Der findes et utal af MMO'er som har haft godt af at gå free-to-play, og i stedet afkræve betaling igennem mikrotransaktioner. Men samtidig må man også give Final Fantasy XIV, at det spil har klaret sig decideret glimrende med en abonnementsmodel, og sådan står det til at blive ved.
I et interview med Eurogamer fortæller en af de centrale producere bag spillet, Naoki Yoshida, dette:
"I believe the free trial will continue to be expanded, but we have no plans of making the client itself free at the moment. Since a huge amount of time and money has been invested in the expansion packages, the revenue from sales of the expansion package itself is still very important in order to continue to make expansions on this scale. We would like to constantly aim for the best on the business side as well to continue making a lot of content to be enjoyed."
Final Fantasy XIV har haft succes længe, og det forventes at spillerantallet stiger i næste måned hvor de udgiver den næste store udvidelse.
