I've been playing FFXIV since the V1 beta and my girlfriend, who I live with, wants to join me.

We only have one PC at home, it was quite costly building a new PC that would play FFXIV and didn’t want to pay for a second PC or have anywhere to keep one.

The intention always was that she would join me once the PS3 version was available, and we’d be playing simultaneously on PC and PS3.

This has left a bit of a dilemma. I will already qualify for the legacy discounted subscription costs, but she does not.

Unless SE will extend the offer to include her, which is unlikely, she’ll either need to pay the higher subscription, or I will need to pay for a new subscription now and presumably after 4 months (30 days free plus 90 days paid) she will hopefully qualify in time for the legacy discount.

It feels a little unfair on her at the moment. We’ve both wanted to play, I have been able to and will continue to do so at the discounted rate. She currently cannot and when she eventually is able to will have to pay a large subscription charge than me.

What do I do? Do I pay for a subscription now that will not be played to qualify for a discount in the longer term?