A few changes I would like to see.

[Mirage]

The complete collection on Steam costs as much as standalone SoA costs. I'm not sure why you still want to pay 40 bucks to get something you can get for 30.

It's the same bunch of 0s and 1s no matter where you get it from. It makes no difference if you get a key that enables the entire game or one that enables just SoA. All you're doing is flipping a digit in SE's database servers.

[bungiefanNA]

The complete collection on Steam costs as much as standalone SoA costs. I'm not sure why you still want to pay 40 bucks to get something you can get for 30.

It's the same bunch of 0s and 1s no matter where you get it from. It makes no difference if you get a key that enables the entire game or one that enables just SoA. All you're doing is flipping a digit in SE's database servers.

Also, if you copy the installation folder from Steam, and then install FFXI from the free trial, you can copy those instalaltion files over the plain install and enable all the expansions, without ever needing Steam again. Only the core game needs to be installed, and that's a free download, and just to set up registry keys. After that, you can copy anyone's install from a backup or their hard drive to bring the game up to current expansions and current patches. That's how I do it. I keep my FFXI install backed up to an external hard drive, and hand it to a friend who is just starting the game to save them a long patch. The folder copies over in about 10 minutes, and the initial file check takes about half an hour, and they are playing within in hour instead of waiting 8-10 of patching.