I can only hope that the developers of FFXIV see this thread. Recently, I lost my account of two years. I didn't lose it to a hacker, or poor behavior; I wasn't banned for RMT or some other inconceivable action against the ToS. I lost my account because I am an American who had an EU account.

Two years ago my friend, who lived in Ireland, bought me a copy of FFXIV. He accidentally purchased the EU version of the game. Not wanting my friend to spend any more money, he had already spent quite a lot for my birthday - I said it was fine! It wouldn't be that big of a deal. Even though I usually paid up to $4 more every month to play the game, I swallowed that fact and happily supported a game I came to love. Even if it was $4 extra. I had to pay in Euro, rather than USD.