Quote Originally Posted by Avenger View Post
I also find this to be very annoying - and bafflingly enough it happens even if you've already authenticated yourself to PSN.

If PSN login is good enough for every other game on the PS3/PS4, why isn't it good enough for FFXIV?

I haven't played FFXIV on Steam, but the same idea should work there: if you're already logged into Steam, it really should not reset your password just because your location or IP address changed, and you really shouldn't have to enter an additional password for FFXIV every time you play.
Guessing you never had your account stolen, your character stripped of all the gear worth millions (or even billions) of gil, only to loose access to your account for 8 weeks or longer (and still having to pay for your subscription during that time frame) while SE investigated the situation, then eventually implemented your one-time-only restore option to recover your character to a point a week prior to the theft.

They have multi-tiered authentication in place for a reason.