So the two day wait for a response ended up turning into a week long + wait.

I didn't want to say anything and figured it'd resolve itself since I was facing the problems others were having involving transferring characters but then I finally got a response from Squenix which didn't solve any of my problems at all

While the free World Transfer Service concluded on October 22nd, a paid version will be available to players at the following time: Monday, October 28, 2013 at 1:00 a.m. (PDT) For further updates on the availability of this service, please go to na.square-enix.com, or the Final Fantasy XIV Lodestone forums at forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/forum.php
No shit, I know it concluded on the 22nd but the fact I couldn't transfer a character during that free period and now they expect me to pay, without even saying anything involving "Sorry for the convenience" at least, makes me wonder if they actually read tickets at all. -facepalm-

I just needed to vent really badly ~_~