Guys, look, I'm sorry to say it, but those of us (myself included) who bought the PC CE, back when it first became available in May, dropped the ball. SE did warn everyone that if you bought the PC Collectors Edition and had a 1.0 account, you would not be able to redeem the code waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy back on August 8, 2013. 9 posts in. On a topic about the latest Letter from the Producer (at the time).

No one to blame but ourselves...
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post1013237