Even FF series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi had trouble setting up an account on FFXIV

[Illmaeran]

You can play on any server no matter where your account is from, the problematic part is that expansions and game time is locked to that region as well.

I'm not quite clear on what you're saying here. Do you mean that if I play on a JP server, the expansions I buy are region locked to Japan or that the ones I get are region locked to NA? I've been playing on a JP server since I started in 2014 and have never had issues with my NA-purchased software. I was even able to play XIV on my laptop when I last visited. If something's changed since SB, I'd appreciate knowing.

[Misutoraru]

I'm not quite clear on what you're saying here. Do you mean that if I play on a JP server, the expansions I buy are region locked to Japan or that the ones I get are region locked to NA? I've been playing on a JP server since I started in 2014 and have never had issues with my NA-purchased software. I was even able to play XIV on my laptop when I last visited. If something's changed since SB, I'd appreciate knowing.

I think what she meant is if you have NA base game (NA SE account), you could only activate NA Expansion pack

I hope one day we could migrant our Account, I have JP base game, JP account. Then I move to Europe few years back, and I have to continue paying my sub in Yen, and bought JP version expansion pack

[Illmaeran]

Ah, ok, that makes sense. I'd hate to have to deal with fluctuating conversion rates just to pay a subscription!

[HollowedDoll]

I'm not quite clear on what you're saying here. Do you mean that if I play on a JP server, the expansions I buy are region locked to Japan or that the ones I get are region locked to NA? I've been playing on a JP server since I started in 2014 and have never had issues with my NA-purchased software. I was even able to play XIV on my laptop when I last visited. If something's changed since SB, I'd appreciate knowing.

If you buy the game in Japan you won't be able to buy NA region Expansion and game time keys, idk about subs with Credit card.