Sadly nothing Square does anymore suprises me, so although everything will probaby be fine in regards OP's concerns it would in no way suprise me if they locked out a large number of players if they didn't transfer before the deadline.

The company has gone down so far in my estimations it's not even funny, whoever is in charge is just plumb crazy.

Anyone that would play another Square MMO after seeing how badly they treated us on this one would be nuts. I find it really amusing they are trying to break into the multiple MMO field and make it a big source of income while totally dragging their name through the mud with mmo players.