About the EU campaign for maid outfit and fat chocobo

[Facade]

Seriously, SE, if you want to have any hope of actually having a global promo you need to start talking to digital distributors or heck allow us to get a digital version of the magazine if you're so hard pressed on it.

Pretty much this. Allowing people to digitally subscribe would help a lot, even if it's not what people want. It allows the company to do an early sub (possibly) for all 3 mags as well as keep on track of who buy the 3 mags so they can give out the mount without anyone having to send a picture. It would also get rid of the issue of availability since not even in the UK might it be available to us (not everywhere sells them) and since they don't produce as many magazines compared as the UK members and even some of the EU members overseas, it cuts off a lot of them.

This way just does not seem like a fair chance for everyone, not even those in the same country.

[PLD_Danny1989]

Well, this announcement is rather baffling imo. Isn't GamesMaster pretty much dying/dead at this point? I can only find one copy of this magazine whenever I go into my local newsagent. On a good day.

Frankly this is a poor decision, why couldn't we have had a promotion similar to the one in the US? Why wait three months for the full set and why package it in this particular magazine? Couldn't it have been a joint promotion with PC Gamer and the Playstation magazine? Aren't all three owned by Future? This is a disappointment. Can we get some official word on if we can get these promotion items in the MogStation in the future? 'Cause I'd rather not buy GamesMaster...

[Saphinara]

Honestly, if they do give in to peer pressure, the scenario I've envisioned is, SE pay the magazine company for their losses and make us pay for it in cash shop instead, then never do promotions again.
Or SE apologizes, goes through with this anyway then afterward does promotions in a way that is more intuitive of what the fans desire. The only way forward at this point is a compromise.

I'm trying to keep up with the thread, there are people here with allot of valid points but I'm also really sleepy, so this will likely be the last from me tonight. I'll see you all in the morning when hopefully this whole thing blows over.

[Rita1989]

Doesn't matter. They still did it. And as such, they are fully responsible for it.

They are offering it to you but you are not happy about it.

Honestly we got screwed in Canada as well having to pay $25 shipping on a $20 game that I have little interest in playing.

There are other promotions coming for EU so if you don't like this one just wait for another one.

[Spethah]

Here are some suggestions since the 14 team seems to be incapable of thinking of them and it took me 5 minutes

1. Steam - Buy a selection of Final Fantasy games and then send a code.

2. Humble Bundle - Put the FFXIV codes as a $25 milestone, SE has used Humble Bundle before and the money HELPS PEOPLE.

3. Yetitee - You buy T-Shirts with FFXIV designs and get the code that way. They do post globally.

4. Mogstation - Yeah, when in doubt just gain all the profits through Mogstation. Buy something from Mogstation and get codes, or just buy the "bundles".

5. DIGITAL copy of this magazine - When in doubt, you can arrange for digital and then hand out codes.

[Voltyblast]

If anything, they could've done the items on mogshop under a certain limit of time. Like, between 12 (today) and the end of july you can grab these items for a X amount of euros. That way it's still a promotion (since you have to be on time) and everyone has a chance to get their items from the mogshop (which is accessible to everyone).

Or maybe make us buy 30 or 40 euro of stuff on the mogshop (a bit high though) and then they give us the items. I probably spent a lot on fantasia and name changes so I'm sure that's not a huge thing.

[NoctisXV]

Here are some suggestions since the 14 team seems to be incapable of thinking of them and it took me 5 minutes

1. Steam - Buy a selection of Final Fantasy games and then send a code.

2. Humble Bundle - Put the FFXIV codes as a $25 milestone, SE has used Humble Bundle before and the money HELPS PEOPLE.

3. Yetitee - You buy T-Shirts with FFXIV designs and get the code that way. They do post globally.

4. Mogstation - Yeah, when in doubt just gain all the profits through Mogstation. Buy something from Mogstation and get codes, or just buy the "bundles".

5. DIGITAL copy of this magazine - When in doubt, you can arrange for digital and then hand out codes.

Yep and you can add this :

- Buy for a certain amount (20€) on the Online Square Enix Store and you get codes for all the items (like Amazon deal). They have their own online Store and didn't think about it...

[Linnaete]

I would ask what they were thinking, but I doubt anyone even was. It's like SE was so unwilling to spend any more time and effort to scour and continue negotiating with possible partners that they shook hands with the first person who came forward without stopping to ask: "hang on, is this a fair deal for our UK customers (and other non-UK players who are free to import magazines) who like their Japanese and American counterparts also diligently play our game, support us and pay sub money to us?"

It smacks of contempt. It's emblematic of their apathy for other territories. The whole thing has been ill-thought and rather insulting, because the promotional items campaign was destined to lead to inherent disparity between the regions in terms of availability. It's one of the very rare occasions where I wish they could have just thrown it into the MogStation.

Or even better, incorporate these items into the game proper as reward items, considering we already pay money anyway. Why not give non-JPN and non-US players an extra incentive to be in the Gold Saucer?

As a UK player, I am bitterly annoyed and probably more than I should be, but I know someone in Australia who will be waiting for goodness knows how long for their campaign (importing magazines from the UK? LOL!) and I know someone from Dubai who plays the game. I don't see the UAE on the list. She's more screwed over than I am. I feel for these guys too.

[Priscillah]

They are offering it to you but you are not happy about it.

Honestly we got screwed in Canada as well having to pay $25 shipping on a $20 game that I have little interest in playing.

There are other promotions coming for EU so if you don't like this one just wait for another one.

I don't see "Portugal" as a name in any of those, so no, they aren't offering me anything.

[Meckmillzuth]

5. DIGITAL copy of this magazine - When in doubt, you can arrange for digital and then hand out codes.

1 digital magazine with a code for all the items would have been fine if they wanted to stick purely with the magazine promotion. Its would have been instant and price-wise around the same JAP/US regions, there is no issue with finite amount of physical magazines and non-UK players don't have to pay a heavy fee just to import them. Still left with something that most aren't going to read but a huge step up from the current system they are trying to fail with.