All accounts upgrading to Square enix accounts

[Alhanelem]

Looks like I'll be quitting soon.

To use milder terms, this is really a silly reason to quit.

All you have to do is contact support and they can help you register your card. Really, how often do you have to change your info? One minor inconvenience every few years?

Funny thing was I had a card that doesn't support VBV/3D-secure from before they implemented it; the original card expired long ago. The new card has the same number. I've never changed my payment info, and the payment still goes through. Since they really shouldn't be taking it, it makes me wonder why people are having problems in the first place- as far as I'm concerned, they have the most lenient payment system I've ever seen.

Also, from what I've heard, those reloadable prepaid cards you can buy at Wal-mart work with the 3D-secure system. You can just buy one of those, and reload it. Works fine with SE's payment system. This way, you don't even need a real credit card. You do not have to "jump through hoops" even with the current system. There are simple workarounds.

This is pretty important to a lot of people and it's pretty much being ignored, there was very little notice too.

Not enough notice? Are you serious? They're not implementing it for almost A WHOLE MONTH, and won't be absolutely required until another month after that! Read it again:

In order to better safeguard the account security of PlayOnline users and to provide a more streamlined account management experience, we will be transferring all PlayOnline IDs to the Square Enix Account system.

The transfer process will be available in the last half of July, and will give users access to an improved user interface that will allow account management from any web-browser.

Please visit the following URL for details on all of these changes.
http://support.na.square-enix.com/j/kb59527na

Please note that all users will have to log in and agree to the transfer by August 31, 2011, or they will lose access to PlayOnline and FINAL FANTASY XI.

In the last half of July, a walkthrough detailing the transfer process will be posted on the PlayOnline website as well as the FAQ section of the Square Enix Support Center.

This transfer will require you have a Square Enix Account. If you don’t already have a Square Enix Account, we strongly encourage you to create one in advance at https://secure.square-enix.com/account/app/svc/register. Customers who already have Square Enix Accounts need only complete the transfer process.

For the proof just in case, with dates emphasized. This is the notice. the implementation is not for a while.