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[Zalleh]

As someone said before, using VPN + sub + retainers makes the game expensive to sustain, playing from Brazil. Some people use the Steam version to pay the sub and Steam's USD to BRL conversion makes the sub affordable and they also avoid taxes by doing that. Still, for us early adopters who have been playing the game since launch it sucks because we can't get that option and have to pay for all the services in dollars. As an early supporter, I got the shaft, but I chose to overlook that since I love the game so much.

As for the ping, I got excited because inside my housing ward I could do things with my opener that I NEVER could do before, but then I saw on reddit that the housing wards respond differently to player input. I tested on SSS and I am losing from 2 to 3 GCDs on openers, depending on the class. The cumulative clipping will eat several GCDs in the course of a fight, which basically destroys any plans that I or fellow Brazilians had of raiding seriously in Stormblood.

[Zalleh]

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I literally spent most of my morning crying because Final Fantasy XIV has been a huge part of my life now, but I just can't settle for being mediocre at best. Without VPN I'm getting 330ms and with VPN anywhere from 180ms to 200ms. Red Mage is my favorite class in the entire franchise and I was so excited, but my motivation has disappeared in just a few hours. Final Fantasy XIV was the only place where I felt I was good at something and I got that taken away from me just like that.

I will still give the new servers some weeks to settle and see if the situation gets better, but if they don't I am going to have to face the possibility of leaving the game. As much as it makes me sad, I just can't play a game in which I will be constantly reminding myself of how much harm I'll be doing to people that are playing with me.

[Azell]

As someone said before, using VPN + sub + retainers makes the game expensive to sustain, playing from Brazil. Some people use the Steam version to pay the sub and Steam's USD to BRL conversion makes the sub affordable and they also avoid taxes by doing that. Still, for us early adopters who have been playing the game since launch it sucks because we can't get that option and have to pay for all the services in dollars. As an early supporter, I got the shaft, but I chose to overlook that since I love the game so much.

Same boat here, playing since 2.0, i cant even buy steam version and use my same account, i'd have to start over in order to pay with steam wallet. I just hope they see how badly they are hurting their supporters and maybe split primal and aether, make one west and other east. that would solve everyone's problem.