About the EU campaign for maid outfit and fat chocobo

[Wuthow]

Gametop promotion: Sweden
I still think the Nordics had the worst deal. Sure, having to buy something for 20£ isn't too bad. However, while well at the local store, it surfaced that they'd been instructed only to give out the codes to those who buy SE products for at least 20£... ended up buying a game I'm not even sure I want to play for 60£ because of this bullshit.

[linksdx]

....why the hell did the uk not get gamestop or game or something useful for our codes.... hell why not the SE online store 0_0

[Theodric]

....why the hell did the uk not get gamestop or game or something useful for our codes.... hell why not the SE online store 0_0

Who knows? That's exactly the sort of clarification we need but are unlikely to get unless they plan on addressing the situation during the Live Letter.

[Niwashi]

This applies at least in Finland but possibly in other countries for this promotion as well. ...
To get the promotion codes from Gamestop, you must either purchase any Final Fantasy game that is out already or pre-order the upcoming Final Fantasy XV.

Gametop promotion: Sweden
...instructed only to give out the codes to those who buy SE products for at least 20£

So some Gamestops it's any SE product and others it's specifically Final Fantasy? (Add another inconsistency to the promotion's list of problems.)

As to the issue of a Final Fantasy game for people who only game on PC, there are download versions of quite a few FF games for PC, but I'm not sure you'd find an in-store one. In-store you'd probably only find the console versions. Your best bet might end up being to buy a game you could give as a gift or resell on eBay to recoup part of the cost.

Or I guess you could do the same fake pre-order scheme that some people hit Amazon with, ordering and then cancelling FFXV, though I think Gamestop charges a small up-front fee when you pre-order, so that they don't lose out completely on cancellations. (At least they do here, so it's likely they do there as well.)

[Centershock]

....why the hell did the uk not get gamestop or game or something useful for our codes.... hell why not the SE online store 0_0

I wish they gave us more options in general in regards to acquiring these codes. I'm a filthy American and I despise Amazon but you EU'ers definitely got shafted for this.

I hope they explain this better during the Live Letter.

[Combination-NC]

Gametop promotion: Sweden
I still think the Nordics had the worst deal. Sure, having to buy something for 20£ isn't too bad. However, while well at the local store, it surfaced that they'd been instructed only to give out the codes to those who buy SE products for at least 20£... ended up buying a game I'm not even sure I want to play for 60£ because of this bullshit.

This is really upsetting. It is so dishonest by SE to not include this detail of the promotion in their information! I think it might count as some sort of false advertisement. I already own all the FF games that are out, and I have no interest in the upcoming one as it only has male characters from what I know.

[Yellow]

I made a thread regarding the same promotion for Australians: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...tire-Promotion

Paying $30 AUD certainly sucks, but I'm even more confused at the fact the store sells nothing related to Square Enix or Final Fantasy? Why can't we just buy FF merchandise and get the promotional codes that way?

[Bubble_Butt]

The merch for the AU one is HORRIBLE! None of the anime is new, and it's ONLY anime stock. Most of it is SUSPICIOUSLY $29.99 so you would have to spend over $30....

WHY DID YOU PICK A STORE NONE OF US AUSSIES HAVE HEARD OF OR USE?! AND WHY NOT GAMING!?

I am so FURIOUS that it's been MONTHS of waiting for JUNK

The place is JUNK

[Wuthow]

The merch for the AU one is HORRIBLE! None of the anime is new, and it's ONLY anime stock. Most of it is SUSPICIOUSLY $29.99 so you would have to spend over $30....

WHY DID YOU PICK A STORE NONE OF US AUSSIES HAVE HEARD OF OR USE?! AND WHY NOT GAMING!?

I am so FURIOUS that it's been MONTHS of waiting for JUNK

The place is JUNK

Felt quite similar when the store they hooked the promo with for the nordics is a console-game store, with only a handful of PC games. With playstation 2 being the newest consol I own, I ended up buying a 60£ PC game (which I'm not even sure if I want to play) because of their limited stock... the fact that the 20£ we were required to spend also had to be SE merchandise only made it worse... Deus Ex was almost the only option in the entire store.

[Ash_]

*snip*

Plenty of anime fans know Hanabee here, what Madman don't pick up they do. I've been meaning to buy a couple of things from them for a while, so now was as good as time as any. My only complaint is their postage cost... $8+ for standard... most places do standard postage for free now :|