Easier Payment Options (08/23/2011)

[Aselin]

I'm so glad they listened. Hopefully, they'll include direct debit/credit card transactions without a middle man involved. And, allow other options I mentioned on my blog here.

Most especially is the exact amount for Crysta. I'd like to see something like:
Final Fantasy XI Crysta exchange rate (Sample):

One month = 1295 Crysta = $12.95
Three months = 3885 Crysta = $38.85
Six months = 7770 Crysta = $77.70
Twelve months = 15540 Crysta = $155.40

And, mules are $1.00 = 100 Crysta. A better exchange rate in other words.

[Lago]

Are SE America and SE Europe considered semi-seperate entities to SE Japan? Would explain why 2 regions got much worse options if they have the ability to make their own decisions and decided to save some money at our expense.

If that's the case SE Europe might continue to give it's users crappy payment options.

It probably has to do with regional monetary regulations. For example, they can never refund Crysta because then (from a regulator's perspective) they would be acting as a bank, allowing people to shelter their currency in Crysta to avoid inflation and then withdraw it later at the same exchange rate. They're literally not allowed to do so legally. I imagine the expiration date for the EU region has similar reasons.

[Orlind]

Are SE America and SE Europe considered semi-seperate entities to SE Japan? Would explain why 2 regions got much worse options if they have the ability to make their own decisions and decided to save some money at our expense.

If that's the case SE Europe might continue to give it's users crappy payment options.

If its anything like many other companies (Sony and Capcom come to mind), each region has their own offices with their own announcements and challenges to deal with. What works in one region may just take slightly longer to roll out in the others or may not be feasible practically or financially. However, in regards to large-scale changes, all the regions try to implement the same changes.

So I think you might just have to wait slightly longer for your EU announcement but I think it will come soon.

[Camiie]

I wonder if we'll still have the international transaction fee nonsense that popped up when they switched to click and buy.

[Aselin]

Regarding the comments about Crysta, someone on FFXI Alla pointed out that the EULA for SEAM that SE has every right to cancel or expire Crysta you have on your account without notice. They also cannot guarantee it being permanent nor will they refund it.

You can find the post on FFXI Alla if you search for it. I can't find that link at the moment. My bookmarks is a mess.

[Alhanelem]

^ all you're doing is restating stuff to try and twist your words to be right, but you're just trying to be a backpedalling king.

I'm not doing anything of the sort. You can keep linking that expiration picture all you want, but it doesn't change anything

1)that pciture is not on the NA site

2)Even if crysta does expire, they will probably take action if the early adopters of FFXI still can't use their crysta on FFXIV before that happens in the event FFXIV still isn't charging.

What on earth gave you the idea I haven't played the game in a year? They just announced the DW raid like last week...

You said you weren't currently playing the game. You put $60 on your account a year ago, and since you're talking about all these other games, i assumed you're not playing this one, especially after you said you're currently not playing.

If you're playing FFXI, and you put $15.00 on your account, you probably have paid 1295 crysta for it if you put the crysta on before the last billing cycle. That leaves you with $2.05 now. That will be used up first when you add crysta to pay for the next month. Paying this way, you will never have crysta more than a month old. Once they enable us to pay the exact amount of crysta, you can simply fill your account to $12.95 worth exactly, and have a zero balance after. Problem is solved.

[Orlind]

I wonder if we'll still have the international transaction fee nonsense that popped up when they switched to click and buy.

I'm not so sure the international transaction fee is something S-E could do away with as its a C&B fee unless they had a special contract which I don't think is the case. That seems to be the case unless S-E decides to absorb the cost of that fee which I highly doubt.

Seems anyone that doesn't have a currency native to whatever option they pick will have to pay more I think.

[Alhanelem]

If you get banned from the game you can kiss that money goodbye

That's a big IF. Also, SE doesn't just ban people just for kicks. If you got banned, chances are you deserved it. To that kind of people, I say Too Bad.

Unless getting banned from FFXI gets your SE account banned from all SE services though, chances are you could potentially still use the remaining crysta for something else (If there was something else...)

[Finuve]

someone actually cares about the deathwing raid? lol

[Alhanelem]

That doesn't make it irrelevant. Do you think everyone that plays isn't EU?

Circular arguing for the win. The reason it's irrelevant is that SE is going to be addressing the problem that leaves you haivng leftover Crysta you can't use, not because of who plays where. It doesn't matter where you live. SE is solving the issue that made this a meaningful problem in the first place.

I know I'm 1 in a million but I actually enjoy WoW-lore

I did enjoy Warcraft's lore, but not enough to keep playing WoW after it got boring (in no small part because accessing endgame if you hadn't been accessing it from the beginning is almost impossible. People check your "gear score" and don't let you join their group if it's not good enough for them)