Please allow Steam License holders to buy a standalone PC License.

[Yaibatsu]

I hope that this is the truth here, because it feels like Customer Service provides conflicting answers. But according to this article here: https://www.fanbyte.com/news/ffxiv-s...region-locked/

“For existing users, we understand that there may be cases where the country information in the Steam account provided by Valve does not perfectly match the country/region information of the Square Enix account. Therefore, we have not set restrictions that would impede pre-existing users who wish to link their accounts.”

Although regionality will not affect the linking process for existing accounts, there will still be a regional restriction on newly purchased registration codes. If you buy the game via Steam, the country of the Steam store/account will have to match the region of that user’s Square Enix account.

It seems people may be fine? Just with future expacs you might have to rely on getting a copy gifted from the appropriate Region via friends. Or it could mean that simply entirely new accounts require a matching region, but pre existing ones won't. Either way, this should hopefully curb a lot of the problems people would face otherwise.

[Tanis_Ebonhart]

Valve won't allow that

[Yaibatsu]

Valve won't allow that

If you say that in regards to gift copies. I've done it in the past, most recently with Endwalker to ensure my key would work with my service account. Don't see why it wouldn't continue working.

[Youkulm]

It seems people may be fine? Just with future expacs you might have to rely on getting a copy gifted from the appropriate Region via friends. Or it could mean that simply entirely new accounts require a matching region, but pre existing ones won't. Either way, this should hopefully curb a lot of the problems people would face otherwise.

This is good news and I hope no one with mix region runs into any issues! What's sad to me is the lack of communication still.

Also the point of this thread remains the same. Let me buy a PC license SE, if you cannot then you need to offer a 1 time character transfer for users.

[Yaibatsu]

This is good news and I hope no one with mix region runs into any issues! What's sad to me is the lack of communication still.

Also the point of this thread remains the same. Let me buy a PC license SE, if you cannot then you need to offer a 1 time character transfer for users.

Yeah, the lack of communication and clarification of the entire situation is quite a shame.

Though on the matter of licenses. I think SE's hands are just bound and they can't really offer anything due to existing contracts with Valve, as much of a shame as it is.

[Youkulm]

I still believe it's something they could reasonably fix by allowing character transfers as a last resort. I understand the difficulties Steam causes, heck that's why a lot of steam users want to get the heck away from it.

[Youkulm]

Bumping back up. Still waiting for an official response.

[Johners]

Bumping back up. Still waiting for an official response.

I don't really get what you're expecting here. You purchased a Steam copy and ultimately, much like PlayStation store policies, your FFXIV game license/account is tied to Steam forever for a PC copy of the game. Square Enix, as the publisher for FFXIV, signed everyone up to that fate when they started selling the game on Steam.

[JinM]

I don't really get what you're expecting here. You purchased a Steam copy and ultimately, much like PlayStation store policies, your FFXIV game license/account is tied to Steam forever for a PC copy of the game. Square Enix, as the publisher for FFXIV, signed everyone up to that fate when they started selling the game on Steam.

Your response is the exact reason why they're waiting for an official response.
You have absolutely no idea what kind of deal SE signed with steam and all you're doing is speculate that it's not possible when it's easily possible with other titles on steam that are available off steam as well like battlefield or GTA.

The comparison you made with PS store is also completely irrelevant because owning the game on PS does not force you to make a completely new account to add a PC license. If you can own the game on multiple storefronts there's no reason we shouldn't be able to add a normal windows license as well.

An official response would clear this all up instead of having us deal with excuses and speculation.

[Poporito_Popoto]

Your response is the exact reason why they're waiting for an official response.
You have absolutely no idea what kind of deal SE signed with steam and all you're doing is speculate that it's not possible when it's easily possible with other titles on steam that are available off steam as well like battlefield or GTA.

The comparison you made with PS store is also completely irrelevant because owning the game on PS does not force you to make a completely new account to add a PC license. If you can own the game on multiple storefronts there's no reason we shouldn't be able to add a normal windows license as well.

An official response would clear this all up instead of having us deal with excuses and speculation.

Just curious...how many official responses have been made on the English forums?