Is not wanting to pay for any video game a good enough excuse not to play it? Sure, if you're not a gamer. Games cost money to make. Setting down $15 to play FFXI for a month is no different than setting down $50 for the latest remake of FFIV, which you'll have beaten in a month. Well, it is on account of the fact that FFXI is cheaper, more social, and has vastly more content to explore.