Odd Multiple Service Accounts question!

[Rhomagus]

Prepare for a Quoteception...

Ah-hahaha, even though it is all just plainly true, it was still pretty amusing to read it all at once like that. Thank you for being so detailed and thorough. *sigh* I really mucked things up. My crappy memory isn't helping either. Just one thing I want to clarify, if you'd indulge me a bit further...

You are saying that WHICHEVER account I plant my ARR early access code on, will eventually also be the one my ARR Collector's Edition items will land on? No. Early access code is actually different from FFXIV: ARR Collector's Edition registration. In game items are tied to FFXIV: ARR registration code. Pre-Order code is given to you by the retailer of your choice prior to release. You essentially have the potential to have two different accounts with very similar benefits since you already purchased a 1.0 Collector's Edition and are currently waiting for the chance to register your FFXIV: ARR benefits. Your Pre-Order code is separate from your FFXIV: ARR benefits. Regardless of the fact that my screenshot shows only "FFXIV 2" as having the ARR Collector's Edition listed? I'm just very curious why FFXIV 1 shows nothing, It shows that you have beta access. FFXIV 2 had beta access by default as you purchased 1.0. FFXIV 2 also has all of the Collector's Edition benefits that 2.0 has because SE didn't want to anger 1.0 Collector's Edition owners since they already purchased a Collector's edition 3 years ago. when FFXIV 2 lists everything It only lists everything because a 1.0 Collector's Edition account comes with everything (except for Legacy Status)...

I'd honestly rather keep my ARR beta progress Cool! Then apply all existing and new codes to Final Fantasy XIV 1, I didn't play 1.0 much at all, and for the ARR beta, I very pointedly decided to start new characters and abandon my old 1.0 ones (did not wish to keep their race/appearance etc).Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust. My only concern was regarding the association of my ARR collector's edition to one account and not the other. Your ARR Collector's Edition doesn't have any associations yet as no one has access to ARR registration codes. SE's system is not identifying ARR as a game separate from Final Fantasy XIV. Final Fantasy XIV 1.0 is showing up as Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn because Final Fantasy XIV no longer exists. Only Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn exists. Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust. Assuming my early access and following registration plays out as mentioned above, the only thing I'd really be losing by choosing "FFXIV 1" is the Onion Helm, which is bound to one of the characters I don't plan on using any more anyway... right? Correct! Phew I'm glad you fixed that as I didn't want you to be confused. Final Fantasy XIV 1 is your Phoenix. Final Fantasy XIV 2 is the ashes. Because as I recall, only the first character you created in 1.0 gained the onion helm? Making a new character from the same account would not cause this new character to gain an onion helm... or would it, because, new game? All characters associated with a 1.0 Collector's Edition account received the onion helm if you applied the Onion Helm registration code to the account.

Here I go muddling things up again... I hope I have clarified some things for you.

I also edited my first in depth post so that you know what to do right now to prepare for the future and the even more futurer.