Eternal Bonding & Forced Downgrading

[Jayne422]

So here's a couple of questions.

Mount is supposed to be awarded upon quest completion. Do the people who paid get the mount upon completion if their partner opts for the free version? Do the dresses for the paid option get added in at that time as well? How about the guest gifts that are included in the paid version, do any/all guests still get those? Do just the 40 guests invited by the person who paid get them? Do the people getting married also get one of the guest gift minions, or do they have to attend someone else's wedding to get that?

[Tayolynn]

SE: "It's time guys, we'll be starting the patch for 2.45. SEND OUT THE MONEY CHOMPERS!"

[LineageRazor]

So here's a couple of questions.

Mount is supposed to be awarded upon quest completion. Do the people who paid get the mount upon completion if their partner opts for the free version? Do the dresses for the paid option get added in at that time as well? How about the guest gifts that are included in the paid version, do any/all guests still get those? Do just the 40 guests invited by the person who paid get them? Do the people getting married also get one of the guest gift minions, or do they have to attend someone else's wedding to get that?

While I have no direct experience, from what others are saying on this page:

If one partner pays $0 and the other pays $20, both partners get a $0 wedding. No one gets ANYTHING from the $20 level before, during, or after the wedding, including mounts, minions or anything else. The $20 paid goes into a black hole. You get NONE of the Platinum extras.

Bottom line: Make sure you and your partner agree on the type of wedding before tying the knot, and before either partner buys a wedding at any grade, and THEN buy only the grade both partners agreed on.

[Merle]

If one partner pays $0 and the other pays $20, both partners get a $0 wedding. No one gets ANYTHING from the $20 level before, during, or after the wedding, including mounts, minions or anything else. The $20 paid goes into a black hole. You get NONE of the Platinum extras.

So mostly Square-Enix is stealing you 20$. I wonder if this could be indictable...

[LineageRazor]

So mostly Square-Enix is stealing you 20$. I wonder if this could be indictable...

As has been said, there's a warning on the site intended to prevent people from falling into this trap, and there may well be legal jargon buried somewhere that immunizes SE from indictment when folks ignore the warning. However, the fact that this thread exists indicates that the warning may not be clear enough. If SE gets enough complaints, they may start issuing refunds, and maybe eventually fix the problem in-game (either by allowing different-level partners to receive different-level rewards, or by restricting weddings ONLY to partners at the same level).

In the meantime, be aware of the problem, and plan accordingly.

[Lemuria]

I don't understand why they just didn't make it a one-off purchase for BOTH parties. That way either the groom OR the bride could pay for the bands and solve everyone's problems in one go. This whole downgrade thing can essentially make a platinum plan equal to a free one, and there's no refunds for either party.

I get that they might have wanted to split the costs amongst the two, but this was really a poor way to go about it.

[Chaytel]

I agree. As it stands, this is a bit poorly implemented and possibly confusing many other players because of how abstract the wording is. I hope they clarify things a bit better and help those adversely affected by this.

[EnvyHope]

I wish a dev would at least respond.

[LalaRu]

On things that needs agreement and money involved, it will be great the payment on mog station being processed only when both parties agreed to same level of purchase.

How I see the things (imho):

1) one of the two players will initiate the process on mog station, purchasing the desidered couple-related item with the given character s/he owns
2) the system ask the character name and server of her/his partner and makes the checks (same server, etc)
3) the payment is processed but kept on hold (as the car rentals or hotels does, they "block" an amount but without charges, and then charge the sum when you put the car back or leave the room)
4) the partner player goes on mog station and a notice tells him/here there is a suspended payment for the couple item
5) the partner player can decide if agree or not
6) if not agree, purchase is canceled and the first player is not charged (the on hold sum will be released without charge)
7) if agree, s/he will make her/his own part of the purchase, and both sums will be charged at same time and transaction finalized

[Linadae]

Somehow I get the feeling that the OP will get the "Working as intended, sucks to be you." response.