No longer able to log into Steam version with my non-Steam account. Why do this SE?

[Rhomagus]

But that's exactly why I don't follow.

I stopped playing FFXI (on PS2 and PC and X360) in 2009. In 2017, I felt like getting the ultimate Seekers Collection on Steam. I could reactive my old character on Cerberus from way back when! Yeah, I thought it was deleted but apparently it wasn't. LOL I played about 2 months, then reactived again back in April in order to finish all main storylines (only Seekers of Adoulin remains, I even finished Rhapsodies of Vanad'iel) and get at least PLD to master status.

And it seems that if I wanted to get the Steam version of FFXIV, I couldn't simply log with my current SE account info? I couldn't even register the Steam version? This is nuts.

This is another inconsistency. Logging into XI through Steam? Fine. Logging into XIV with Steam? Not fine. Both are MMOs. Both are MMOs from Square. Both are MMOs that cost the same subscription price.

[Granyala]

Track playtime with /playtime in game... DERP!!

After 5 years ... I don't even want to see my playtime.

[Nightroad]

After 5 years ... I don't even want to see my playtime.

Oh yes .... I am afraid to look at that myself .
Maybe someone should make a thread about that ?

[Jybril]

I'm not sure I'm understanding the problem.
Can someone explain?

So what I am getting is...
Those who have bought the game off steam, bought it again so they can have the full benefits
of Steam right? They have they blocked you from signing in your Windows version log in or blocked you from using the Steam features?
Or both?

I have my game manually added and I wish I could use the features. :/
But not willing to buy again, and if people are having issues with Steam (which I've seen plenty)
glad I didn't!

[Fhaerron]

It goes both ways. I'm plenty annoyed about having to disable the Steam overlay every time I want to play FFXIV and re-enable when I want to play something else with my Steam friends. It's just for security, I'm sure they have very good reasons and really it's only a pretty *minor* inconvenience to the players.

I use the Steam overlay just fine with FF XIV, along with my Afterburner & Geforce Experience overlays.

What do you mean with "It's just for security"?

[Grodian]

I'm not sure I'm understanding the problem.
Can someone explain?

So what I am getting is...
Those who have bought the game off steam, bought it again so they can have the full benefits
of Steam right? They have they blocked you from signing in your Windows version log in or blocked you from using the Steam features?
Or both?

I have my game manually added and I wish I could use the features. :/
But not willing to buy again, and if people are having issues with Steam (which I've seen plenty)
glad I didn't!

Yes. People had a non-steam windows version account and client. We bought the game again on Steam to use the integrated features of steam and steam games.

As of the 29th, we now Have to use the windows login client to access a windows account. The Steam login client does not work* for me and other people in the situation above.

*(At least in a way that still maintains an ability to log into FF14 with Steam detecting and reporting that I am online in the Steam version of FF14.)

[TaranTatsuuchi]

This annoys me...
But, I could work around it...

It's the people who are dependant on steam for their controller functions that I really feel for...

[Takeira]

I'm not sure I'm understanding the problem.
Can someone explain?

So what I am getting is...
Those who have bought the game off steam, bought it again so they can have the full benefits
of Steam right? They have they blocked you from signing in your Windows version log in or blocked you from using the Steam features?
Or both?

I have my game manually added and I wish I could use the features. :/
But not willing to buy again, and if people are having issues with Steam (which I've seen plenty)
glad I didn't!

I can't speak for everyone.

But my situation is that I bought the game on steam way back, which force me to buy the expansions on steam too. I wasn't keen on it but well didn't have a choice.

Problem is, when I install the game on steam it crashes all the time. So I installed the windows version and it worked just fine. But all of a sudden I can't log in even though I'm still subbed and I hear it's because I HAVE to use the steam version which is currently uninstalled.

So yeah, apart from being extremely annoying I'm also getting the feeling that I won't be able to play anymore if I still have constant crashes on the steam version.

And also I don't know what compelled SE to do that cuz it's utterly pointless.

[_chance]

I'm not sure I'm understanding the problem.
Can someone explain?

So what I am getting is...
Those who have bought the game off steam, bought it again so they can have the full benefits
of Steam right? They have they blocked you from signing in your Windows version log in or blocked you from using the Steam features?
Or both?

I have my game manually added and I wish I could use the features. :/
But not willing to buy again, and if people are having issues with Steam (which I've seen plenty)
glad I didn't!

In my case, I started playing in beta and got the game. there was no steam option. I got the steam option (for perk/features that everyone else mentioned) once i found out about it. now I have to do a workaround to play the game and have no tracking.

but i do get to have a lovely "is playing ffxivboot64" now. so we got that going for us.

[Mastious]

Please square revert this issue back to the way it was. I got the game for free through twitch then bought it on steam so I could track my hours and screenshots. Since I paid for this game I can't use it now on steam so we deserve a fix or compensation. I'd prefer the fix.