once to transfer to another server. This means that the price for a server transfer per character is as much as $18 or as little as $2.25.
More to the point, if someone's financial situation is so tight that they can't afford to transfer, they probably also have better uses for their money than the monthly subscription fee, too. That's the harsh truth of it.Â
Does it suck that the servers are closed and it's hard to get onto them without a transfer? Sure. On the other hand, when I started out on Siren during my 14-day trial, I received a tell from a gold seller approximately once every 5 minutes. Different alts for the same companies. I'd blacklist, and 5 minutes later here's the new alt with the same message. Endlessly. I've had exactly zero of that on Balmung. Seriously, not even one. That by itself is a side effect of the closed nature of Balmung for which I am thankful that I paid $18.
Lydia Lightfoot ~ The Reliquarian's Guild «Relic» ~ Lavender Beds, Ward 12, #41
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This player has a sense of humor. If the content of the post suggests otherwise, please err on the side of amusement and friendship, because that's almost certainly the intent. We're all on the same team: Team Roleplayer! Have a smile, have a chuckle, and have a slice of pie. Isn't pie great?
