Pro-Ordering Heavensward Through Steam

So it's June now, 19 days to go and no update on Steam...

I've been patient, but now i'm kind of worried.

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Originally Posted by Babette

Just looked on Steam for Heavensward.
At least, now there's a page that says : "Available : June 23th / this game will be unlocked in approximately 3 weeks, 2 days, 2 hours".

This mean : no pre order on steam.

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That's the general release date (and it's correct). If you read the text on the same page it also says:

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Pre-Purchase Offer

When you pre-order on Steam, you will receive a product registration key code that you may redeem on Mog Station which grants you the following bonuses:

Early Access
Pre-order FINAL FANTASY XIV: Heavensward on Steam and access Heavensward content from June 19, 2015.
Baron Circlet & Baron Earrings
Relive the days of old and don the gear worn by the ever-loyal Cecil Harvey in FINAL FANTASY IV.
Chocobo Chick Courier
This cute Chocobo chick will follow you on your new adventures heavensward.

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A asked support and the said there will be preorder and early access.

I already had my eyes narrowed at this nonsense because we weren't allowed to purchase the physical CE (which I will happily blame on Square Enix, because their sales policies are annoyingly anti-third party that way)

At this point, we have nothing to gain from getting the preorder today versus next week, so complaining about that specific aspect is illogical. Sensibility aside, however...

I'm definitely in an imperious, "I don't care whose fault this is, the responsible drone needs to fix it NOW" mode. Without regard to the early access deadline, it does NOT take this effing long to get a preorder together. Somebody in some sales/legal department somewhere is being unreasonably slow for reasons I care nothing about, and it's ruffling my sense of principle.

Tbh, if it met missing out on the steam pre-orders, I'd rather SE give us a way off steam at this point.