Quote Originally Posted by Adachi_Ame View Post
I mean from me, I see both sides of the argument. I mean technically wasn't the sub system exploiting a loophole through steam in a sense? But Yes the lack of communication and the timing of this was very bad.
No, it was not a loophole. Regional pricing is used by multiple companies to make prices more attractive in regions where the income is lower and people have less money available for entertainment. That way they can cater to players that normally wouldn't pay for the game's original price, and end up getting increased revenue when you sum up the whole player base.

The thing is that Square Enix's implementation of regional prices was always half-assed, and instead of tuning it for better (like other companies are doing), they just eliminated it from subscriptions, which was at least a few steps backward.