For those of you who failed to notice SE has found a way to generate more cash without seeming to raise fees. Effective with the switchover to the Acct Management System the billing cycle will be every 30 days instead of every month. This means that we will be making 13 payments every year instead of 12. <ref "Account Management System Transfer Followup" on the main web page>

Second item. It appears that SE will be implementing the purchase of Crysta as a method of payment. Question for SE. Will the purchase of Crysta for FFXI be kept seperate from Crysta purchased for FFXIV when it goes to subscription or will all purchases be pooled. Answer will determine how I pay for FFXI in the future.