Wind-up Yotsuyu minion will be for one character only!

[HyoMinPark]

i can't recall where it was said - either in a live letter or a q&A session where they said there are some kind of technical hurdles in having codes account wide instead of char only. it's much easier for them on their end to make it character only. could be a business decision, could be a dev resources decision. maybe with all the things that have been account wide - starting a new char can be a big burden on the system because you have tons of crap to go through your mail when you start one.

They could just try to implement a system where characters don’t receive those items until they prompt the game to send them to them (via the “Request Reward Delivery” button) if it was such a strain on the system. But this change was implemented with little to no communication from SE about it, and I think that’s what’s irritating a lot of people.

[DeaconMoore]

Things like fantasia, class & story jump potions, & dye, makes sense to be limited to one character. A lot of the other stuff only makes sense to limit to one character for money grubbing purposes.

I get it, though personally don't like it. I mean people will buy the stuff multiple times over. I won't, I won't even buy most of the stuff once because it's 1 character only, but others will.

If SE doesn't want even more of my money thrown at them because they want to money grub from people willing to spend it several times over for multiple characters who am I to complain? It just means I spend that money elsewhere.

[silverlunarfox]

They could just try to implement a system where characters don’t receive those items until they prompt the game to send them to them (via the “Request Reward Delivery” button) if it was such a strain on the system. But this change was implemented with little to no communication from SE about it, and I think that’s what’s irritating a lot of people.

This.

I totally get the system getting overwhelmed...I mean I just made an alt and received over 40 letters with accountwide and vet reward stuff.....It's a bit much. But they should communicate better then...

[SigmaOZ]

I was thinking about the art book but after this SE won't be getting my money anymore!...

Square Enix may have unlimited excuses about everything but that doesn't make them any better, I choose not to believe any reason they'd give players about why they can't make a code account-wide instead of single-character!...

I can't wait for the next Final Fantasy Online, FFXIV won't be getting any better with such old looking graphics, it's getting so cheap actually that I don't mind it going Free To Play, I would spend even less coin on it that way, that said I won't support the Cash Shop anymore!...

[ExKage]

I don't like this change. If they absolutely must go forward with it, the minions better be on the mogstation. I don't use all the possible character slots but I like having all of my characters have the same minions I've 'earned' with a purchase when that has been standard operating procedure for near 4 years now.

[Kalinas]

Yeah I had the book pre-ordered as I have bought all the others...I love the art and the minions are a nice bonus. I like to collect things though too. The fact that when I bought the pre-order, it had no mention of being locked to a single character anywhere on the webpage and they changed it quietly on the website recently post fact is upsetting and extremely shady. I will be canceling the pre-order if this isn't addressed in the next live letter. I love XIV and have purchased a number of items from SE store and Mogstation, but be upfront and be honest with us.

[Dustytome]

I don't like this change. If they absolutely must go forward with it, the minions better be on the mogstation.

So you don't like the route they're going, but you'd like them to reward them for it with more money if they continue with it?

[Clover_Blake]

I didn't even want the book, but I think the one character only limitation is a very bad move. I hope the information is not correct, or that they change their mind. There's no reason to limit the reward to a single character, when every other bonus item has been account-wide (surely they aren't expecting people to buy a book per alt, do they?). I'm a bit worried that this might become a norm in the future.

[ExKage]

So you don't like the route they're going, but you'd like them to reward them for it with more money if they continue with it?

You misunderstand the statement. There has to be recourse for those who have always had the opportunity to get the minions for their alts. Instead of making them pay $55 for each minion, at least they can pay a small fee for the minion. Without any recourse, people are left to buy a book per alt to get the options they had previously.

[Kazenone]

The biggest annoyance for me is that the limitation on the one-per-character was added *after* I put my money down. The cached version of the SE page doesn't have the limitation on it, but the live one does.

Not limited per character:
https://webcache.googleusercontent.c...tern-memories+

Limited per character:
https://store.eu.square-enix.com/eu/...stern-memories