Greetings,
There have already been a couple of comments in this thread clarifying the questions brought up, but I’d like to give a bit more of an explanation of the system and the plans moving forward by sharing what Yoshida mentioned during Letter from the Producer LIVE XIV
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Quote Originally Posted by Naoki_Yoshida
Sales for the much requested phials of Fantasia will begin with the implementation of patch 2.28 as an optional service in the Mog Station. However, as I mentioned briefly during NicoNico Chokaigi 3, it will be an interim system for now. With bonus items you can receive in FFXIV: ARR, such as the Helm of Light, the system has been set up so that they are attached to your account and all of the characters you create are given the item. However, as the Fantasia service should give certain characters a phial of Fantasia, the system is still currently in-development. If we were to wait for the system to be finalized it would push back the start of sales even more, so first we will be making it possible to purchase phials of Fantasia through an optional service on an account basis.
The advantage to this is if you have eight characters, you can purchase a phial of Fantasia and it will be delivered to all of them. However, you won’t be able to trade them, and you cannot store all of them on a single character. Additionally, with the current system you will not be able to purchase multiple Fantasias as much as you like. Due to this, we will be offering three purchasing options: 1, 3, and 5 phials of Fantasia. We’re aiming to implement a system that will allow you to purchase multiple phials of Fantasia for each one of your characters before you run out of these. Purchasing 3 or 5 phials at once will be slightly discounted. Price-wise, as I mentioned during a previous Letter from the Producer LIVE, I’m thinking that around 1000 yen ($10) would be a good balanced price. While we are using this interim system, if you have already purchased the 3 phial set, you’ll only be able to select from 1 phial or the 5 phial set the next time you make a purchase.
Hopefully this clarifies some of the major questions.
Also, in regards to one other question that has risen:
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After the Fantasia system changes, if I continue to make characters will my previously purchased Fantasias still be given to my new character?
Yes, even after switching over from the interim system to the official system any Fantasias you purchase with the interim system will be delivered to new characters you create afterwards.
If by any chance there are changes with the official system, we will be sure to make an announcement ahead of time, but as of right now they will without a doubt be sent to your newly created characters.