Trying to play on another computer, won't let me?

[Oce]

I tried searching for an answer to this on google and by browsing the forums, so I'm sorry if this has a simple answer already!

I own the game for PC (bought through steam due to convenience, which I now regret immensely because of all the stuff going on with steam versions), and my husband owns the game for PS4 and PC (non-steam version). Last night, I tried to play the game on his laptop since I was just going to be doing a bit of grinding, but it wouldn't let me connect and stated my account wasn't "unlocked" for this version. I wasn't aware that the game would lock me to my own PC, and frankly that seems very strange?

Is there a way around this?

Is there a way I can purchase the non-steam version and link it to my account if this is going to be an issue?

EDIT: I seem to have figured it out, looks like for some reason my client was selecting an inactive FFXIV service account instead of my actual one, switching data centers and reselecting my proper one has done the trick. UwU

[ChiiSoSeriouz]

Did you try downloading the steam client and then booting the game via steam?

[Oce]

Did you try downloading the steam client and then booting the game via steam?

It's odd, since I don't boot the game via steam on my PC. I don't even have steam running on my PC. It seems like a huge waste of space to download another version of the client on my husbands PC to run the same game?

[Zenaku]

It's odd, since I don't boot the game via steam on my PC. I don't even have steam running on my PC. It seems like a huge waste of space to download another version of the client on my husbands PC to run the same game?

Pretty sure the Stream and PC version are two different client. Meaning pretty much what you said you need the steam version of the game to play on his laptop. Just like if he want to play on your computer he need the PC client. How about you ask him to log in using your pc and it wont let him log in due to the fact he not using steam version.

[Oce]

Can log into his account on my PC just fine.

[Zenaku]

Can log into his account on my PC just fine.

Now that odd o.O wonder how that works then. Seeing how me and my gf both have PC account from playing ffxiv from release date of 2010. Just sure how i can help i was pretty sure he would get a wasn't "unlocked" for this version also.

I guess PC version can play on Stream client but a steam client can't work with a PC one is what i'm thinking. I guess we wait for someone else to post who may know more.

[Oce]

Just had the issue happen on my PC now.

[Zenaku]

Just had the issue happen on my PC now.

O.o wow ok very quick go to mog station website for FFXIV. Log in using your account id/pw and take a screenshot of the homepage like mines.