I'm interested in seeing how FF14 has changed some since beta, and (inb4 flames or something) the game isn't very popular and I imagine I should be able to find the game dirt cheap, however it's being sold for full price on ebay and for about 40$ on Amazon, anyone know of somewhere I can get the game relatively cheap?
Willing to pay a bit more for CE, maybe 20$ or 30$, but it's not a huge deal, I just like getting CEs, don't have much money though so a cheap SE is good.
Finding FFXIV cheap?
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03-22-2011, 06:50 PMKentiahFinding FFXIV cheap?
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03-22-2011, 07:09 PMAlexa
i seriously regret getting the CE. It is not worth the extra cost. have you thought of just asking for a buddy key? Servers are down atm, but buddy keys are free and perfect to just see what the changes are. :)
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03-22-2011, 07:11 PMKentiah
I don't know anyone that plays, and honestly I'd like to get the game now if it's cheap, so if/when the game "turns around" I won't have to buy it at full price.
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03-22-2011, 07:19 PMCorrderio
Cheapest I found it for was around 26.95 on Amazon, think that's your best bet.
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03-22-2011, 07:20 PMAbriael
Considering that the CE includes the security token and a few other perks, i wouldn't say getting it on the cheap would be bad. I'd rather look for it at some local store or retail chain, where it's easier to find it discounted.
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03-22-2011, 07:25 PMShaone
Not much use to you, but I checked the price here in the UK just to see what it was, and a new copy of SE is £2.85 on Amazon in the UK (but from a reseller, Amazon aren't directly stocking any more).
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03-22-2011, 07:34 PMTonyUK
I bought mine last week from play.com in the UK who stock it £12.99 free delivery. Play.com always lowest price, and i dont like buying from marketplace sellers, also FF online games are region specific so if your in the US you have to buy a US
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03-22-2011, 07:41 PMXenn88uhm? no?Quote:
Originally Posted by TonyUK
FF online games are not region specific, everyone plays on the same servers.
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03-22-2011, 07:41 PMNayt
I found my copy for what roughly equals 25-30$, which is dirt cheap for games in sweden. But yeah, you need a US copy, and I'd first try finding it in a local store if I were you. If you can't, scour all the websites you can find
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03-22-2011, 07:42 PMCorrderioActually they are. You need a NA SE account for the NA version, JP SE account for the JP version, and etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xenn88
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03-22-2011, 07:47 PMXenn88
it's the same servers m8.. i could just make a us account and add a us key and i'd still be able to play on the same server as with my european account. so its just a cosmetic thing it doesnt actually make any difference
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03-22-2011, 07:48 PMAbriaelAccounts are region specific. If you have an european SE account, an US key won't work. The fact that the servers are worldwide doesn't change that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xenn88
if you made an US account while living in europe, it'd probably work with an US key, but then you'd be forced to buy every single future expansion in the US, which would be no small bother. -
03-22-2011, 07:50 PMNaqaj
I got my copy for £10 on Amazon.uk two or three weeks ago. Check the resellers, some of them no longer want to reserve the shelf space for it, and are happy to throw it out.
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03-22-2011, 07:52 PMXenn88if you are from the US and cant find a cheap key there you can make a european account and add a european key..Quote:
Originally Posted by Abriael
you'll still be able to play with your friends from the US, and since the payment methods are global it wouldnt mather at all..
An account is just something you create on the website, it binds you to the specific region you select, but you can always just make a new account, if you havent bought the game yet it wouldnt mather ;-) -
03-22-2011, 08:08 PMCorrderioThen you need to pay fees to import the expansions when they come out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xenn88
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03-22-2011, 08:21 PMKentiah
I have a US account already from my time playing FF11 so I guess I'll need a US game.
I also already have an authenticator since you basically got a second inventory for having one in FF11. I'm just a sucker for in-game items on CEs, but like I said, totally cool with a cheap CE. I've been looking around some more but I don't really know of any US game sites that sells stuff cheap, everything I see is still generally around 40 bucks.
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03-22-2011, 08:26 PMviion
request a buddy key from forums, its the cheapest you'll find. I'm sure you know where to get the game.
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03-22-2011, 08:27 PMVix
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03-22-2011, 08:44 PMQuocGo to your local gamestop. I recently visited them planning on just purchasing the standard edition, yet they "encouraged" me to get the CE. I asked them why and they said that they were overstocked on them since so many people canceled their pre-orders, and so I got a CE for about 45 bucks, which is about 20 bucks cheaper and around the same price as the standard.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kentiah
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03-22-2011, 09:41 PMviionWay overpriced since you can get it for the total amount of £0.00Quote:
Originally Posted by Vix
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03-22-2011, 10:13 PMRoudan
For any New Zealanders, www.mightyape.co.nz is a good place to buy it. It's currently on sale. $30.00 down from $110.00 during March.
Mightyape also do over-seas deliveries. Though bare in mind that the game is PAL - EU edition.