Quote Originally Posted by Ainiwaffles View Post
The code is just to download the software, so pay that no mind for now. It will not grant you play rights.

Just to confirm: You have registered a PS3 copy of FFXIV, went to the Mog Station, did the upgrade, and tried to play and are getting the error? Are you on the correct PSN account that you registered your FFXIV on?
You should work for SE. You just helped me figure out my own stupidity. I have two e-mails that look identical except for the last mail.com and I was using the wrong one. It seems fine now and is preparing the first-time setup. I thank you for helping!