FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Purchase Questions

[lucytestarossa]

really region block !?!?! that sucks . . . EBgame australia over price so much and not even funny

[Nix]

really region block !?!?! that sucks . . . EBgame australia over price so much and not even funny

I think Australia and EU share a region when it comes to SE games, I'm pretty sure that's how it was in XI? (Can an oceanic player please clarify^^?)

You might be better off ordering from a british site if that's the case, may be a lot cheaper even with shipping.

[Vogue]

I kinda get the feeling that they will be using the system that all other games companies use, that do not involve Item codes, but instead, the game code will flag your account as CE or Standard, according to which version you buy.

This being the case, only way to get CE on 1.0 Standards is by doing the digital upgrade, since applying multiple codes to 1 game account doesn't seem to be possible. Though I do agree that this should be possible, where people could add their 2.0 CE codes to their 1.0 Legacy Standard and turn it into a CE 2.0 account without losing anything from 1.0.

As for Buddy passes from 1.0, they are obviously not CE also, they are a basic standard that wouldn't even give you the pre-order items, all it gave was being able to play since the Early Start and also monthly subscribe without having to buy the game. Buddy passes were a bonus that CE owners got when buying their game, would be a bit silly if this pass gave CE status to whoever used it.

[Zenaku]

I kinda get the feeling that they will be using the system that all other games companies use, that do not involve Item codes, but instead, the game code will flag your account as CE or Standard, according to which version you buy.

This being the case, only way to get CE on 1.0 Standards is by doing the digital upgrade, since applying multiple codes to 1 game account doesn't seem to be possible. Though I do agree that this should be possible, where people could add their 2.0 CE codes to their 1.0 Legacy Standard and turn it into a CE 2.0 account without losing anything from 1.0.

As for Buddy passes from 1.0, they are obviously not CE also, they are a basic standard that wouldn't even give you the pre-order items, all it gave was being able to play since the Early Start and also monthly subscribe without having to buy the game. Buddy passes were a bonus that CE owners got when buying their game, would be a bit silly if this pass gave CE status to whoever used it.

i'm sure the buddy passes or just normal account but we wont know too you can go and upgrade your account. Seeing how there no way to tell if you have normal or CE the only way to somewhat tell if you have the CE code item but you could easy just got that from a friend and put it on your account if that give you CE then that pretty dumb lol.

[Coris]

As for Buddy passes from 1.0, they are obviously not CE also, they are a basic standard that wouldn't even give you the pre-order items, all it gave was being able to play since the Early Start and also monthly subscribe without having to buy the game. Buddy passes were a bonus that CE owners got when buying their game, would be a bit silly if this pass gave CE status to whoever used it.

I only wrote that I wished it would be like that. I know this is most likely not the case :/
Would make thinks easier for me to get the 2.0 CE items.
Hopefully there will be another update concerning Legacy players who own the Standard game.

[Poppa]

Camate, I have a lil question. When will the "FFXIV Service Center" open?

It is my understanding that we cannot upgrade our standard account to a CE account digitally until this is launched. I hope that this service launches soon so I can pre-order my CE digital upgrade to get my in-game bonuses.

[arron]

i relly need this answering because i dont find any info anywhere is the price Marked in blue at the top of the list Legacy price? also dose it meen that legcey mebers pay that price and out sub lasts for 180 days?! im a right in thinking that beacuse the bottom one is the same price and have less toons u can make and is only 30 day sub? dose any modderaters know imasking because im unsure and its not relly clear Thanks for the help if a modd answers

[Nix]

i relly need this answering because i dont find any info anywhere is the price Marked in blue at the top of the list Legacy price? also dose it meen that legcey mebers pay that price and out sub lasts for 180 days?! im a right in thinking that beacuse the bottom one is the same price and have less toons u can make and is only 30 day sub? dose any modderaters know imasking because im unsure and its not relly clear Thanks for the help if a modd answers

That's not the legacy price - basically if you look at the chart, from what it's saying is you can only purchase multi-month subscriptions if you have the standard package (40 char / 8 per server).

The chart is listing the monthly price instead of the complete price - the blue highlighted one is the best value for your money (hence the highlight).

For 180 day sub, you'll pay $12.99 / 7.99GBP / 10.99 EUR every 30 days for a total of 180 days (6 payments). the total cost will be - $77.94 / 47.94 GBP or 65.94 EUR

The multi-month subscriptions look a lot nicer when it's listed what you'll be charged for per month as opposed to the lump sums that I've listed above. It's a nice marketing tactic to make longer subscriptions look more appealing, even though you'll only be saving a little per month (Though it does add up!).

Around $2 / 1.30 GBP / 2.00 EUR per month, though if you add that up it can almost buy you an extra month of subscription.
$12 / 7.80 GBP / 12 EUR saved every 6 month cycle

I hope this clears up your confusion

As an edit:
The 'entry' subscription is best for those who do not want more than one character per server; it's at a permanent discounted rate because it suits those who do not and will not ever make an alternate character (but are still permitted to do so on other servers.).
The 'standard' subscription is well suited to those who would like to make multiple characters on the same account and are therefore charged a little extra.
Legacy is not being shown in the chart as we all know it's at an extremely discounted rate and that promotion is not being offered any longer so there's no point advertizing it for new players to wonder "Oh my gosh, how can I get Legacy?!" haha.
We are still unsure if Legacy will get multi-month subscription plans, but we are alredy getting a heavily discounted rate so I do not see it happening.

I hope I've answered all of your questions! Have a wonderful day!

[arron]

thanks for ur help i was just Makeing Sure thats all it just confused me was all thanks for the help

[Nix]

thanks for ur help i was just Makeing Sure thats all it just confused me was all thanks for the help

Haha no worries, it can be confusing sometimes but rest assured, if you're legacy you'll still only be paying 6.89GBP per month and that subscription is for 30 days~

Have a wonderful day!