For those of you that use Ultimate Game Cards

[Naiser]

Guess SE would help terminate my sub. I've no problems using credit card on other e commerce sites, but SE refuses to take my money. I circumvented this through UGC. If they go down, I lose my only way to resub.

[Alukah]

Guess SE would help terminate my sub. I've no problems using credit card on other e commerce sites, but SE refuses to take my money. I circumvented this through UGC. If they go down, I lose my only way to resub.

Not sure if this is possible or has additional fees but, have you tried linking your CC with paypal and using paypal instead?

[Raist]

Not sure if this is possible or has additional fees but, have you tried linking your CC with paypal and using paypal instead?

Depending on all factors involved, you can incur some processing fees when you sling shot like that. Was one of the big problems with C&B--a lot of people were getting hit with international exchange fees or other such transfer fees from their banks.

The UGC/Crysta system was for some the ONLY way for them to pay exactly what they needed in order to play. If that is going away, SE needs to offer a comparable alternative or they may lose customers.

[Naiser]

Not sure if this is possible or has additional fees but, have you tried linking your CC with paypal and using paypal instead?

Yes, the same checks that failed via credit card will fail again via PayPal. My payment through PayPal always transact as if it's OK, only to be hit with a transaction denied by SE, followed by a refund.

I've got the moola but SE doesn't like it. Even using UGC is a chore. I've got to buy the codes, make a failed transaction on mog station and inform UGC of the transaction reference for them to manually credit my crysta balance. I like this game and I'm already jumping through hoops with UGC. I think this is it once UGC goes down

SE doesn't care enough about the small percentage of players in similar bind.

[QuCont]

So I just got off customer support. They told me that they couldnt remove the billing lock they put on me for trying with a non american credit card. They said to me that the IP address and the credit card need to belong to the region the account belongs to (so wait, only americans, europeans and japan are allowed to pay with credit cards?).

That sounds like a US problem. I'm paying to an EU account using an Asian card.

I remember reading somewhere once that the problem was the stringent anti-fraud checks or something.

[Ransu]

Depending on all factors involved, you can incur some processing fees when you sling shot like that. Was one of the big problems with C&B--a lot of people were getting hit with international exchange fees or other such transfer fees from their banks.

The UGC/Crysta system was for some the ONLY way for them to pay exactly what they needed in order to play. If that is going away, SE needs to offer a comparable alternative or they may lose customers.

http://www.amazon.com/Final-Fantasy-...fxiv+time+card

There's your alternative...

[Alukah]

http://www.amazon.com/Final-Fantasy-...fxiv+time+card

There's your alternative...

Are you deliberately ignoring the other posts in this thread?

Really, we understand that you find crysta pointless, what's the point on beating a dead horse?

[Skull_Angel]

http://www.amazon.com/Final-Fantasy-...fxiv+time+card

There's your alternative...

You've already tried to call the time card an alternative and it has already been explained why it doesn't work for some, as well as your fall back to "so use a credit card.". I don't understand why you seem so adamant about pushing alternatives that don't work for everyone, and even repeating yourself after having people explain to you why your stated options don't work for everyone.

I've been using UGC for years as well, it's simply the most hassle free way to pay only and exactly what you need to pay.

[Ransu]

You've already tried to call the time card an alternative and it has already been explained why it doesn't work for some, as well as your fall back to "so use a credit card.". I don't understand why you seem so adamant about pushing alternatives that don't work for everyone, and even repeating yourself after having people explain to you why your stated options don't work for everyone.

I've been using UGC for years as well, it's simply the most hassle free way to pay only and exactly what you need to pay.

There is no "doesn't work." Time card is a time card. Grow a pair and use paypal or use a CC for FFXI. The only real "issue" was the one guy trying to use a CC outside of his region, which at that point should be 100% flagged as that can be considered a fraudulent purchase.

[Wildsprite]

There is no "doesn't work." Time card is a time card. Grow a pair and use paypal or use a CC for FFXI. The only real "issue" was the one guy trying to use a CC outside of his region, which at that point should be 100% flagged as that can be considered a fraudulent purchase.

and you are deliberatly trolling this thread.
how about you actually read the reasons people don't want to use time cards before posting it again
those time cards grant 60 days period and only to FFXIV regardless of your status. that means $30 for 60 days even if you have Legacy status which for a legacy user is under that price for 90 days
they do not allow you to use extra services(this includes the extra retainers) nor FFXI
also telling people to grow a pair and use paypal or a CC when they already explained why they can't really shows you're not reading the posts

you should also go read the threads elsewhere about billing. lots of people are trying to use CCs within their own regions are getting rejected and or flagged. do not pretend you know what is going on. obviously you do not