Confirmation about Server Shutdown

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/topics/detail?id=52cbf4fc67a8fb28e1f688c523e57e858ee82098

The End is Near!

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Originally Posted by rina_inverse

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/topics/detail?id=52cbf4fc67a8fb28e1f688c523e57e858ee82098

The End is Near!

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Nothing new on the dates we alrready knew about. Mostly provides detailed information concerning billing for the duration of Ver 1.0. If I read it right I have paid my last subscription fee for Ver 1.0 <end date = 1Oct>. Very usefull information.

Yea same, mine at October 2nd
Yay for free month

I'm a bit confused. My end date was on right on September 29th. That page says any end dates before the 29th get billed again, but any end dates after the 30th won't be billed...

So what happens to the people whose end dates fall on the 29th or 30th? o_o

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Originally Posted by Tetsaru

I'm a bit confused. My end date was on right on September 29th. That page says any end dates before the 29th get billed again, but any end dates after the 30th won't be billed...

So what happens to the people whose end dates fall on the 29th or 30th? o_o

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Ya, I am safe with a Oct 1 date, but before I check my date I was reading that and got very confused because some of the wording is pretty confusing. Like for your example, does that mean you don't get a free month and have to pay for a whole month because your renew date is on the cutoff day. What about those that have their renewal on the 28th? I know it mentioned something about if your characters are on Continuous status you are okay, but that still raises concerns of will those unlucky few that have a renewal date 27-29 not get the free month?

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Originally Posted by Tetsaru

That page says any end dates before the 29th get billed again, but any end dates after the 30th won't be billed...

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Which I think it's a little unfair. Why should people who has their auto billing not begin at the beginning of the month and have it at a random date be penalized?

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Originally Posted by _pops

Which I think it's a little unfair. Why should people who has their auto billing not begin at the beginning of the month and have it at a random date be penalized?

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Most players who payed without a rest should have it at the beginning of october.

And it fit the dates for the legacy campaign:
until 5/31 for new players with free month = end of may + 4 month = end of september
until 6/30 for players who start to pay for the first time = end of juni + 3 month = end of september

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Originally Posted by _pops

Which I think it's a little unfair. Why should people who has their auto billing not begin at the beginning of the month and have it at a random date be penalized?

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Agreed Luckily my Bill Date is on the 4th or 5th or something, but it would be really nice if Square could find a way to prorate billing somehow. Even if they could just prorate your first month so that if you join on say the 15th it bills for 15 days then after that you billing happens on the 1st of the month to sync everyone up.

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Originally Posted by Felis

Most players who payed without a rest should have it at the beginning of october.

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That's not my case. I have paid without interruption, so to speak, since billing started in January but I didn't start till Jan 26 due to some issues.

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Originally Posted by DAMNLAMA

Agreed Luckily my Bill Date is on the 4th or 5th or something, but it would be really nice if Square could find a way to prorate billing somehow. Even if they could just prorate your first month so that if you join on say the 15th it bills for 15 days then after that you billing happens on the 1st of the month to sync everyone up.

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That seems like a reasonable thing to do but I doubt that will happen.

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Originally Posted by DAMNLAMA

Agreed Luckily my Bill Date is on the 4th or 5th or something, but it would be really nice if Square could find a way to prorate billing somehow. Even if they could just prorate your first month so that if you join on say the 15th it bills for 15 days then after that you billing happens on the 1st of the month to sync everyone up.

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I think that's the reason they are doing this, makes it easier by giving people free time rather than prorating for 2.0. Some people just get more free days than others but everyone is getting free time.

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Originally Posted by Tetsaru

I'm a bit confused. My end date was on right on September 29th. That page says any end dates before the 29th get billed again, but any end dates after the 30th won't be billed...

So what happens to the people whose end dates fall on the 29th or 30th? o_o

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You pay again, simple as that lol.

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Originally Posted by Tetsaru

I'm a bit confused. My end date was on right on September 29th. That page says any end dates before the 29th get billed again, but any end dates after the 30th won't be billed...

So what happens to the people whose end dates fall on the 29th or 30th? o_o

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Well the close says 29th at 23:59:59 so if billing continues on the 29th you will need to pay 1 more time

My payment is the 20th ):

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Originally Posted by Tetsaru

I'm a bit confused. My end date was on right on September 29th. That page says any end dates before the 29th get billed again, but any end dates after the 30th won't be billed...

So what happens to the people whose end dates fall on the 29th or 30th? o_o

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I'm in the same boat. My subscription renews on the 28th, so if I were to choose to continue playing I would have to pay a month's fee for a whole two days.

While it doesn't impact me, it hardly seems free if players have to pay for another month because their bill date is on the 29th instead of the 30th.

But, I guess the cut off has to start somewhere.

Well it don't steal 29 days , you get them with ARR .

Edit: http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...9ecaa466244328

Below didnt take the above link into consideration. Thanks to Lololink.

Just like I said in another post, this F2P month info was directly following the talk about bringing the servers back up after novemeber 11th.

I dont think October is free.

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...9ecaa466244328

Playing the current FINAL FANTASY XIV until the end of service

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Originally Posted by lololink

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...9ecaa466244328

Playing the current FINAL FANTASY XIV until the end of service

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Thanks for the link, so apparently I'm going to pay for an extra month >.> my renew date is 29 lol

But most others wont XD

don't worry you will have the 29 extra days for ARR but i hope that they add an option so if you don't play the game at launch you don't lose the days .

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Originally Posted by lololink

don't worry you will have the 29 extra days for ARR but i hope that they add an option so if you don't play the game at launch you don't lose the days .

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Thanks, been super helpful - I've edited both my posts to reflect the new information to reduce confusion.

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Originally Posted by lololink

don't worry you will have the 29 extra days for ARR but i hope that they add an option so if you don't play the game at launch you don't lose the days .

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Where are you getting this info? I don't see anything about getting the days back on the lodestone post.

don't know if they said it or no but it wouldn't be logic at all , you paid for 30 days , you have 30 days .

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Originally Posted by lololink

don't know if they said it or no but it wouldn't be logic at all , you paid for 30 days , you have 30 days .

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I totally agree that it wouldn't make sense not to do it, but prorating fees or giving free days in the future is a VERY important detail. If they didn't write out plainly that they're going to do either of those things, you can't just assume they will.

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Originally Posted by Shougun

Edit: http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...9ecaa466244328

Below didnt take the above link into consideration. Thanks to Lololink.

Just like I said in another post, this F2P month info was directly following the talk about bringing the servers back up after novemeber 11th.

I dont think October is free.

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The text and illustration clearly shows that if your current end date is 1 Oct or later you will not be billed for Oct thereby making it free. Nov makes no difference because nothing will be saved after the 1st and the servers shut down on the 11th and as a previous poster noted it is a lot easier to make it free then to try to pro rate it.

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Originally Posted by Kowen

Where are you getting this info? I don't see anything about getting the days back on the lodestone post.

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The original roadmap stated that we will receive a 30 day free trial period for ARR. Now whether this is in conjunction with Beta testing or at the official release remains to be seen.

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Originally Posted by Rizon

The original roadmap stated that we will receive a 30 day free trial period for ARR. Now whether this is in conjunction with Beta testing or at the official release remains to be seen.

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This isn't about the free trial. We want to know whether the extra few days we'd have to pay for to be subscribed during the cut off for October will carry over to 2.0.

For example, if I have to pay a whole month's subscription on the 29th, then October wouldn't be "free" because I'm basically ending up paying for that entire month. What I want to know is whether or not those 29 extra days I paid for would carry over into 2.0.

Obviously they're not obligated to carry over anyone's extra days, but it'll definitely be the deciding factor for whether or not I renew my subscription before 2.0 launches.

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Originally Posted by Kowen

This isn't about the free trial. We want to know whether the extra few days we'd have to pay for to be subscribed during the cut off for October will carry over to 2.0.

For example, if I have to pay a whole month's subscription on the 29th, then October wouldn't be "free" because I'm basically ending up paying for that entire month. What I want to know is whether or not those 29 extra days I paid for would carry over into 2.0.

Obviously they're not obligated to carry over anyone's extra days, but it'll definitely be the deciding factor for whether or not I renew my subscription before 2.0 launches.

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Sorry for my misunderstanding. If I read the post correctly SE will procede with normal billing up to 23:59:59 on 29 Sept. If you have a billing date prior to that then you will fall under normal billing. This appears to be more of an administrative procedure, not a boon to current subscribers, as SE was probably required to provide their billing partners a firm shutdown date so that they will not accidently bill after a certain date. I assume the date was purely arbitrary.