New payment options

[Kailea_Nagisa]

why everyone making new topic when we been talking about it over at "http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/14581-Terrible-Payment-System"

because I made this topic before they started talking about it over there, and if you even look at the last post, they seem to want to let the thread die, now that we are getting acceptable payment options.

[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.

[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.

[Nabiri]

Well this is good news. :3
"The ability to specify exactly how much Crysta you want to buy [Early Fall]" - This alone is good enough for me if it does mean we can choose exactly what we owe.
I would like if crysta was available in Australia for my boyfriend though. XD I hope they add options for countries who only have one option.. or less.

[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.

[Eunys]

Bump for great news!