Billing...

[Phenidate]

I would like to bring this topic up again as this a critically important part of any business, doubly so for an MMO.

Having had issues in the past with never before heard of 3rd parties when it comes to paying for things, I would greatly appreciate it if SE moved to a reputable, WELL KNOWN company to handle payments.

And no, not Paypal.

Surely a company like SE can work something out with SOMEONE the community has heard of. Visa? Amex? Amazon? I'm fairly sure they offer online billing services to companies, and I'm certain Amazon does.

Further, I would also like to point out that the biggest issue I have getting friends or guild mates from other games to try FFXIV is the billing system.

The moment they run into this crysta business, or the company which handles credit card billing, their interest turns sour.

Pile onto this the fact that they are limited to a single character slot, and additional fees are levied monthly for adding more? I've gotten maybe three people to get past setting up an account and actually log into a server. And this is from a pool of friends and a fairly large gaming clan.