To SE:

With the recent uproar in the gaming community regarding the most heinous act of Hacking the Sony PSN for users CC info, I would like to bring the issue of CC security and billing options to the forefront of what SE is doing or intends to do in the future with FFXIV.

Currently we only have 2 options available to use we can either Buy Crystia, or use a Click and Buy Account from some company most of us here in the USA have never heard of. Who is Click and Buy and why are we forced to use them, why does SE not have other options more secure that many feel are a much better practice.

With the sheer size of SE why can they not accept a CC or Debit Card directly, why the need to go through a 3rd party to accept a CC/Debit Card? Can SE Not afford the $0.35 per transaction fee that Visa or MasterCard would charge just to have the service? I find this hard to believe considering most companies can easily do this especially one of SE size and magnitude, using Verisign to verify all is ok.

The other option would be Game Cards sold at major retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, Meijer etc. Other Major MMO have this option why not SE for FFXIV and or FFXI. I understand that SE MMO may not be as large as other MMO and that POL may have issues with providing that service for FFXI. But I feel that should you allow this it will be easier for more to have access to the game.

I am sure others are also very uneasy regarding said payment options and would like more secure options that we are also more comfortable with. So if we could get a MOD to comment on this situation it would be vastly appreciated. I understand the game is not "Live" for billing yet however this is something that should be addressed before PS3 release and we begin the billing stages.