Is Heavensward Region lock as well?

[Dalmacus]

Hey guys to avoid confusion i took the liberty to email square enix support and i can confirm that it is account region locked. If you have an EUROPEAN account you need an EUROPEAN game/digital codes for it to work. Likewise for US and JAPAN.

[Neri]

I remember people were trading EU to NA and vice versa earlier during the time 2.0 hit though. Wasn't it locked?

[FyrmurlFloerasksyn]

I'm going to assume that if you have an eu account, only an eu code would work, as it sounds the most logical.

[Warlyx]

I'm going to assume that if you have an eu account, only an eu code would work, as it sounds the most logical.

yep , in FFXI was like that and FFXIV sure will be like that too

[Neri]

I don't think us SEA could buy it off the NA/EU store? (mine's NA). Wonder if it's buyable if it's the digital download though.

[nuyu11]

Why the region lock? Never heard in other MMO about something like this.

[HumsterMKX]

Why the region lock? Never heard in other MMO about something like this.

Back in 1.0 it is due to payment. Long story short, it is FUBAR, along with everything wrong with the game.

[Junnichi]

My experiences with the versions from FFXI:

I could connect a NA FFXI/PlayOnline Account to my EU SquareEnix Account. But the expansions of FFXI needed to be from the same region as the base FFXI game - in my case NA.
Once I tried to use an EU expansion. Its registration code didn't get accepted...
Then I imported the NA expansion and registered it successfully with my NA FFXI (still EU SquareEnix Account)
Then after registration was done I could play my NA FFXI account with both: NA software (NA FFXI + NA expansion) or EU software (EU FFXI + EU expansion).
But the software can't be mixed.


Therefore you MUST buy the expansion from the same region as FFXIV:ARR. Else the registration code won't get accepted.