I really, really want to buy this game...

...but I just can't.

Oh, you thought this was a Q.Q thread about the state of the game? Nah. I like the game. I actually can't buy it. Digital River won't let me give SE my money. Digital River, Inc. is the third party that manages the Square-Enix Online Store.

For whatever reason, Digital River doesn't accept certain cards from certain banks, and I can't buy anything from the stores they manage. (This isn't the first one I've run into that they run.)

After a long e-mail exchange with Digital River's daft customer support, I am still nowhere. I've tried calling them, I've tried my bank, I've tried asking my ladyfriend (and, thus, ruining my surprise copy of the game for her in the process) to use her card. People I've seen online and off are having the same problems. Can we please do something about this? I've got buddies who want the CE and are giving up on it because you're only selling it from the store they can't buy it from!

I was told I could provide an "alternate payment," but they only accept credit cards. Can I get some PayPal action? Can I send a money order? Can I show up to Yoshida's house with $100 USD?

Square-Enix. I want to give you my money. Will you please allow me to give you my money?

(I've left out the details of my exchange with Digital River to get my point across. I've also left out the majority of my rage. I don't think the Internet would be able to hold it all...)

If you can't buy from SE's online store, have you tried any of the other stores (such as Amazon) if you're a US native? I don't know the EU/UK stores or I'd suggest those ;;.

gotta be a store near you that sells video games.

I may have neglected to mention that I'm attempting to buy the Collector's Edition for PC, which is only available through the Square-Enix Online Store, apparently.

Yeah, you don't HAVE to preorder thru the SE site. plenty of other sites online sell ARR.

Gamestop CE

I....I don't even.

Long hours of rage...lengthy nasty e-mails...

And I didn't even think of this.

I....

I need to rethink myself. Thanks, Duuude....

/embarrassed

hmm... don't know why, I started to worry about you...
why you want a ARR CE for PC?
I hope you don't really care about the in-game items for your old 1.0 char...


to answer:
I guess give the code to friend was the true motivation, and friend only have PC + don't want to or no where you can borrow a PS3 for maybe 1 hour.

where I was thinking:
I think absolutely want to have an ARR CE for PC is weird...
it can't give standard-licenced 1.0 players new in-game items, while PS3 CE can give in-game items and with all the same physical items, too.
The only down part is it's $10 more than PC CE, but you also express happy to the $79 one on gamestop link... so that means you don't care about price.
then, the PS3 requirement. must have a PS3 or borrow a PS3 to play on PC.

oh well glad the gamestop provides the solution :D

I like gamerswag and happen to enjoy the franchise. I'll have the in-game items via my old CE, so I'll give the received codes to my galpal.

Did I miss something, or were you taking shots at the CE's (don't mind either way, I'm just not sure what you were getting at...)?

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Originally Posted by Deli

hmm... don't know why, I started to worry about you...
why you want a ARR CE for PC?
I hope you don't really care about the in-game items for your old 1.0 char...


to answer:
I guess give the code to friend was the true motivation, and friend only have PC + don't want to or no where you can borrow a PS3 for maybe 1 hour.

where I was thinking:
I think absolutely want to have an ARR CE for PC is weird...
it can't give standard-licenced 1.0 players new in-game items, while PS3 CE can give in-game items and with all the same physical items, too.
The only down part is it's $10 more than PC CE, but you also express happy to the $79 one on gamestop link... so that means you don't care about price.
then, the PS3 requirement. must have a PS3 or borrow a PS3 to play on PC.

oh well glad the gamestop provides the solution :D

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Do we have a source for that? Kind of critical to my pre-order plans.

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Originally Posted by Wolfandre

Do we have a source for that? Kind of critical to my pre-order plans.

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All answers regarding purchase/code questions are in this thread^^ you'll have to skip through a lot of it but Hvinire did reply quite a few times to answer questions and allay fears ^^
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...hase-Questions

Thanks, Nix. Been out of the loop on this forum, what with RL stuff and doing very minimal Beta testing. Time to dive through that thread...

...and to stop posting in this one so my folly dies a quiet, painful death in the bowels of General Discussion...

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Originally Posted by Wolfandre

Thanks, Nix. Been out of the loop on this forum, what with RL stuff and doing very minimal Beta testing. Time to dive through that thread...

...and to stop posting in this one so my folly dies a quiet, painful death in the bowels of General Discussion...

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Awww don't worry, if we don't ask questions we'll never get answers!

Have a wonderful day :)

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Originally Posted by Duuude007

Yeah, you don't HAVE to preorder thru the SE site. plenty of other sites online sell ARR.

Gamestop CE

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Dude, your link is only for PS3 version of the CE. Gamestop doesn't have the PC version.

Also directly from SE's website:

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Exclusive PC Collector's Edition ONLY available at the Square Enix Online Store

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Amazon 'appears' to have the CE for PC, but when you select it it says 'not available' and offers the Standard PC version instead.


I'm not saying you can't find the PC ARR CE game outside of SE....but I kinda doubt it.

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Originally Posted by Kinseykinz

Dude, your link is only for PS3 version of the CE. Gamestop doesn't have the PC version.

Also directly from SE's website:


Amazon 'appears' to have the CE for PC, but when you select it it says 'not available' and offers the Standard PC version instead.


I'm not saying you can't find the PC ARR CE game outside of SE....but I kinda doubt it.

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Seeing that the CE PC version bonuses are bound to its account registration code, and PS3 is not...

Which do you think Wolfandre would prefer?

It appears leaving out the information for ease of complaining has bitten me in the rear. Lemme 'splain.

Both myself and my girlfriend have Legacy accounts. I have an account with a 1.0 Collector's Edition code tacked on, so I will receive the in-game CE items for free. My galpal owns a digital copy of 1.0, but likes having physical copies for her shelf. Can't say I blame her.

We both want pre-order bonuses AND AAR CE items. The original plan was to pick up a CE for me (and my gamerswag collection) and a regular copy for her (because she doesn't care that much). We use the pre-order codes, I give her the CE items codes, we move on.

However, since the Windows CE codes are account-bound, I'll need to find another avenue. If Digital Whats-It doesn't allow me to buy a Windows CE (which, I'd honestly prefer, since I don't own a PS3), I'll just pre-order a PS3 CE and a standard Windows version elsewhere and give her the codes from the PS3 version. *shruggidy shrug*

Probably going to cost me more in the long run going my original route, as I'd have to purchase her a CE upgrade as well.

Sorry for that not being clear earlier. Thought it'd be easier to understand with less mess.

OP:
I get that the main reason you want the CE is the Swag. Do you or one of your friends who wishes to play ARR have a PS3? As long as you don't mind them keeping the game and all the in-game items associated with it, you could buy the PS3 version from anywhere. Then, just give the friend the game, and you get everything else. (You can't use the PS3 codes on a PC account for the in-game items, they are tied to the PS3 version of the game/account)

Also, you could probably work out a deal, with your friend so that they paid you the 39.99 which is the price PS3 standard version of the game would cost. You could then take that money, buy yourself the ARR CE Digital upgrade for 19.99. if you did this, You would have the in-game items as well. (I am not sure if you would get Early Access and it's associated items with the Digital Upgrade).

If you did all this:

Friend would have:
PS3 copy of the game
Early Access
In-game CE Items
In-game Early Access items
(For 39.99...which is a little more than they'd get for that price alone as they will have the CE items)

You'd have:
Access to the game on your PC via your free 1.0 user download
The physical Collectors Edition items.
The in-game CE items (if you purchased the Digital upgrade)
Also, while you would have paid 79.99 for the game, and 19.99 for the CE digital upgrade, if you had your friend pay their share (39.99) You'd actually come out on the cheaper side at around $60. If you don't get the digital upgrade, you can have the physical swag for closer to 40 ;)

The problems with this are that you might still need to find a way to purchase the digital upgrade via SE's store...and you need a friend who wishes to play who has a PS3 and doesn't want the CE version. But you CAN buy the PS3 CE anywhere.

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Originally Posted by Wolfandre

It appears leaving out the information for ease of complaining has bitten me in the rear. Lemme 'splain.

Both myself and my girlfriend have Legacy accounts. I have an account with a 1.0 Collector's Edition code tacked on, so I will receive the in-game CE items for free. My galpal owns a digital copy of 1.0, but likes having physical copies for her shelf. Can't say I blame her.

We both want pre-order bonuses AND AAR CE items. The original plan was to pick up a CE for me (and my gamerswag collection) and a regular copy for her (because she doesn't care that much). We use the pre-order codes, I give her the CE items codes, we move on.

However, since the Windows CE codes are account-bound, I'll need to find another avenue. If Digital Whats-It doesn't allow me to buy a Windows CE (which, I'd honestly prefer, since I don't own a PS3), I'll just pre-order a PS3 CE and a standard Windows version elsewhere and give her the codes from the PS3 version. *shruggidy shrug*

Probably going to cost me more in the long run going my original route, as I'd have to purchase her a CE upgrade as well.

Sorry for that not being clear earlier. Thought it'd be easier to understand with less mess.

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She can only use the PS3 codes *if* you have a PS3 she can unlock them with and tie them to her account. If all she wants are the little items, that is 19.99... but I *think* it has to be purchased via SE's store... :/ (which goes back to your original problem).

But in your case, the PC CE version doesn't work for either of you...because you can't tie those codes to an existing SE PC account. SO you'd have the physical swag, but the in-game item codes wouldn't work for you :/

Lastly, I know people posted links to all the Q/A's on this topic, but this is a clearer summary of what was said by the Reps: http://gamerescape.com/2013/05/29/re...dition-for-pc/

Yeah, unfortunately, everyone that I'm playing with wants the pre-order items AND the CE items, so I can't split a copy with someone without one of us being shorted the items.

So, no matter what, I need at least two real copies of the game, one being CE of some kind. I guess I'm just going to be putting out for the digital upgrade, since my lady can't use the codes. Oye, SE. What is going on?

Thanks, everyone, for weighing in so far. Helpin' me out somethin' fierce.

If it makes you feel any better, I had to do this crazy tap-dance too (although I could pay SE directly thank the 12).

Me, the hubby and his best friend all needed different versions/upgrades to the game.

We got it so they get all the in-game bling, and the only thing I'll be missing is the Cat Sith and Moogle Cap, but I'll have the Physical Swag and everything else. (I have early access due to my account type).

It's silly that SE is restricting the ARR CE (PC) to their online store. I got the 1.0 CE by walking in to my local GameStop and pre-ordering in person. It should be that easy.

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Originally Posted by Rowyne

It's silly that SE is restricting the ARR CE (PC) to their online store. I got the 1.0 CE by walking in to my local GameStop and pre-ordering in person. It should be that easy.

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Console games are sold everywhere, but PC games are more niche.

I have a feeling one reason they did this was to prevent selling out in all states BUT west virginia, and suddenly someone gets to scalp the remainder boxes. (example)

They aren't making any more CE copies, by the way. Also, JP versions of ARR CE were sold out on the first day, or per the quotes, "instantly".

Sucks for you, the collectors edition is available at most online retailers in the UK.

I have a solution for you wolf. Go to your local walmart/target or w/e retailer that sells visa or mastercard gift cards. Look for the visa or mastercard gift card that allows u to put any ammount you want from $25-500. Pay the $5 activation fee and put $82 on it. Bam ur set Digital River DOES support... say again DOES support gift cards.

Reason i said $82 is this:

SE STORE:
+$69.99 AAR:CE (PC)
+$6.70 Shipping (USPS shipping is the cheapest option. 1 day shipping costs i think it was $32-35 making ur total $105~$110 for the game.)
+$4.60 TAX
Grand Total= $81.29 (KEEP IN MIND THIS IS FROM NA SE STORE. Tax could vary by state idk.)

So again buy the visa or mastercard gift card that allows any amount you want $25-$500 and put $82. And Bam you have your physical CE version :).

I hope this helps.. Reply back to me! Il check back frequently.

(FYI Amazon.com has PC AAR CE digital download but i understand that you want physical CE so use my sudgestion above. PS Digital River DOES again DOES support gift cards)

o.o;; This is twice I've shown my oversights in a public forum. In the same thread, no less...

Anywho...

I will definitely be trying this tomorrow before work. Might as well load one up, as I'm interested in the Before Meteor soundtrack, as well....Worst case scenario, I'm out $5, right?.... *shrug*

Transfer money from said card that won't work in the SE store or others, to a pre-paid visa that will work. Problem solved.

No go on the pre-paid MasterCard gift card. I'm just beginning to think that this is one massive troll attempt.

It's working. >.>;;

Have someone else purchase it for you and give them the money *shrugs* that's another very simple way to do it