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

[Youkulm]

Sadly the game isn't loading for me. Guess we'll have to wait for a fix on the issues they already announced with this nightmare on the lodestone.

I really wish they'd just let us buy a PC license, I don't know why this is so hard.

[Shibi]

Sadly the game isn't loading for me. Guess we'll have to wait for a fix on the issues they already announced with this nightmare on the lodestone

Reddit, and now here report

We are still investigating the issue, but have confirmed that this issue can be avoided by setting your Steam profile name to alphabetical characters only.

We apologize for the inconvenience, but as a temporary workaround, please temporarily change your Steam profile name to only alphabetical characters and attempt launching the game.

So, as a workaround, do try making your steam profile name to only a through z - no punctuation or other characters.

[Youkulm]

Yup my profile name is already a-z never was anything else. My issues were already reported. Just drinking my coffee and settling in to not play the game while they figure this out the next few days / weeks. If the issues persist the next few weeks, ill probably just end up making a second account and buying a PC License.

This should never have been an issue. They need to just let us have PC Licenses. I fail to see the issue, as others in the thread have already stated: other games allow this so I'm beginning to doubt its a contractual issue and more of an issue with code that SE just doesn't want to fix.

[Calliande]

I'm very sad that we are being punished now for buying the game through Steam, a decision made 6 years ago.
The restrictions just keep on getting tighter and tighter.

- Forced to buy expansions through steam
- Forced payments through steam wallets including subscription
- Forced now to run without the -issteam launch option
- No option to switch or way out

So, we are stuck with it forever. Along with whatever other punishments come down the line. Restrictions that no other type of player is subject to.
I really hope this thread catches the attention of those at SE that can do something about this.

[Johners]

I'm very sad that we are being punished now for buying the game through Steam, a decision made 6 years ago.
The restrictions just keep on getting tighter and tighter.

- Forced to buy expansions through steam
- Forced payments through steam wallets including subscription
- Forced now to run without the -issteam launch option
- No option to switch or way out

So, we are stuck with it forever. Along with whatever other punishments come down the line. Restrictions that no other type of player is subject to.
I really hope this thread catches the attention of those at SE that can do something about this.

I have a Steam copy and I’m NOT forced to buy subscription or optional cash shop items through it. Likewise, I have a PlayStation license on my account also and I’m not forced to use the PS Store to buy game time to cash store items.

At the end of the day, buying a game on Steam is akin to buying on any console platform, it’s a game license for that platform. Square Enix should’ve been doing this account linking all along and more. The fact I still need to use an extra launcher rather than going directly from Steam to the game itself is a poor implementation. Likewise not distributing game files directly via Steam is also a poor implementation.

Complaining that you have to use Steam to play your Steam copy of FFXIV is like complaining you have to use a PlayStation to play your PlayStation games.

[Youkulm]

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I agree with all your points ( I also never use steam wallet for my sub, so it is not required like the previous poster says. It did take me a few months to figure it out, they do make it really wonky for Steam users to pay without wallet, there is a few extra buttons you need to push but it's not bad. Though to be fair SquareEnix's site isn't the most user friendly to begin with.. ) Despite agreeing, it doesn't negate the purpose of this thread.

We want to be able to buy a PC License. We cannot.

Complaining that you have to use Steam to play your Steam copy of FFXIV is like complaining you have to use a PlayStation to play your PlayStation games.

Also agree, this is why we want a PC License. But unlike PlayStation I can't have a Steam and PC key on the same account. If Steam wants to be treated as a console then it should be treated as separate from PC on my SquareEnix account. I should be able to have both. Period.

No one is asking them to roll back the linking. It is what it is. We just want the option to leave the platform without losing our characters and accounts.

[JinM]

Complaining that you have to use Steam to play your Steam copy of FFXIV is like complaining you have to use a PlayStation to play your PlayStation games.

That's a terrible comparison and is not what this post is complaining about.
A better comparison would be that if you made your account through playstation and you'd want to switch to PC, you would have to make a completely new account, which is what steam users have to do to not play through steam.

If it's possible to own an FFXIV license on multiple platforms like Playstation and Mac at the same time, we should be able to own FFXIV on windows and steam as well.

[Kes13a]

We want to be able to buy a PC License. We cannot.

thats a falsehood and a misdirect.

you can easily buy a pc license, the actual issue is you cannot transfer your Steam character account to a Square Enix character account

"All character data is tied to the service account on which it was created. As such, we are unable to move character data to another service account or SQUARE ENIX Account. "

what you are wanting, is to transfer your character data from a Steam based Square Enix account to a Square Enix account, which is basically transferring a character from one ID to another. its not as simple as you seem to think, and I believe it is that way for a reason. If anything, you may try contacting their support to see if you can transfer a character between accounts, but I suspect the ultimate answer is no since its ID based and not as simple as changing some values such as a home world transfer.

[Youkulm]

thats a falsehood and a misdirect.

I don't think it's a falsehood when we cannot do it. Period. Especially without losing our characters and accounts.

Nothing you said, changes what the people in this thread want. Nothing you said doesn't change the fact that this needs to be fixed.

It's a long shot, yes, but I wont stop asking. It's been a thing a lot of steam users have wanted since 3 or so years ago when they started changing how we needed to access the game. Heck issues go all the way back to HW really.

[fxmaxximus]

Look, I've been playing Final Fantasy since 1990. I do not give a crap about Steam. I only used steam to begin with because I had issues with Square Enix online store for Final Fantasy. I live in the U.S.A. and we live in a free market system. I DO NOT GIVE A RATS BUNGHOLE about STEAM! Please, just give me copies of the standalone PC version and remove all STEAM access. I do NOT even understand the logic behind this change at all. Thank you! I was here when Final Fantasy had this mess of a login system and was a beta tester; Although not on this account but an actual Final Fantasy account. I'll go back to the old Final Fantasy 11 login if thats what you wish but don't integrate a damn thing with Steam. I do not care about Steam.