Well if you can't afford to pay for a game you won't have much time to play then payment shouldn't be the biggest issue anyway. Unlike offline games, MMOs keep going without you. FFXI is the worst of them, though FFXIV is supposed to be more casual, but if you've got a busy life then MMOs probably aren't for you anyway... to that point that paying or not shouldn't be an issue.


Perhaps its a consumerist attitude that we have of "If I pay for it then it had very well better be something I can hold in my hand that nobody can ever take away from me." Or maybe it's the ubiquitous pirate mentality where so many people think they shouldn't have to pay for what other people make.


I suppose you think you should only pay for your internet connection when you use it. Because if you're not downloading at max bandwidth 247/ you're not getting all of what you're paying for.