billing question

[grandm]

(all you that are about to jump on the rage bandwagon, i hate to let you down, but this is not a "i don't want to pay" post. this is a real question that i want to clearing up before we get billed

ok so although it has been F2P for awhile now. when we first started we had a service charge to pay. also we are being charged for char's and retainers and then we have the monthly subs, which we can pay 1 month, 3 months or 6 months (if this is incorrect plz let me know)

so my question is

is the service charge a one off payment or a monthly payment?
is the char and retainer charge a one off payment or a monthly charge?
if the answer to these questions is yes, and i want to pay for 6 month sub, will these charges be included in my 6 month plan or will i be charged separately for them on a monthly basis?

sorry if i posted this thread in the wrong place but i wasn't sure where to put it

[TheVedis]

everything is monthly

if they do "3/6/year" plans itl be charged at those aniverseries, not per month

[AeraLucis]

Are they still making us use Click and Buy?

[grandm]

thank you for the response

[TheVedis]

Are they still making us use Click and Buy?

we are apperently gonna have other options
wait and see i guess(no concrete info yet)

[Jennestia]

Yep, though you can technically pay for advance months/years by buying enough Crysta but as of now that's the more expensive route as, given a $12.95 month fee, it's $30 for 2 monthsish, $50 for 3 monthsish and 100+ for 10,000 Crysta which would be a few months give or take depending on finalized pricing.

However they are changing things around which should be put into play by next month. (late fall)

[Antipika]

Are they still making us use Click and Buy?

Depending on where you live, you may already be able to use PlaySpan/UltimatePay to purchase Crysta (USA / EU). And PayPal can be used through PlaySpan/UltimatePay.

[Rizon]

The subscription prices for FFXI and FFXIV are slightly different. Whereas you pay for FFXI on a 30 day basis you can purchase subscriptions for FFXIV in 30/90/180 day increments. When I first set up my account in Sept 2010 I did so for 180 days. Total price for me would have have been $84.00 base service and 2 characters. Recently checked Acct Management and that appears to be still in place.
As for payment methods SE appeared to have capitulated when the FFXI player base revolted when they announced the implementaion of the new system. Nothing said about it since then.

[Seirra_Lanzce]

Here's hoping that we in mostly S.E.A (Not OCEANIC) get more than C&B, because that what we S.E.A has anyway.

[Lavani]

So you're saying you have to pay per character and retainer? That's pretty lame. Do i have to buy the one retainer I currently have? why not just charge $15 and allow players to make a bunch of characters/retainers, can give it a cap at like 50?