Couldn't agree more. Any reasonable way of earning extra CC as a sub would make the cost feel much more justifiable.

If they put a board game up you didn't like you didn't have to buy it if you wanted more. You could walk right up to the manager and say, "Hey, I really like the idea of you guys carrying board games but I don't care for the ones currently on offer. Might you consider carrying games such as _____?" Business really is more than just sales figures.

Yes. It was nearly 2000 words, polite, and clear. That is why I'm saying what you're suggesting isn't the right thing to do. I know what is. *facepalm*

No, but the subscription I cancelled was. Either way you're still missing the point completely.

They could have given it to subscribers for no additional charge (as their store page indicates) and seen how many people bothered to play it. Then they would know if the issue was cost or desire with very little effort.

I guarantee you no successful company thinks that desire is the only factor in sales. Not a single one.

Yes. Yes it does. It also said it two weeks ago when I dropped the cash for a 3 month subscription, and they knew it was going to change. They should have said something. They definitely need to change the page now.

No, I'm a responsible consumer. I don't spend money on products and practices that are predatory towards me. Saying "if you don't buy this you wont get more" is predatory. It's similar to when EA says, "if enough people pre-order this title (which may very well turn out to be complete crap) we'll release the rest of the content we've already made." If you spend money they know it works. They'll do it again next time, and try to get even more money out of you for it. If you don't buy in to it they will try to figure out why it didn't sell, not just assume it didn't sell because people don't like getting more content. That's just absurd. No business would last if they operated like that.

What is your opinion on the store page that says subscribers get full access to character creation?

No, a dog named "A Parakeet" is still a dog. Just like a store page that says I get full access to character creation is still full of crap.

Over-all they are balanced, but in individual areas they each have issues that need to be addressed. There still is no meta game at all, and that's what sets PS2 apart. BF3 and Arma can simulate large scale combat. Planetside is supposed to do more.

The stories are worth it and the legacy bonuses are a nice perk, but drop that sub. They've proven they're going to keep giving subs less and less. Better to spend a few month's worth of sub cash in the cartel market and unlock what you want. I was subbed, but it's clearly going to continue to be less valuable. If you unlock all you want now you'll be able to play forever and will end up spending less. Sub is only worth it if you only plan on playing a couple of months. Sounds like you're in for the long haul.

No. Just no. Giving in is not how you use it to your advantage. Withholding money is.

Forget the words used. Look at your features page. It says quite clearly that subscribers get full access to character creation. This is now patently untrue, and as someone who has only been a subscriber for a month I feel like this change without warning was deceitful. I was also bewitched by the PS2 devs. Don't hold out too much hope. The PS2 devs largely ignored advice from veterans. SOE pushed the game live far too early and spends more money on cash shop items than game balance. They've also already started to show a little power creep in the items, but maybe that will be balanced out in a year or two. PS2 can be fun, but it's just a bigger FPS. There's little to no meta game, there are serious balance issues, no resource management, and it's crammed with bugs that have been reported since day 2 of the technical test. Some of the problems can be blamed on reddit, which is a terrible place for devs to foster discussion (with the way people use downvotes as censorship), but most of them are because SOE wanted money more than a good game with potential to keep people playing for a decade.

And I feel like that also goes against what I was told when I subscribed, but it's not such a big deal. It wouldn't be enough to scare me away from giving them more cash. A playable race is a whole different ball game.