Quote Originally Posted by Baxter View Post
yeah it was a bit convoluted the way they posted it. The discounted version didn't include the 3 dollar character fee, and the base sub fee does not include a character. So you have to also calculate the 3 dollar character fee for each month plus the base sub fee that is discounted. I hope that helped.
what the OP was missing is right under the 4.99 price it stated this

* One character save slot as well as a basic service fee is required to play FINAL FANTASY XIV.
* The price for one character save slot is $3.00. An additional $3.00 charge will apply for every additional character save slot.