Quote Originally Posted by LadyCrim View Post
The tattoo is actually only given to those who have Legacy accounts and do pay the lower sub, have the chocobo etc. Just because they said they paid for a month doesn't mean they did. I quote the following from my old email - Users with service accounts that paid for at least 90 cumulative days of subscription for the original version of FFXIV between January 6, 2012 and suspension of 1.0's billing services on September 29, 2012 will become eligible for Legacy benefits
Untrue, the Tattoo is given to any character made in 1.X. It has nothing to do with the Legacy campaign itself. I have multiple friends who never achieved Legacy status with their accounts who have that tattoo.

Fun fact: Retainers created in 1.X and weren't changed coming in also have the Tattoo.