PETITION: Regarding FINAL FANTASY XIV Steam Version (Mar. 8)

[Ceridwenae]

Signing this as I was gifted the game via Steam so have to buy things through it already. Then go and add another signature for my daughter, too, for the same reasons. I don't mind using Steam to make the purchases really, but I don't want to have to go through their servers to get into this game. That just seems like it's asking for trouble.

[Dualgunner]

Signed. Let me off of the steam version or stop punishing me for having bought the game through steam, please.

[SayNoToSteam]

Needs an emancipation from this fresh hell.

[AveriaF]

I agree with this. The ability to play via Steam is nice, but all it has ever been is just an absolute hassle. Being forced to Steam for the rest of your service account's future is very hindering. I don't like being totally locked into one platform. SE, please implement a way to convert our Steam copies for a regular, non-steam copy.

[Antonia]

This change is honestly ridiculous, if it was required by steam then they would have had to do it years ago rather than now. I bought the game back in 2.4 when I knew nothing about the game on steam and no one knew that any of this horrible steam locking stuff would happen. I have literally never opening the game up on steam and now will be forced to go through steam everytime for no reason.

This honestly just seems like square disrespecting their steam customers yet again after the few months pre order difference in Heavensward and the shorter but still there pre order difference in Stormblood.

[ZeroRaziel]

Also signing this. I can live with a Steam version of the game instead of direct SE Store version but I wouldn't want to launch Steam every time I start the game.

[TaslinWiloh]

Signed. I never thought buying a game on sale would lock me into steam, let alone the launcher...

[Nora_of_Mira]

Signed. I never thought buying a game on sale would lock me into steam, let alone the launcher...

I'm not calling you out personally, but I dont understand how so many people made this same mistake and thought buying the game through Steam meant having to use Steam.

[Lozza]

I'm not calling you out personally, but I dont understand how so many people made this same mistake and thought buying the game through Steam meant having to use Steam.

Because back in ARR all MMOs on Steam worked in such a way that you didn't need to run Steam to use them. In fact until HW was released for pre order it wasn't even known that people who bought ARR on Steam would be locked into buying HW on Steam. They literally sent an email out two weeks after pre-orders went live for HW to say oh if you are a Steam user you need to wait for pre order on Steam, which didn't start for another couple of months.

ESO was the first MMO I know of to use this new system of Steam forcing the connection via their own servers. And it still is a complete disaster some 18+ months on, Steam ESO players can go days and weeks being completely unable to log into the game. This isn't just about having to hit play in the Steam browser to make the game work, it comes with additional overhead that essentially boils down to any Steam disruption means a dc for you if you are in game - with a healthy chance you might not be able to log on again for a hour or two or even days. This isn't hyperbole, this is actually happening in ESO. A two day downtime for Steam users only was fixed earlier this morning my time. Many MMOs no longer have Steam listings because they don't want to follow Steam's rules.

[Eriane_Elis]

I don't use steam anymore but for those who do, signed.