Limited Copies Reserved only for Europe. Reasoning?

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03-16-2015, 11:48 PM
Felis

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Originally Posted by Synestr

As far as I know, the copies are regional. So you should have a chance at a NA copy, unless you need a EU copy due to your initial registration being with a EU code, since you play on a EU server?

It is not related to the server OP play. it is related to the SE account. If OP pay in $ then it is a NA account and a NA box of the game is needed.
03-17-2015, 12:04 AM
Vydos

I am very amused at the many reactions on the forum. About people worrying that they won't be able to buy a physical CE. Really now...I have yet to see a single FF physical CE release being sold out at launch... This isn't a madonna concert or something. But hey, that's what good marketing does. Giving people the illusion that there's a very small limited amount of CE. So that people are feeling compelled to buy it asap.

I'm betting that people will still be able to preorder it 1-2 weeks from now. After all S-E is after our sweet money, so it will be foolish of them to have a low stock.
03-17-2015, 12:07 AM
ShadowHulk

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Originally Posted by Vydos

I am very amused at the many reactions on the forum. About people worrying that they won't be able to buy a physical CE. Really now...I have yet to see a single FF physical CE release being sold out at launch... This isn't a madonna concert or something. But hey, that's what good marketing does. Giving people the illusion that there's a very small limited amount of CE. So that people are feeling compelled to buy it asap.

I'm betting that people will still be able to preorder it 1-2 weeks from now. After all S-E is after our sweet money, so it will be foolish of them to have a low stock.

It sold out on the Japanese Store yesterday so I'm guessing that's where people are getting the illusion from.
03-17-2015, 12:51 AM
Aminore

relax people. ya are making seem like ya have a better chance to get a pair of air jordans online than Heavensward. amazon, gamestop, and best buy will have it. we just dont know if it pops up at the same time as the SE store
03-17-2015, 01:01 AM
Anemone_Valesti

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vydos

I am very amused at the many reactions on the forum. About people worrying that they won't be able to buy a physical CE. Really now...I have yet to see a single FF physical CE release being sold out at launch... This isn't a madonna concert or something. But hey, that's what good marketing does. Giving people the illusion that there's a very small limited amount of CE. So that people are feeling compelled to buy it asap.

I'm betting that people will still be able to preorder it 1-2 weeks from now. After all S-E is after our sweet money, so it will be foolish of them to have a low stock.

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Originally Posted by ShadowHulk

It sold out on the Japanese Store yesterday so I'm guessing that's where people are getting the illusion from.

Oooooooh Dayum!
03-17-2015, 01:04 AM
MeiUshu

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Originally Posted by Felis

It is not related to the server OP play. it is related to the SE account. If OP pay in $ then it is a NA account and a NA box of the game is needed.

what about those that dont pay neither in USD or EUR ? what do they do ?

Mei
03-17-2015, 02:20 AM
monochromicorn

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vydos

I am very amused at the many reactions on the forum. About people worrying that they won't be able to buy a physical CE. Really now...I have yet to see a single FF physical CE release being sold out at launch... This isn't a madonna concert or something. But hey, that's what good marketing does. Giving people the illusion that there's a very small limited amount of CE. So that people are feeling compelled to buy it asap.

I'm betting that people will still be able to preorder it 1-2 weeks from now. After all S-E is after our sweet money, so it will be foolish of them to have a low stock.

If the general admission for an ff14 event can sell out in less than 5 minutes, when there's 1800 tickets, I believe they can sell a game just as fast.
03-17-2015, 02:27 AM
Dervy

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Originally Posted by Synestr

As far as I know, the copies are regional. So you should have a chance at a NA copy, unless you need a EU copy due to your initial registration being with a EU code, since you play on a EU server?

On a side note, America is NOT hated by the rest of the world, and I am sorry to hear you feel that way. Stuff like that should be kept out of the forums. It can only get toxic.

Incorrect.

There's only 3 region codes, NA, JP & Worldwide. The region codes are tied not to the region you live in, but the region your account is registered in. North American SE accounts will need the NA copy - JP accounts need JP accounts. You can live in Japan and still use an NA account.

Worldwide however, covers ALL of the Oceanic Region, Africa, the whole of Europe and a majority of Asia.
03-17-2015, 02:56 AM
Viridiana

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Originally Posted by Dervy

Incorrect.

There's only 3 region codes, NA, JP & Worldwide. The region codes are tied not to the region you live in, but the region your account is registered in. North American SE accounts will need the NA copy - JP accounts need JP accounts. You can live in Japan and still use an NA account.

Worldwide however, covers ALL of the Oceanic Region, Africa, the whole of Europe and a majority of Asia.

Which, they really should fix their system. Expecting people to never move from one region to another is just foolish. And expecting the customer to deal with the hassle of working around this system is going to cost them sales for no benefit I can see. . .
03-17-2015, 04:42 PM
Synestr

Just got my pre-order done on NA site. Easy peasy. No issues. Granted it is 2am in the states and early morning work day here for me! lol

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