Quote Originally Posted by Bayohne View Post
Greetings all,

I'd like to make a follow-up to my previous comment, as well as what was posted on the Lodetsone on 12/16 (Please note that we are working to implement additional payment options around the commencement of billing in early January).

As tonight will bring a close to the free trial period for FFXIV, I wanted to give you an update in regards to the new payment method implementation we have been working on. While the new payment method will not be implemented in time for the start of billing tonight, I want to let you know that we are nearing the end of the implementation phase and will be moving on to QA for it soon. While I can’t offer a concrete date for its release, I will keep you all as up to date as possible as we work on implementing this new payment method.
I know you're just the messenger, and I appreciate the heads up, but I get a feeling I'm already stating the obvious:

Not having the payment system for customers who want to give you money on time kinda is bad for your profit isn't it? Some people might just give up on the game entirely (if it's not implemented within a timely manner) and not start their subscription at all, despite the fact that the devs told them it would start by January 6, which means potential money lost for SE.

I was able to subscribe, but for the sake of the customers you're now obligated to, get those billing options implemented as quickly as possible.