Heavensward Preorder on PSN (EU) - MIA!

[Akasha_Carnelian]

Voicing a slight concern, as I know there have already been problems with the PSN Store in the US in regards to authenticating whether you have ARR.

Will the Digital Download of Heavensward for the PS3 on the EU PSN keep in mind that there are some that originally bought the Physical version of A Realm Reborn and thus may not have the store recognise that they have bought ARR and thus may be potentially locked out of buying the digital versions of Heavensward unless they buy ARR again digitally (or miss out on early access and buy the both in one digital version).

This concerns me greatly as were already risking losing out on early access if there are any more unforseen setbacks, but to have a similar yet quite different problem occur due to a very possible situation would cause undue stress to those few of us still on PS3 that wish to enjoy and appreciate the world you work harder than I could imagine to build and maintain.

If my worries are unfounded then I am sorry for wating time, I'm not exactly an expert in how the PSN runs. I hope that when the time comes for whatever expansion after Heavensward arrives that distribution will end up running more smoothly.

[chrishanner]

Is there any chance that a price for this will be announced ahead of time? I want to get the digital ce edition, but if the price is going to be something ridiculous like £60, then I can't justify spending £30 above the amazon version just for a mount and a minion. The problem being if I wait until launch day, I won't have the opportunity to pre-order it anywhere else.

If I was to pre-order the regular version, would I benefit at all? Would I get to download it any earlier?

[DracotheDragon]

the only "advantage" is downloading the 1.7 gig client. would still have to download the rest like everyone else.

inccorrect, according to the lodestone they can 'pre-patch' ready as part of there pre download, so they will have the full files downloaded before the 19th during the maintenance.


also, glad to see a full explanation from the devs. thats what i think a lot of people wanted to see instead of 'info at a later date' then never seen any information, with this being your first expansion for this game it can be excused as first time 'inexperience' (a lot of companies even if they do dlc or expansions the first one for the game is always rocky) but when it comes to 4.0, i think all of us would agree with a lot more clearer communication, instead of everyone finding out on reddit that things are available and there was no information given (like the ps4 EA code was redeemable nearly 2 weeks ago, no lodestone post was made for PSN physical players. so this was a complete guess on the player part.) as well i think most will agree as well when it comes to the release and pre-order, (and i know this will be hard for a big game like this) but try to make the games release at near enough the same time, JP was able to buy nearly 3 weeks ago, US last week and EU in 2 weeks time. if it was going to be this wild it has to be a all or none mentality, to keep things in line with each other.

finally, when it comes to the hype built up about a Specific short event to get there hands on, this time that would be utilised by crafters to overthrow the market bored, people to spoil a lot of information, and even start making maps online to show the new areas. to those joining in, having a download/ buy and patch on the start date, while others can have a pre download, also sets players back another thing that should be universal. such as everything being downloadable on the 18th, so on the 19th all players have the chance to start at the same time. (possible difference for the JP servers due to the JP and EU/NA servers being separate.) this way you wouldn't have players basically complain, especially since the market system will be overthrown with the new HW items at absurd prices. and since these items are new the value to players will be wild.

i do understand game marketing and design is difficult, i spent 5 years on a game design team, so i know that you must of worked your butts off, butt if things are launched in this specific way, then there must be some slight changes made,

P.S. to the team who did the marketing and planning to have the heavenward event in france, you chose a very nice castle to do it in. and if they plan to do it again i recommend having the ishgaurd banners instead of the heavenward (or with) to show the fact the castle is very ishgardian.

[Kaze3434]

inccorrect, according to the lodestone they can 'pre-patch' ready as part of there pre download, so they will have the full files downloaded before the 19th during the maintenance.

*There will be maintenance before early access starts.
This maintenance will update the data for the expansion, A Realm Reborn content, and implement other fixes.
Characters that have met the requirements to enter Heavensward areas can enjoy FINAL FANTASY XIV: Heavensward right away
i think my statement stands.
PlayStation®3 / PlayStation®4 (PSN download version)
After pre-ordering from PlayStation Store, you will be prompted to enable automatic downloads to have the game pre-loaded on your console starting June 17, 2015. The Heavensward software will be available for pre-load two days before Early Access begins and will automatically download to your PS3/PS4 if automatic downloads are enabled. (Click here to learn how to enable pre-loading on PS3/PS4.)
no where did it say pre-patch. everyone is getting the patch at the same time, but not the client.

[DracotheDragon]

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hmm earlier it did say 'full download' but then again it now mentions that early buy thing that was just announced so they must of changed it to make it fully clearer, i'll admit i am wrong here. :3

[spellsnare]

you guys i think is your very fist MMORPG i think huh ? so let me explain yeah that be a full download of heavenward region, lvl, monster and etc all you buy (your copy of heavenward or the code) is just a pass to have access in heavenward content then when we reach 2 h 00 o'clock PDT in 19 june 2015 now you can access heavenward if your register the game in your account (mogstation) of course. So again dont worry SE gonna put the pacth 3.0 2 day before the launch of heavenward. All your buy is just your pass to have a access on heavenward content. Is been 10 years i play MMORPG i begin wicth ultima online and after world of warcraft all those MMORPG do the same he deploy a pre-extention pacth before the launch. So player gonna enjoy the new content right in the start of the new expensions.

thank you and have a nice day

[R-Kine]

This expansion pre-order process has been atrocious.

1-Version differences: JP version being far better than both NA/EU.
2-Price differences: UK version being 80$ more than the US one.
3-Region locking the SE EU store: It was a hassle for me to get the expansion while overseas.
4-Expansion availability: Amazon and other retailers got the expansion ages after it was up on the SE store.
5-Platform compatibility: A million type of code where every console needs a spesific type of code for the game to work has been hell. In the FFXI days all you needed was a code that matched your region. Now we need one that matches the region, platform, and a code for each platform we use. Making us buy the game multiple times. What the hell is this? Seriously.
6-Early Access codes: They don't get sent, then they don't work when they do, then they work for some but not others.
7-PSN/STEAM dates: Steam 1st didn't have the game up for sale until june 23rd. PSN is still wonky on the early access.

Half of the problems on this list is due to the god awful backward way the game codes are handled. Please just make it so any code will work on any system before the next expansion is released and spare us all the hoop jumping.

[uGinn]

They need a dictionary to check what preorder means.

[XiXiQ]

I remember one of the last patches, they decided they would have to extend maintenance for another hour, simply because people complained it was "unfair" that those capable of logging on at the time might have a whole extra hour up their sleeves to cap tomes for the week.

Now you have an entire region/platform in serious danger of being days behind. Will they get the same consideration? Will maintenance be held over, or the start delayed, until this download has been available for a reasonable amount of time?

[Vicky]

We all here know that the Japanese version of Heavensward for PS users has been released on 25th last month and definitely feel unfair for difference of the release dates between each regions despite we pay same purchasing price for this game.
SE needs to be changed to offer to all users of each region anyway. You must show sign of regret to us even if we awfully complain SE that betrayed us this time.