Eternal Bonding & Forced Downgrading

[polyphonica]

This was part of the update they did on Thursday morning

It's curious that they changed that but also left the wording in the bottom disclaimer. Did the actual functionality of the game change, or are they just hoping that by stating it that way people will get the message?

Either way, it's still better to state it that way, even if it isn't as clear as it really should be. (I too prefer not allowing mix-and-match, or putting a clear in-game warning before proceeding.)

Have those of you who accidentally lost your chance at these items get in contact with a GM?

What I've heard so far from people who reported the problem is that they were pointed to the disclaimer and basically told sorry. But I don't know the results of further follow-up after that. At least the issue was noticeable enough (between the forums and Customer Service) that they did make some adjustments to the explanations.

[Merle]

No response yet? devs are still waiting for this thread to be forgotten?

[Brynne]

No response yet? devs are still waiting for this thread to be forgotten?

Yeah, the thread might die, but I don't think I'll be forgetting it. Any time I go to purchase something from SE from now on, there will be that question at the back of my head, 'Are there conditions where I might get nothing in exchange for my money on this?' Conditions that, imo, should not exist. >.>

[Nyalia]

This was part of the update they did on Thursday morning

No, it always said that. However, there is nothing in game to enforce that, and the bottom sentence always contradicted it, so that's far from clear.

[vred13v]

No, it always said that. However, there is nothing in game to enforce that, and the bottom sentence always contradicted it, so that's far from clear.

when i looked at the EB site on Tuesday morning, I did not see anything about both partners are required to have the same wristlet, and I read over the whole site rather thoroughly, since I loved the weddings in FFXI, and I knew there were going to be problems with this one

[MomomiMomi]

when i looked at the EB site on Tuesday morning, I did not see anything about both partners are required to have the same wristlet, and I read over the whole site rather thoroughly, since I loved the weddings in FFXI, and I knew there were going to be problems with this one

Then you must have missed it. Nyalia even quoted it earlier in this thread, on the 10th. The bottom sentence, however, contradicts it saying that you can do the quest with different wristlets. It's poorly worded.

[Spellbinder]

Then you must have missed it. Nyalia even quoted it earlier in this thread, on the 10th. The bottom sentence, however, contradicts it saying that you can do the quest with different wristlets. It's poorly worded.

If you really want the issue to be addressed, you're probably going to want to take this up on the JP forums.

http://www.finalfantasyxiv.com/etern...?rgn=jp&lng=ja (see the bottom)

誓いの腕輪は1つの申し込みにつき1つ配送されます。エターナルバンドを行うためのスペシャルクエストを受注するためには、自分とパートナーがそれぞれ同じ誓いの腕輪を装備している必要があり、自分とパートナーがそれぞれ申し込みを行うか、どちらかのプレイヤーが2名分の申し込みを行い、パートナーに誓いの腕輪をトレードする必要があります。

Bolded and underlined where it says you need matching promise wristlets.

自分とパートナーの装備している誓いの腕輪が異なる場合、スタンダード＞ゴールド＞プラチナの優先順位で一方が装備している腕輪のプランが優先されます。ご注意ください。

The note regarding the promise wristlet of lower value determining your plan.

These are the contradicting explanations you're talking about. However, I'd imagine it's not within the English team's power to go beyond what the JP has stated without causing problems (hence they're editing the website to match the JP). Unless the JP changes, I think it's safe to assume their hands are tied. With that said, I haven't seen any JP outcry over these contradicting statements, so chances of the text being changed further are slim to none.