Buddy Pass

[Kioto]

Hello everyone, sorry for disturbing the peace, but i've looked everywhere in-game and out. Does anyone have a buddy pass laying around? My friend wants to play the game with me but i'm too poor to buy her the full game. I see people selling it for $5-$10, so if you have one, i'll take it off your hand. Thanks

[Brannigan]

If you have a gamestop in your area they're selling the game for $15

[Kioto]

Yeah i was at the mall yesterday and it was still 39.99 Maybe i should have looked better, it's listed for $15 on their site. Maybe someone here will save the day though

[Steelcyclone]

I did play wow for a few years and how there buddy pass worked was you get 15 days free and then you have to buy the game. My friend bought the collectors edition, gave me the buddy pass and after 30 days I went out and bought the game only to realized I already had it. (After I opened it so it and registered it to my account was non reutrnable lol) Sadly tho I would hook you up with the extra one but its linked too my account.

[KaedrianLiang]

I did play wow for a few years and how there buddy pass worked was you get 15 days free and then you have to buy the game. My friend bought the collectors edition, gave me the buddy pass and after 30 days I went out and bought the game only to realized I already had it. (After I opened it so it and registered it to my account was non reutrnable lol) Sadly tho I would hook you up with the extra one but its linked too my account.

I think what Steelcyclone is trying to say is that, accounts created with the Buddy pass won't expire until the game becomes pay to play. When that happens you will have to pick up a retail serial key and link it to your buddy pass account to transfer it into a retail account.

Which is still quite a distance away. Originally Buddy passes were intended to expire after 30days of activation, but the "free period" has been extended for all accounts.

[Kioto]

Oh is that how it works? I was reading that a buddy pass is essentially a copy of the game. Check it out: http://www.ffxivblog.com/content.php...s-Retail-FFXIV

[Molly_Millions]

that contradicts what SE support reps have said, which is the a buddy pass is an additional copy of the game.

[Steelcyclone]

it is an additional copy of the game. I was saying that I figured it was just a free trail type thing and ending up buying another copy for no reason. I have an extra key but its linked to my account.

[Zenaku]

buddy pass is a real account.

[Greencactaur]

I thought all buddy passes expired after march. I mean the unused ones. Maybe i'm wrong 0.o.