FFXIV in SEA

[Imora]

I can't play or upgrade my old account due to the region lock because it's NA and I moved to the EU.

Blizzard still let's me buy and play their products cross region so I can't see why SE wouldn't.

It's also bollocks that you can't get it in your country on Steam at all. That's just wrong. Especially if the trial is available.

[Mikita]

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.

If you plan to live in Vietnam or any other country only temporarily and you like your existing character, I would suggest simply keeping your existing account. You can log in from anywhere to any data center (except China, and perhaps Korea?). But you will need to keep up a payment method in your home country where the account is located.

But if you plan to move permanently, you will either have to keep up your original country payment option indefinitely... or consider starting anew with a brand new account and new character.

[WOTA]

Still no words from Square Enix about this.

I just hope they will give us SEAn a little bit more attention anytime soon.

[_Pigzig]

buy the us version on amazon itd be cheaper anyway

[WOTA]

buy the us version on amazon itd be cheaper anyway

Thank you for your suggestion
But I can't buy it anywhere else

[WOTA]

Hope they will talk about or at least mention something about this case and maybe the SEA region in general on today's Letter.

The delay might also be a good time to work on this.

[WOTA]

My sub is ending soon so unfortunately this might be my last post until FFXIV is made available on SEA Steam Store. this is not a protest move, i simply can't buy any expansion and subscription from my country
I really hope they would realize that we SEA players also exist and we spend/would spend money on this game

Making the Free Trial available on Steam but not the Full Game is weird.
Since the Trial is already available, why not the Full Game also?
I cannot think of any excuse that makes sense.

I know this might not be much for other people who plays on other platform and can easily buy it from outside Steam, but I have no choice since I am locked to Steam.
If allowed, I could buy the Full Game again from Square Enix Store as long as they let me use the same account, but unfortunately that's not the reality we live in.

I ask you: please, just make the Full Game (and all the DLC) available on SEA Steam Store.
If you don't want to sell it at local pricing, then it's fine, just make it available first.

[Knot_D]

Even if there's SEA server I won't move there because I already have house I want and doing lottery again is gonna be painful... Probably just making alts there.

[WOTA]

We never asked for one.
We only asked for it to be available on SEA Steam Store.

Is it because of the title of this thread that a lot of people assumed we asked for a SEA Server?
Because that is definitely not what we wanted.

I should probably make new more specific thread...

[Valcrist_Atreides]

Sorry if I posted this on the wrong category, I checked the rules of other forum categories but none of them suits this kind of thread.

My friend once lived for some years in Japan where the game is available on Steam and bought it there,
he then went back to his home country in SEA where surprisingly, the Full Game is not available but the Free Trial is! Weird.

He currently also cannot buy the subscription and cannot post on the forum so I'm typing this on his behalf:

Please add the Full Game on SEA (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, etc.) Steam Store, because we don't see any reasonable reason why would the Free Trial is available but not the Full Game.
Doesn't need any new server, just make it available to be purchased here through Steam Store.

We also believe that by making FFXIV available on SEA Steam Store (and maybe even better, with a localized price) would also attract more players from this region which will be beneficial for the game's profit.
Especially considering there is an upcoming OCE server which literally is very close to SEA, it would be strange not having the Full Game to be available for purchase here.

I kinda having same problem, this is my thread

https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...threads/472605

just wanna make sure did he change the steam store preference back to Indonesia after return? Because i try to ask through steam discussion, most of them told me to not change the steam store region from JP to Indonesia