jp pol account and new payiment method (aka yet another topic about the SE account)

[Lushipur]

i know jp importer are a little part of the playerbase, but you can say we are the loyal fan that buy everything Square sell on the day one.

the problem is that i bought even the token on day 1, so i had to register a japanese SE account. no real problem until now.

now i cant unregister my SE account and im stick with a jp pol linked to a jp account.

yet no problem, i already used Click&buy to donate money for the earthquake...but...

surprise!!!

the CB option is gone...i can only pay with a credit card or buy crysta
but crysta can be bought only with a CC and webmoney

the real problem is that i cant use an european card (i currently live in italy) to pay or buy crysta so im stick with webmoney.

its not a real problem, i had to use webmoney since a long time.

but since you are talking about some fix to the billing system, please let consider two option

1) unlink a pol (i will lose the token this way but i dont care)
2) let us use a foreing credit card

if im mistaken and the option of cb is still there, please somebody say me where, i really cant find it.

thank you.

[RAIST]

From what I saw in the JP guide, C&B is not there. Guess they didn't feel the need to add it as JCB has their own version of the 3DS (Jsecure) on their accounts, and that is supported by their credit processor. SE probly just assumed someone in the JP area using a creidt card would at least one card supporting Jsecure/3DS.

[Lushipur]

ok but now is unnecessary to block all foreign credit card.
i dont see chinese gilseller as a major problem since a few years.

having to buy webmoney from 1 site
redeeming code from another
finally entering the code on the SE account page to buy crysta
i found it a little boring

[Enoah35]

ok but now is unnecessary to block all foreign credit card.
i dont see chinese gilseller as a major problem since a few years.

having to buy webmoney from 1 site
redeeming code from another
finally entering the code on the SE account page to buy crysta
i found it a little boring

Unfortunately this is what I have been doing ever since they stopped allowing my "foreign" credit card to be used. I tried 3 different cards all from different banks (VISA, MASTERCARD) and none of them works. Which I assume non Japanese Credit Card can't be used. It is boring but its the only method I have. I have asked support if the account can be transfered to EU but the answer I got at the time was no.

[Knives]

Unfortunately this is what I have been doing ever since they stopped allowing my "foreign" credit card to be used. I tried 3 different cards all from different banks (VISA, MASTERCARD) and none of them works. Which I assume non Japanese Credit Card can't be used. It is boring but its the only method I have. I have asked support if the account can be transferred to EU but the answer I got at the time was no.

How long ago did you ask? I've been trying to get into contact with SE, but haven't received a response yet.

I'm worried they'll ignore my request to unlink my JP accounts. I'll have to go through the same billing issues and I won't have the knowledge to keep playing on my account. I've never bought webmoney or done anything like that before on a Japanese site, and I'm to the point where I'm sick of going through hoops and hurdles in another language just to play a video game. All of this could be avoided if they would just add a natural unlink option to Square Enix IDs.

[RAIST]

Yeah... that's the downside to regional based CC processing. In theory JCB may be able to handle other regions with little/no issues because they do actually have footprints in almost 2 dozen other counties (even in a handful of states in the US), but there may be some limitations to that because of commerce laws. Also, no proof that SE is using JCB specifically, it's just a very likely candidate since they are kinda the "godfather" of credit brokering over there and they do mention JCB in their guides.

[Susume]

I think a more realistic scenario is that since credit card use in Japan is still scant, anyone who has any problems with a credit money would just buy WebMoney from their local convenience store.

I'd love to hear if JCB credit cards worked regardless (I've only used Visa and Mastercard for FFXI), even if they were issued in the US. I would definitely apply for one if so for my JP SE account, so I don't have to depend on my friend in Japan funding my gaming habit.

[Lushipur]

i dont really know much about jcb or other (lol and i work in/with bank everyday)
but i used my european credit card since a few years ago, then the card expired and i had to pass to webmoney cause they didnt accepted my new card even if the number was the same (just changed the expire date)

[RAIST]

hmm.... it looks like they may be set up to get crysta directly thorugh JCB somehow:

Crysta" are Visa, MasterCard, personal authentication services for JCB (3D secure) credit card with you and to charge money on the web.

but they don't say specifically a JCB card in the help text for the direct pay option--just reference 3DSecure.

http://www.playonline.com/home/polshift/help.html

To view in google translate:
http://translate.googleusercontent.c...31aAKy-SQVuVrw

[Lushipur]

yes you can buy crysta with a credit card, but not a not-jp one