Free Stormblood for starter edition users

https://store.eu.square-enix-games.c...xiv-stormblood

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Originally Posted by Stormpeaks

Can anyone please explain how this works ? I tried to get an account up to SB via "additional expansions" but I still need a code, and the only thing I can purchase is the full edition or the starter edition ? Can anyone please explain ? Thank you

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https://store.eu.square-enix-games.c...od-pc-download <- EUROPE
"buy" this for 0, then check in your Squarenix account for the code + instructions.

You need the ffxiv starter edition, and from what I saw, you need to buy the starter from Square enix store (not working with Playstation / Mac / steam).

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Originally Posted by Stormpeaks

So I have an alt account right now with ARR+HB which is the starter edition (not free trial) and this doesnt apply to me because I bought it earlier ?

Talk about a scam lol

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I haven't read all of this thread but, I just got a free Stormblood code from the NA SE Store, and I have multiple Legacy accounts that were just base 1.0 with no HW, they once before added the same free offer to get Heavensward, which I did and successfully upgraded them, and just now upgraded them again to Stormblood.

So, all you need is a "service account" which is actually the game itself, like I say, I have multiple on my SE account, so even if one is Endwalker, the rest of them can all be upgraded for free.

Go here and login with your actual SE main account your game is registered to, to get the codes:

https://store.na.square-enix-games.c...xiv-stormblood

This is the free NA version.

Feels like a sub grab for SE to try and get free trial players into paying players more so than anything else. It really seems worthless when you have to buy the starter edition to be able to play the free Stormblood edition when you can just purchase the complete edition for $30 more and be completely done with it.

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Originally Posted by Amenara

Feels like a sub grab for SE to try and get free trial players into paying players more so than anything else. It really seems worthless when you have to buy the starter edition to be able to play the free Stormblood edition when you can just purchase the complete edition for $30 more and be completely done with it.

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Could be they have a large number of accounts with only the starter edition registered and they're trying to give those paying customers additional content value compared to those on the free trial.

Could be they're hoping that getting to the end of Stormblood will convince them to pick up Shadowbringers/Endwalker.

It's hard to say. Regardless, I think few if any will see this special promotion as a bad thing.

It's basically a ploy to get some free trial players (who only have ARR + HW) to go paid so they can get a 'free' expansion with their purchase of the game. I'm fairly sure that once you get off the trial, you can't go back either, so anyone who falls for it either has to stay paying or quit. The only audience it's actually useful for is incredibly niche.

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Originally Posted by Jojoya

Could be they have a large number of accounts with only the starter edition registered and they're trying to give those paying customers additional content value compared to those on the free trial.

Could be they're hoping that getting to the end of Stormblood will convince them to pick up Shadowbringers/Endwalker.

It's hard to say. Regardless, I think few if any will see this special promotion as a bad thing.

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I am just hoping trial players don't get screwed by thinking SE is giving away a "free" expansion when it actually costs $20 and now puts your account on a monthly sub. If I were someone serious enough to want to play the game I'd rather buy the whole game for $50 or w/e it costs than $20 for what is covered by the free trial plus one extra expansion. Honestly the starter edition is just a scam at this point.

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Originally Posted by AwesomeJr44

It's basically a ploy to get some free trial players (who only have ARR + HW) to go paid so they can get a 'free' expansion with their purchase of the game. I'm fairly sure that once you get off the trial, you can't go back either, so anyone who falls for it either has to stay paying or quit. The only audience it's actually useful for is incredibly niche.

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This isn't for FT when you literally need to have bought the Starter Edition, no? If the customer does some basic research they'll know they can just get Endwalker instead of going the Starter Edition + free Stormblood route.

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Originally Posted by Amenara

I am just hoping trial players don't get screwed by thinking SE is giving away a "free" expansion when it actually costs $20 and now puts your account on a monthly sub. If I were someone serious enough to want to play the game I'd rather buy the whole game for $50 or w/e it costs than $20 for what is covered by the free trial plus one extra expansion. Honestly the starter edition is just a scam at this point.

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I mean, it doesn’t take a lot to actually read the fine print and/or google the details.

Offering a product for a price and allowing people to decide whether they want it or not is hardly a scam.

I feel this is a way for them to gage the interest in expanding the free trial. As wasn't the starter edition originally only ARR? You know back when the free trial only let you level up to 30.