The rates for FFXIV are nothing new or unusual for MMOs.
While I can't say price comparisons to regular games are warranted since MMOs by nature are never ending XP/loot quests, they do tend to offer the most bang for gaming buck... assuming you primarily play only the MMO you subscribe to.
And while I can understand some of the "rage" over paying full price $60 for a game that only gives them one month access without further subscription fees, this is also pretty normal for any major MMO when it debuts.
WoW cost money when it debuted. People still have to pay for the expansion sets and I don't hear too many raging over that.







