Not allowed to play at all until 6/24?!

[EdenArchangel]

* In order to enjoy the benefits of early access to Heavensward content, you need to be playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn and have made sufficient progress in the main scenario. As such, early access will not be available to new players who pre-order the FINAL FANTASY XIV Online all-in-one bundle and have yet to begin their adventures.

[Noxifer]

* In order to enjoy the benefits of early access to Heavensward content, you need to be playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn and have made sufficient progress in the main scenario. As such, early access will not be available to new players who pre-order the FINAL FANTASY XIV Online all-in-one bundle and have yet to begin their adventures.

No Early Access for Heavensward I can buy, that's fair enough. But not even being able to play the base game? I.e. FFXIV ARR? "No Early Access" doesn't really equal "No ARR until 23rd" -- to me that makes as much sense as locking everyone who hasn't Early Access from playing the game at all during that weekend...

You should've bought the standalone game if you wanted immediate access. The bundle includes Heavensward in the whole package so it's only common sense that you will not be able to play with that till 6/24.

In hindsight, maybe ^^ up until this thread, I kinda assumed it'd be one of those double-disc dvd covers, with ARR on one disc and Heavensward on the other. Then again, I haven't really played games with expansions before, other than Sims and the Baldur's Gate/Icewynd Dale type of games ^^;

[Madsamurai]

In hindsight, maybe ^^ up until this thread, I kinda assumed it'd be one of those double-disc dvd covers, with ARR on one disc and Heavensward on the other. Then again, I haven't really played games with expansions before, other than Sims and the Baldur's Gate/Icewynd Dale type of games ^^;

Yup provided it is in a seperate disc but they can't do that unless they sell the physical bundled game on launch since HW is included. I believe the topic starter bought the digital copy which is the only one available right now and Heavensward data is compiled in there. Not unless Square Enix lock Ishgard and all that new content away till launch date while letting players access ARR content for whoever bought the bundle then it is possible for them to play current content first.