Looking for a Buddy Pass

I am looking for a buddy pass for my friend. He is wanting to play badly and try it out before he buys the game and commits to a monthly recurring bill. Would anyone be able to help him out? If so, please respond!!

Just let him on your account for a couple days. A buddy pass is a FULL game and you are unlikely to get one free anymore.

the game is still dirt cheap...

I still got free buddy pass lol :D

$19.99 Digital Download direct from SE.

http://store.na.square-enix.com/stor...ctID.241996400

for 19.99 your friend will get 30 free days to decide if he likes it. If not he will have access to ver 2.0 (beta) in October (play for free until January relaunch) to give it another go. Totally worth 19.99

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Originally Posted by ChiefCurrahee

$19.99 Digital Download direct from SE.

http://store.na.square-enix.com/stor...ctID.241996400

for 19.99 your friend will get 30 free days to decide if he likes it. If not he will have access to ver 2.0 (beta) in October (play for free until January relaunch) to give it another go. Totally worth 19.99

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agree and top of that buddy pass is a full account people don't give that out for free anyone at least a few people lol some are nice enough to give them out for free.

Paying for it is fine if you haven't tried it out before. He was in beta and we all know what this game was like at launch. Honestly, I bought it the other day because i was bored and even the guys at my local gamestop were trying to get me to NOT buy it. Bottom line is, SE stated that at the launch of patch 1.21 they were going to do more PR to try to get more people to play. But with all the people still in the local game stores and not to mention pretty much everywhere you go (except for the FF14 forums) saying how bad it was and not to bother, They still won't make any money. They should, on the other hand, start a trial period (14 days if anything, hell, a week would work) to show people the changes that have been made. Yes, they wouldn't make any money initially off the keys, BUT they would probably make more money off subscribers that it would make up for that. Or they could require a purchase of the game after you hit 10 or something idk. But I just don't see them making anything on it without it. I had 2 buddies of mine who played it for the free time that it was F2P and they stopped when the charges came just because they said they wanted to put there money elsewhere. That's all i'm getting at though honestly. It's just smart business at this point

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Originally Posted by Lecru

Paying for it is fine if you haven't tried it out before. He was in beta and we all know what this game was like at launch. Honestly, I bought it the other day because i was bored and even the guys at my local gamestop were trying to get me to NOT buy it. Bottom line is, SE stated that at the launch of patch 1.21 they were going to do more PR to try to get more people to play. But with all the people still in the local game stores and not to mention pretty much everywhere you go (except for the FF14 forums) saying how bad it was and not to bother, They still won't make any money. They should, on the other hand, start a trial period (14 days if anything, hell, a week would work) to show people the changes that have been made. Yes, they wouldn't make any money initially off the keys, BUT they would probably make more money off subscribers that it would make up for that. Or they could require a purchase of the game after you hit 10 or something idk. But I just don't see them making anything on it without it. I had 2 buddies of mine who played it for the free time that it was F2P and they stopped when the charges came just because they said they wanted to put there money elsewhere. That's all i'm getting at though honestly. It's just smart business at this point

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14days free trial wont happen to 2.0 right now is testing and rebuilding they want people who paying to give feedback and help the game grow. So anyone who want to join in the live 1 year event and want to get the stuff in it and learn and read the storyline have to pay for the game. But sadly the 14days free trial wont happen too 2.0 and i see that as a good thing and bad.

Just tell your friend to pay or wait or if you get lucky enough someone on here would give you buddy pass.

you still have one??

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Originally Posted by Shneibel

I still got free buddy pass lol :D

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meant to quote this, but you still have one or that's how you got in??

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Originally Posted by Lecru

Paying for it is fine if you haven't tried it out before. He was in beta and we all know what this game was like at launch.

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That was then, this is now. If you're friend doesn't want to spend 19.99, then lend it to him. Or go back to your gamestop and buy your friend a copy as a gift. When that gamestop clerk has that puzzled look on his face, thinking "that guy was in here last week and bought a copy of XIV, why is he buying another one?" tell him: for giving advice on game purchases he should be more informed when be bestows his wisdom upon customers.

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Originally Posted by Lecru

meant to quote this, but you still have one or that's how you got in??

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still have one since.....CE not gonna give it way though

/derail

I would add that SE got burned pretty bad when they added free trials to XI. Once they started them RMT flooded into the game and /tell spammed.

It was funny seeing how long it took the STF to shut down each spammer. They would go through names alphabetically, so when one of your linkshell friends whose name started with 'A' got one, you coudl see how far through the rest of the linkshell they got before they got shutdown.

Also, specificwords used to cause the /tell to not go through (brogame.com or similar). so they woudl substitute other letters in then include a 'key' at the end. After a few iterations, the /tells used to look like advanced algebra.

/endderail

The buddy pass is worth $20.00 at this point. I'm not sure why SE did it this way, but there's a lot of folks out there with their CEs, unused buddy passes, and have stopped playing the game (and do not keep up with forums so unlikely to check here).

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Originally Posted by Shneibel

I still got free buddy pass lol :D

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Same here lol.

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Originally Posted by Shneibel

still have one since.....CE not gonna give it way though

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burn.......

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Originally Posted by El-Neko

Same here lol.

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Would there be a way to get it from you?

And also, to Fiosha and Shneibel, those codes were meant to be given away for free, not to be sold for personal profit, so in turn that could be a breach in the terms of contract/use if someone was to do that. If SE didn't want to give the "game away for free" they would not have made those passes :(

I think you may have faster.results in buying a new copy.

The Buddy Pass is literally a full copy, so it's like we're buying it for you. I think this is why you'll find no one here will part with it.

They're holding on in case they can get one of their friends to play.

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Originally Posted by Fiosha_Maureiba

I think you may have faster.results in buying a new copy.

The Buddy Pass is literally a full copy, so it's like we're buying it for you. I think this is why you'll find no one here will part with it.

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It's actually like a 30 day trial of the game that just so happens to come with the game. As stated before though, why would anyone want to go out and spend money on something that they knew they didn't like when it first came out. It's completely reasonable that he doesn't wanna spend money on this until he plays to see it changed since when he played it back when it came out it was poop. The buddy passes are just that though, they are not meant to be resold for a personal profit but to be given away for people to play the game with. SE would not have made them if this was not the case.

It's an amazing trial package, pretty sure no one who bought the CE ever expected it.

There's a very low chance you'll find one here, since the folks are holding onto their buddy passes for their friends when they begin to show interest.

If there were a way to hunt down a husband/wife duo that both bought CEs or an unsubscriber that bought CE, both of which are many, but wouldn't be able to talk to them if they don't check any FF forums.

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Originally Posted by Lecru

Would there be a way to get it from you?

And also, to Fiosha and Shneibel, those codes were meant to be given away for free, not to be sold for personal profit, so in turn that could be a breach in the terms of contract/use if someone was to do that. If SE didn't want to give the "game away for free" they would not have made those passes :(

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Plan on giving it to a friend sorry but if you ask like around the game came out you could had got one maybe five or even more...

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Originally Posted by Lecru

It's actually like a 30 day trial of the game that just so happens to come with the game. As stated before though, why would anyone want to go out and spend money on something that they knew they didn't like when it first came out. It's completely reasonable that he doesn't wanna spend money on this until he plays to see it changed since when he played it back when it came out it was poop. The buddy passes are just that though, they are not meant to be resold for a personal profit but to be given away for people to play the game with. SE would not have made them if this was not the case.

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Buddy passes are retail activation codes, you add it to your SE account and get your 30 day free trial, then after that 30 days you start to get charged a sub if you dont cancel. I agree with the majority, I cannot see you getting one on here, because they are designed for us to give to friends and I hate to say it you or your friend are not my friends we arent even on the same server.

If I got a request for my buddy pass on my linkshell forums it would be differant because my LS mates are my friends.

Why would I give you it over RL friends or LS mates? also lol @ asking on these forums with no PM function, you would get some troll that would see it and use it before you, just so you cant use it.

Also I do have my CE buddy pass but its not for joo i paid £40 for my CE why should your friend I have never met get to play for free? Pay up or gtfo imo.

BUY THE GAME.....

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Originally Posted by elreed

BUY THE GAME.....

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AGREED...STOP BEING CHEAP AND BUY THE GAME

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Originally Posted by Coombah

AGREED...STOP BEING CHEAP AND BUY THE GAME

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Be honest with you I didn't buy the game I got 3 buddy passes from people. :D

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Originally Posted by El-Neko

Be honest with you I didn't buy the game I got 3 buddy passes from people. :D

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Shes a witch, Shes a witch, Shes a witch.

New definition of a witch, someone who plays without buying the game...

Let the hunts begin.

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Originally Posted by Delsus

Shes a witch, Shes a witch, Shes a witch.

New definition of a witch, someone who plays without buying the game...

Let the hunts begin.

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Oh boy! Im a witch now q.q?

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Originally Posted by El-Neko

Oh boy! Im a witch now q.q?

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Lol lil joke the way this thread is going :P

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Originally Posted by Delsus

Lol lil joke the way this thread is going :P

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Yes I know lo.

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Originally Posted by ChiefCurrahee

That was then, this is now. If you're friend doesn't want to spend 19.99, then lend it to him. Or go back to your gamestop and buy your friend a copy as a gift. When that gamestop clerk has that puzzled look on his face, thinking "that guy was in here last week and bought a copy of XIV, why is he buying another one?" tell him: for giving advice on game purchases he should be more informed when be bestows his wisdom upon customers.

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This. If he's still that stuck in the past, odds are he'll nitpick and whine about every small detail. Who in their right mind would give up their buddy pass for a complete stranger who probably won't stick around?

I got one as well but im keeping it for a rainy day:p