Regarding FINAL FANTASY XIV Steam Version (Mar. 8)(Updated: Mar. 13 11:05 p.m. PDT)

[NOC_NA]

As part of our fraud prevention measures, we plan to implement a restricted login check process for Steam service account users.

[Affected]
FINAL FANTASY XIV Steam Version

[Changes]
Current:
FINAL FANTASY XIV Steam version clients can currently be opened directly without going through the Steam application and is possible to use the regular Windows version client application for Steam version service accounts.

After the change:
For Steam version service accounts, the FINAL FANTASY XIV client application will need to be started up from the Steam application's Play button. Any other method of direct startup will no longer be available.

[Time and Date of Implementation]
Late March 2019 (tentative)

*Update Mar. 13, 2019 11:05 p.m. (PDT) / Mar. 14, 2019 6:05 (GMT):
Due to a confirmed bug, implementation that was tentatively scheduled for late March will now be delayed until April or after. We will let you know as soon as a date is confirmed.

We thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

[NOC_NA]

As part of our fraud prevention measures, we plan to implement a restricted login check process for Steam service account users as detailed below.

[Affected]
FINAL FANTASY XIV Steam Version

[Changes]
Current:
FINAL FANTASY XIV Steam version clients can currently be opened without needing to go through the Steam application. It is also possible to use the regular Windows version client application for Steam version service accounts.

After the change:
Any Steam version service accounts, will need to start the FINAL FANTASY XIV client application from the Steam application's Play button. Any other method of startup will no longer be available.

[Time and Date of Implementation]
Aug. 29, 2019

We thank you for your understanding and cooperation.