Read this if SE doesn't want your money!!!

[Arymys]

This worked for me, but there are several issues, aside from it being an irritating inconvenience. One, you cannot purchase the exact amount of crysta you need, and as such you wind up paying MORE for the sub than otherwise. Two, it seems several people are unable to even purchase crysta. I was NOT able to do so using ANY of my credit cards, all of which are valid and have plenty of credit available (most of them are unused and have a 0 balance).

Here's the kicker. My household has two separate accounts for two separate people. We set XIV up to be auto renewed using the same CC used to play 11. His account worked fine and apparently was charged just fine. Mine was not. Why did it accept the CC on his account and not mine?! This is particularly strange since the CC is in MY name.

So then I tried other CCs. Still didn't work. 3 Different CCs and none of them work? None can be used to purchase crysta? And now I pay MORE for my sub than he does?

What the hell is going on, SE? Payment should not be difficult. I honest to god don't even understand how this is an issue at all.

It's pretty obvious the issue is on SE's end. If it weren't, then the CC would not have worked for either account. At a minimum, a different card would have been valid for mine. I did not play 1.0 at all. I started only during 2.0 beta. Same with the other household account. The issue is not with any of my banks, it is not with my account information or my personal info. The issue is clearly on SE's end. Fix your crap, SE. Of all the places to encounter glitches, payment should not be one of them. That part is the easiest to process.