New payment options

[Seirra_Lanzce]

*Hopes Paypal is included*

[Holy_Dragoon]

This is fantastic news!

[Altera]

AWESOME I kinda knew this was gonna happen, I got a cryptic message when I wrote SE a private message on Facebook regarding this issue.

Square, just gotta love em

[SilvertearRen]

AWESOME I kinda knew this was gonna happen, I got a cryptic message when I wrote SE a private message on Facebook regarding this issue.

Square, just gotta love em

What did the cryptic message say?

[InuraBera]

Good news indeed - just hope it applies world wide and isn't restricted.

[Catapult]

I'm glad to see it's not just me picking up on the fact that all we've seen is a North American producer's announcement with no clarification on how far this reaches.

[Jennestia]

I'm glad to see it's not just me picking up on the fact that all we've seen is a North American producer's announcement with no clarification on how far this reaches.

Probably because it was mainly NA base complaining about it since aside them, there were importers in countries who SE doesn't even officially support (e.g there's no Korean version of FFXI/XIV.)

*Hopes Paypal is included*

Already is.

Uh IDK about you but I spent money in order to buy their software to play their game...so damn skippy they should say something. They got my money...

Also...I am a bit concerened where Crysta and C&B isn't accept in certian countries...I hope they do take into consideration a form of payment that can be used ANYWHERE so those who want to play won't be left out.

Yeah, I think you've been scammed if you're paying for XIV monthly.

The reason it's not accepted in some countries is the same reason I can't use every service in Japan nor could I use Paypal in Japan for quite a bit -- It's just not accepted in some countries and it's a part of life, sometimes legalities come into play which is why they can't offer certain options somewhere, especially if the country isn't officially supported. Hell I bought 3 CE's for me and my family, so I'm pretty sure I paid money, however this is regarding monthly payments which FFXIV currently doesn't deal with it nor will for more than likely another year at minimum, so it's not something that affects us.

Even then it's tied to the SE accounts just like XI is, so whatever XI does regarding payment, XIV does. This is why I say it would be surprising if they tell us how we're paying for XIV before we even begin to since it seems like an announcement that will be made when we start paying. Nothing is set in stone till fall anyway.

[Kaida]

Normaly the infomation apears on the EU page the morning after.... Colour me worried


Oh wait new battle fields!... not the info i wanted SE Id post on the 11 forums but I quit when this all started.

[Chocobits]

Yes I do find it odd that SE only addressed the issue for the NA FFXI playerbase. There's a slew of other regions more affected by this than elsewhere, where their monthly fee will be doubled or they won't have access at all, like Australia. I, like many am ASSUMING they'll be adding payment options for nearly everyone.. But I also know you can't always depend on SE to do the common sense thing so we'll see.

If they're still gonna be screwing regions over though, I'll bring back the other thread until it gets addressed. Right now, we're just waiting for October~ish to see how it pans out for EU/AU.

[Catapult]

There's a slew of other regions more affected by this than elsewhere, where their monthly fee will be doubled or they won't have access at all, like Australia.

Strictly speaking, this is not true. Australia DOES have the ClickandBuy option. However we also have one of the most tightly regulated financial systems in the western world, which is also one of the reasons we came out on top of the Global Financial Crisis. What it means is that there are tighter regulations for C&B to follow.

For example, they can't just automatically begin the card-verification process. They need our permission for that, which I have NOT given them as yet. So I do not yet know if my bank will block their transactions or not. But given that other Australians have had their tests bounce, I am kind of expecting mine to as well.

So I'm waiting to see what happens. If I can be billed without going the verification process, C&B are less likely to get red flagged for the legit transaction (I suspect placeholder charges throw up these red flags, as they're a rather dodgy concept) and it may actually work for me. Of course that's not guaranteed. If my payment bounces due to a red flag from my bank, I'm not paying via that method. Full stop. I'm scared this will be the case (or worse).

But if new payment methods, including Crysta, are extended to Australia, I will be a happy camper.