Steam Account - Need help for users that don't actually have FFXIV on their steam

[tdb]

I wonder if the FFXIV code is already tied to the OP's Steam account? If so, their friend might be out of luck since even if they buy the game for their own Steam account they'd just get a fresh FFXIV account with no characters on it. Giving game codes away like that is a bit of a gray area and I wouldn't be surprised if there's something in the Steam ToS that prohibits it. I hope you do find a solution but it may be best to mentally prepare for the worst.

I realize it's too late in this case, but for future reference when you want to buy someone something on Steam it's best to buy it as a gift so the recipient can add it to their own library.

[Aida_Enna]

I wonder if the FFXIV code is already tied to the OP's Steam account?

They're not - Steam is only for purchasing the game/expansions (which gives you a mogstation code), Steam Wallet for optional items (which are delivered after logging into mogstation), and installing the base launcher/game the same way downloading it from the Square Enix store does.

[Defmetal]

To be clear it's not like anyone knew in 2013 how bad the steam version was. No one knew it was restricted, I thought it just another way to grab a product code. Other MMOs do not behave like this. Some Free to Play ones let you download the client and link it to your steam account, but SE is has to make the simple complicated 6 years in.