Amiss Veteran Rewards @ Optional Services for FINAL FANTASY XIV

So,

Here in lodestone says that there are veteran rewards based on the subscription time: 30, 60 or 90 days. And states that "Additional ranks will be added after the start of official service".

But on MogStation, the subscription options are 30, 90 and 180 days!
Something is very amiss.

Since you get charged only when time ends, buying 30 + 30 would never reward the 60 days veteran. And what about the 180 days veteran reward, what we get for those extra 90days?

Anyone got any info about that already?

You get charged at the onset of your subscription/renewal. With the exception in my case of using a game Time Card. So when your included game time from your purchase of the game ends, your credit card will be charged for the subscription you chose. Depending on the length of time you decided to go with, is what Veteran reward you will instantly obtain. For me personally, i wanted the first 2 ranks immediately, so opted for a game Time Card and i am happily a changed (black bikini wearing i mean) Miqo'te, with pet in tow. :P

As for the discrepancy, i would personally, guess either a typo or a alteration in their policies - of which one or the other just has not been altered to be in line with the correct one. Which one is what i dont yet know.

http://i40.tinypic.com/oqgjns.png

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Originally Posted by RaphaelDDL

Since you get charged only when time ends, buying 30 + 30 would never reward the 60 days veteran.

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Odd, could have sworn there was a 60 day options at one point, maybe yet another error on SE's end, but no matter, you will still get the 60 day Vet reward if you buy two 30 day options back-to-back. read the details here.

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Accumulated Subscription Days
Accumulated Subscription Days" refers to the total number of days subscribed to your service account, rather than actual play time.

This total will not be reset.

Selecting 30 days for your first subscription purchase will grant you the Rank 1 Veteran Rewards automatically.

Purchase of an additional 30 day subscription will bring your total up to 60 days, granting you the Rank 2 Veteran Rewards.

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As for the 180 day reward, it clearly says that it will be announced at a later date and is scheduled for 2.1!

Have already earned mine, wonder what it'll be:
http://i719.photobucket.com/albums/w...VARR180Sub.png

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Originally Posted by mouseno4

I cant see them offering up a second Fantasia potion.

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Unless SE screws up again, they gave me one Phantasia potion a few weeks ago, decided to use it yesterday to change a few things, maybe thats the 1.0 reward finally being given out, then I just got another one with the 30-day vet reward. :)

My personal guess would be some form of vanity gear (hopefully more than just another colour of bikini), mount or pet. Based purely on all previous ranks. I cant see them offering up a second Fantasia potion.

Oh and major kudos to you for being a Legacy Vet. Thankfully i never touched that train wreck of a MMO back in 2010. Gladly give up the bonuses for being a Legacy Vet to not have to deal with that.

how did u got chocobo whistle? O.o

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Originally Posted by L33K

how did u got chocobo whistle? O.o

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The Legacy Chocobo Whistle?

...for being a 'Legacy' member is how I got it, google it to learn more about it. {no its not available anymore}

If you mean the standard chocobo whistle, keep playing through the storyline, the quest will unlock after you choose a Grand Company...

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Originally Posted by Khalus

The Legacy Chocobo Whistle?

...for being a 'Legacy' member is how I got it, google it to learn more about it. {no its not available anymore}

If you mean the standard chocobo whistle, keep playing through the storyline, the quest will unlock after you choose a Grand Company...

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That is for subscribing for at least 90 days to the previous iteration of this game.

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Originally Posted by Khalus

The Legacy Chocobo Whistle?

...for being a 'Legacy' member is how I got it, google it to learn more about it. {no its not available anymore}

If you mean the standard chocobo whistle, keep playing through the storyline, the quest will unlock after you choose a Grand Company...

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I played ff14 1.0 as well... only thing I redeemed is my onion helm

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Originally Posted by L33K

I played ff14 1.0 as well... only thing I redeemed is my onion helm

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I imagine SE knew your account had 1.0 attached and its subscription level, so therefore awarded you accordingly.

See I notice all these people already having to pay, Yet I'm still sitting on top of 19 free days, with my sub set up to renew automatically. Kinda curious why I still have over half a month of free play, and so many people do not.

This does bring up a question: If people paid for a copy of ARR (even ones linked to Legacy), they still have a month effectively prepaid.

Does this mean these people who prepaid their initial month like this will remain forever a month behind in earning Veteran perks?

Or will they be retroactively caught up?

Something like this: {Note: everyone received an additional +7 days for servers issues}

• 1.0/Legacy players only got 14 days {welcome back reward}
• New Account players got 30 days {PC or PS3}
• And then there were some existing 1.0 PC account holders that bought the PS3 ver, applied the code and earned an additional 30 days on top of their 14 +7, thus 51 days

Or something like that...

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Originally Posted by Khalus

Something like this: {Note: everyone received an additional +7 days for servers issues}

• 1.0/Legacy players only got 14 days {welcome back reward}
• New Account players got 30 days {PC or PS3}
• And then there were some existing 1.0 PC account holders that bought the PS3 ver, applied the code and earned an additional 30 days on top of their 14 +7, thus 51 days

Or something like that...

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That makes sense, but how is it that I'm getting over 37 days, and I'm not legacy, though i did preorder(though that should have no effect). 3 weeks is 21 days, and i still have 19 left, meaning i somehow recieved more then the additional 7.

http://i.imgur.com/Aln6DRv.png

Could it be related to being involved in beta before phase 4? just seems weird to me.

Probably since you were in Early Start, those 4 days are counted too, thus you had 41 days, course that counts out to 45.

Ah who knows, 'this is' SE we're talking about...lol

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Originally Posted by Khalus

Probably since you were in Early Start, those 4 days are counted too, thus you had 41 days, course that counts out to 45.

Ah who knows, 'this is' SE we're talking about...lol

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lol, true. They must like me, lol.

I have 85 days because on top of my included game time with the purchase of the game, i also applied a 60 day time card. I did that to gain the first two ranks now, not when my subscription would start in a couple weeks.

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Originally Posted by Slatervonjager

That makes sense, but how is it that I'm getting over 37 days, and I'm not legacy, though i did preorder(though that should have no effect). 3 weeks is 21 days, and i still have 19 left, meaning i somehow recieved more then the additional 7.

http://i.imgur.com/Aln6DRv.png

Could it be related to being involved in beta before phase 4? just seems weird to me.

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you got the new account 30 days plan, and after the first week with all the server troubles SE gave everyone an additional 7 days free, so that's how you got 37 days.

How is it even possible that I have an inactive account right now? Since release it has been 20 days. If I did my math correctly, one free month is 30 days.
So, 30 - 20 = 10 days left on my account AT LEAST (Bought it the same day as my friend and he has 19 days left). Not to mention the extra week they promised players because of the maintenance issues during release. My question is, how is it at all possible that ANYONE WHO BOUGHT THE GAME (which does not include legacy players) would have to pay for a subscription yet?

http://i.imgur.com/W2Mkjfq.png?1

I'll be honest, my friend gave me his free 10 day trial of FFXIV version 1, and the account ended up being active for months because of all the free time they gave the players... If my account is indeed a legacy account then why was I not aware of it before I bought the collectors edition of FFXIV ARR?

I would buy a month right now if I knew it wouldn't have adverse affects, but I am inclined to believe it will.

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Originally Posted by RighteousMullet

I'll be honest, my friend gave me his free 10 day trial of FFXIV version 1, and the account ended up being active for months because of all the free time they gave the players... If my account is indeed a legacy account then why was I not aware of it before I bought the collectors edition of FFXIV ARR?

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Not a legacy, but since you already had a 1.0 account, then all you got was the 14 day welcome back and 7 days for server issues.
Your time is up as scheduled, now you have to pay to continue.


Did you buy the CE Upgrade?

Hold on lol. So you are saying I screwed myself out of getting the 30 day bonus that comes with the game because I had a trial account on version 1? That is absurd, but I suppose that is a explanation of whats happening. I bought the normal version in early access, then I upgraded to the collectors edition I think on the day of release.

So I nerfed myself by buying the game already and I do not get the legacy bonuses o.O (besides the fact that i got 14 days... but that sucks as opposed to the 30 you get with the game...)

If you already had a 1.0 account, you got the normal ver of ARR for free {$30 value}, then upgraded to the CE for $20. You couldn't have bought the normal PC ver and applied it to an existing 1.0 account, it was impossible due to the ludicracy of how SE decided to handle existing PC accounts.

I also have 19 days free left, as well. Not legacy. Hopefully it is not an error that will be fixed soon. Can't afford to pay just yet. :p

I have 49 days left because I bought both the PS3 CE and the PC version and registered both. It still wont let me use any crysta to get my veteran rewards.

I couldn't have bought the standard version of ARR with a legacy account? But... I did... So I am the edge case they did not catch? Not technically legacy, but judged as one, that bought $30 standard ARR and then upgraded to $50 collectors edition by paying $20 extra for the upgrade...

I have the emails to prove I bought the standard version as well as a separate email for the upgrade. Unless I bought the game for nothing, in which case my code should still work... If thats the case im going to be more mad than I was about the situation lol.

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Originally Posted by RighteousMullet

Not technically legacy, but judged as one, that bought $30 standard ARR and then upgraded to $50 collectors edition by paying $20 extra for the upgrade...

I have the emails to prove I bought the standard version as well as a separate email for the upgrade. Unless I bought the game for nothing, in which case my code should still work... If thats the case im going to be more mad than I was about the situation lol.

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Sorry but not even judged as one, non-legacy are simply 1.0 accounts, {see the image I posted above, Post #3} It would clearly say you were Legacy and you'd have the Legacy Chocobo, etc

Anyway, besides that, you may want to contact SE, and if possible see if the standard code you have is still valid, it should be cause having a prior 1.0 account nets you a free standard ARR copy, you didn't need to purchase it. The CE upgrade you did though. {Unless, since you did say it was only a trial key you used, in that case maybe that did require a standard code to upgrade to a full 1.0 normal account, then the CE upgrade thereafter...hrmmm}

Curious thought, the code you entered, was it the pre-order items code? Maybe all you entered was that and not the actual game Key, cause honestly it was impossible to add another PC code to an existing PC account, you could only add a PS3 CE code to an existing 1.0 standard PC account. The Pre-Order code was ok though, since that was just for digital items.

I will call tomorrow, but I entered all 3 codes Ive received. Standard edition code, Pre-Order/Early Access code, and the Collectors edition code. I do not have any of the legacy bonuses. If it is true that I received 14 days from having a trial account in version 1 I wish there was a way to tell. I also hope I can get a refund for the standard version and just put it towards a monthly payment.

I've just read all this thread, and I'm still confused!

With 30 free days remaining, what's the earliest I can receive the veteran rewards? I'm guessing that all the rewards come on the same day, as I've seen some of them around town.

I want the Ahriman mount, so I'd be happy to subscribe for three months today.

Sorry if you've already covered this! :)

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Originally Posted by Shyluv

I also have 19 days free left, as well. Not legacy. Hopefully it is not an error that will be fixed soon. Can't afford to pay just yet. :p

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Legacy only had a free week or two to play, new players not from 1.0 are 30 days free, plus the full week they gave before because of server issues. :) You are fine~

@Mezolitik, I think that as soon as you can use Crysta/Time Cards/Whathaveyou, then you are good. The game wouldn't let me buy into subs until I ran out of free time, so you may have to wait until your free time is up, then drop the cash. I may be wrong though. :D Good luck with it!

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Originally Posted by RighteousMullet

I will call tomorrow, but I entered all 3 codes Ive received. Standard edition code, Pre-Order/Early Access code, and the Collectors edition code. I do not have any of the legacy bonuses. If it is true that I received 14 days from having a trial account in version 1 I wish there was a way to tell. I also hope I can get a refund for the standard version and just put it towards a monthly payment.

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If you upgraded to the collectors edition via the mog station, you would not have received a code, it simply would have upgraded your account automatically. Given that, you might want to re-think if you actually entered the standard edition code into your account or not. As far as I know, that would have simply been impossible, and should still be a valid code if you wanted to, say, give it to a friend.

The 10 day trial code your friend gave you during v1.0 actually registered as a full standard edition copy of the game at the time. SE was giving that benefit at the same time that everyone was able to play for free. My account was acquired the same way, from my boyfriend's CE that he paid $15 for at the time. I have not had to purchase anything except the digital CE upgrade, and now my first month of subscription.

@Mezolitik

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Originally Posted by Camate

Hello,

During the Free Trial period, users won't be able to submit payments via credit card or Square Enix Crysta. Even if you set up a subscription, no payment will be processed until after the Free Trial period ends.

When that period is over, you will then be charged for the length of time you've set up and will receive the corresponding Veteran Rewards via the in-game Moogle Delivery Service.

The reason some users already have these items is due to placing time on their accounts through the redemption of game time cards. Please note that these function differently from region to region and the North American Ultimate Game Card is used to add Square Enix Crysta directly to your account instead of adding varying lengths of time.

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By the way, yesterday after some hours I posted this topic, SE posted about veteran rewards on the blog lol

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/000482.html

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Originally Posted by Norack

you got the new account 30 days plan, and after the first week with all the server troubles SE gave everyone an additional 7 days free, so that's how you got 37 days.

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no no no, I have OVER 37 days. if you count the time I had with EA, I have a total of 45 free days. I should have only a max of 40 free days if you count EA. so somewhere along the line, I received 5 extra days, and i don't know why. Not complaining about it, just curious How it happened.

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Originally Posted by Slatervonjager

no no no, I have OVER 37 days. if you count the time I had with EA, I have a total of 45 free days. I should have only a max of 40 free days if you count EA. so somewhere along the line, I received 5 extra days, and i don't know why. Not complaining about it, just curious How it happened.

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1.0 only - 21 days (expired)
2.0 singleplatform - 30days (+7 pre 9/9 reg)
1.0PC+2.0PS3=44days (+7 pre 9/9 reg)
2.0PC+2.0PS3=60days (+7 pre 9/9 reg)

Why can't I extend my subscription just because I currently have active subscription?
I just want my vet reward (Fantasia pot)

Now I need to wait till this month ends.......... http://i.imgur.com/jlwoO.png

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Originally Posted by Theref

Why can't I extend my subscription just because I currently have active subscription?
I just want my vet reward (Fantasia pot)

Now I need to wait till this month ends.......... http://i.imgur.com/jlwoO.png

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be happy at least you are playing without paying (well, it was included when you paid the game but oh well, let's pretend is free).