No longer able to log into Steam version with my non-Steam account. Why do this SE?

Trying to figure all this out. I have a friend who is having the same issue. What does he need to do in order to log in? Does he need to just log in through steam?

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Envoyé par Nyvara

Trying to figure all this out. I have a friend who is having the same issue. What does he need to do in order to log in? The legit way.

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Execute ffxivboot.exe (can make short cut) within steam/steamapps/common/final fantasy xiv/boot folder.

Or use the NON-STEAM client from FFXIV website.

Never knew there was any other way to launch a steam game outside of launching steam. Never knew this problem even existed.

So whats the big deal with tracking play time when ffxiv has one built in? And even if they didnt, whats the big deal?

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Envoyé par Endeleon

[...] Also to the genius who... apparently bought a second account to play his windows version with the steam controller, you can simply add the game as an external program and it works fine [...]

Geez you guys... a second of trying instead of hours of raging.

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Those who repurchased the game on Steam after already owning the standalone Windows version did so for the QoL/additional features available on Steam, such as being able to feature the game on your Steam profile, post a review of the game, upload screenshots to community hub, publicly track hours, and broadcast the game via Steam. The poster you're referring to also spoke of using the aforementioned features; not using Steam exclusively for its controller support. Running XIV as a non-Steam game doesn't allow for these things.

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Envoyé par iWaRTuRTLeS

So whats the big deal with tracking play time when ffxiv has one built in? And even if they didnt, whats the big deal?

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The above reasons apply here too, and at that, /played is character specific, rather than account wide as Steam's tracked hours are. Whether it's a big deal or not is relative, though I don't think it's difficult to understand why some appreciate being able to track their playtime.

I have the steam version. I have tried launching through steam. It will not launch. This update has seriously screwed me over.

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Envoyé par Elijahgrimm

I have the steam version. I have tried launching through steam. It will not launch. This update has seriously screwed me over.

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I have to reinstall the entire game now.

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Envoyé par Endeleon

Where were all of you angry people the past few months they've been talking about this? If you had made a stink then, it might not have been implemented, and yet you just ignored it. Typical.

Also to the genius who... apparently bought a second account to play his windows version with the steam controller, you can simply add the game as an external program and it works fine. I literally just did it. And no, I do not nor have I ever owned XIV on Steam. I logged in with my Windows account.
How to add non-steam game: https://i.imgur.com/fTIBgZf.png
What it looks like in library: https://i.imgur.com/IIFWvba.png
Proof and overlay and controller settings work: https://i.imgur.com/U49POXW.png

Geez you guys... a second of trying instead of hours of raging.

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Yeah here's how it looks if you did buy a Steam copy.
https://i.imgur.com/8cXnDu2.png

Maybe you can tell me, how much do you see here that you didn't in your pic?

So it's time to throw the towel I guess

thankfully this forum post is one of the top google results and I was able to find it quickly. Thank you for posting it so I could get operational again.