FFXIV in SEA

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On this topic, out of interest, are the purchasing options the only issues for playing this game in SEA?

I am curious because I'm planning on potentially moving to work in Vietnam within the next couple of years (depending on my own circumstances) and would like to bring my MMO addiction with me.


As for the solution to the problem, yeah I think more purchasing options for all regions would be ideal. It does seem daft to have the trial but not full game.

I know a VPN was suggested, I don't know if it's also worth maybe contacting Steam support to see if it violates any ToS, particularly given you own the game on Steam and have simply moved country and now can no longer buy game time or expansions for a game you purchased. Just so you are avoiding a situation

I'd probably also suggest seeing if FFXIV's support can help, but I don't know if they would provide support for you in your country.

Many people including my friends also faced account registrations issues,
where they have to use EU or NA countries VPN before registering.

Even the series creator, Hironobu Sakaguchi also faced problems when creating account.

There is also an issue where the game launcher (for non-steam case) won't update (it will show an error) or update but with a very slow speed,
so you have to play around with your VPN.

That's all I can think about for now.