PC Legacies Can't Get CE Items?

[Duuude007]

ok i think i understand now. if i get the ps3 CE i can use it for my second account becasue my main account is 1.0 legacy but i will only be able to get my pre order bonuses on one account thus having to buy 2 physical copies to get both accounts to have the pre order bonuses.

Partly.

If you get PC CE, you get 2 codes:

• A preorder code
• A CE account registration code (with items built-in)

If you get PS3 CE, you get 3 codes:

• A preorder code
• A PSN account registration code (with PC compatibility built-in).
• A CE item code (can be applied to any account)

Of course some game sellers typically have a surplus of pre-order codes, and are not shy about sharing them if you ask.

[Yrusama]

Partly.

If you get PC CE, you get 2 codes:

• A preorder code
• A CE account registration code (with items built-in)

If you get PS3 CE, you get 3 codes:

• A preorder code
• A PSN account registration code (with PC compatibility built-in).
• A CE item code (can be applied to any account)

Of course some game sellers typically have a surplus of pre-order codes, and are not shy about sharing them if you ask.

To be clear, the Windows and PS3 CE codes are labeled as such. If you try to register a Windows CE code to your account, it will deny you because you already have a Windows code registered to that account. This is the root of the problem, because the in-game bonuses are tied to the CE code. It would be wiser for them to detach the CE bonuses from the main registration code, and I see absolutely no reason why they can't.

[Yrusama]

You have concerns/questions about your 1.0 codes?

Because I bought both CE and Standard back in 2010 and I forgot which one I opened to register the game.

[Duuude007]

To be clear, the Windows and PS3 CE codes are labeled as such. If you try to register a Windows CE code to your account, it will deny you because you already have a Windows code registered to that account. This is the root of the problem, because the in-game bonuses are tied to the CE code. It would be wiser for them to detach the CE bonuses from the main registration code, and I see absolutely no reason why they can't.

erm, I'm not even sure if that would be viable. The CE boxes have been in full production based on the blog a week ago, do you expect them to unseal them one by one to change out one piece of paper?

[Yrusama]

erm, I'm not even sure if that would be viable. The CE boxes have been in full production based on the blog a week ago, do you expect them to unseal them one by one to change out one piece of paper?

Hrm... an e-mail with a different code wouldn't hurt. Idk. Maybe if they can update the Digital Upgrade service to allow us to input the CE code without spending the additional money.

Edit: OR they could send out e-mails.

[Holy_Dragoon]

Honest question, how do you not know which version of the game you have registered? I have a giant Amano Art CE box with a Journal and FFXIV SE Token that kind of tell me I have the CE of 1.0, I'm not sure how one could make this mistake.

[Duuude007]

All you have to do is pull up your account webpage and see if the onion helm is on it. That is CE.

[Yrusama]

All you have to do is pull up your account webpage and see if the onion helm is on it. That is CE.

I have both standard and CE copies of 1.0. I can't remember if I was prideful and wanting to register straight from the CE, or if I avoided damaging the CE and used the Standard Edition. I know I later opened both, but I can't remember which copy I used for my initial registry.

The Onion Helm is a separate code from the game registry code. The Garlonde Goggles are separate from the game registry code as well. To further prove this fact, I have neither on my main because I failed to register these codes before creating my character (Yru). They wouldn't let us obtain these items on pre-existing characters, only characters created AFTER registering the code, because the items were automatically added to the new characters' inventories (not feasible with a pre-existing character with full inventory).

That being said, I do have the Onion Helm registered, but only because I did so long after the announcement of "2.0" thinking maybe I'd have a second chance to get it. It is still not at all indicative of which of my two codes I'd used when I first registered the game. It does, however, mean I have additional proof to show SE that I bought the CE.

Edit: Furthermore, I just wiped most of my HD to cleanly install Windows 7 because Windows XP is not on the minimum OS requirements anymore. A mere upgrade wasn't working for some reason, so all of my files, including any record of 1.0 registry that might have been on this computer, are forever gone. SE support is my only hope atm.

[Notredamefan23]

To be clear, the Windows and PS3 CE codes are labeled as such. If you try to register a Windows CE code to your account, it will deny you because you already have a Windows code registered to that account. This is the root of the problem, because the in-game bonuses are tied to the CE code. It would be wiser for them to detach the CE bonuses from the main registration code, and I see absolutely no reason why they can't.

ok i understand so my second account that is just standard windows wont be able to register ce becuase i already have standard. if thats the case it woul dbe better to just get the digital upgrade. but if u want the physical stull you have extra codes u cant use unless you want to make a whole new account correct?

[Yrusama]

ok i understand so my second account that is just standard windows wont be able to register ce becuase i already have standard. if thats the case it woul dbe better to just get the digital upgrade. but if u want the physical stull you have extra codes u cant use unless you want to make a whole new account correct?

exactly. a windows CE code (and all attached bonuses) cannot be applied to an account that already has a windows 1.0 code.