[Dev] Go Live Billing Options

[Aramyth]

I went to walmart and bought a $20 ultimate game card, scratched the back of the card and redeemed the code under my se account was as simply as that. I didn't have to signup with click n buy or anything thought it was a really simple solution. Now I did all of this when the game was first released and I still have the 2000 cysta still sitting in my account.

You still have to use a third party though.

Also, in my experience, PayPal isn't much better.

[Nipa]

They should scrap the payment system while the game is still F2P. Let the players enter their game key on the website, and that should be it. A lot of people have been giving their card numbers for nothing, or even worse, have paid for an useless virtual money.

[Elkwood]

Nipa the issue is not just that, it is what is going to happen when the game is no longer F2P, then what ppl have to go with a 3rd source noone seems to trust, or they have to buy useless virtual currency just to play a game. SE needs to remember the first basic rule of marketing KISS - Keep it Simple Stupid. They have failed on such regard.

[Aarin]

I'm also worried about this as well, I would like to see the PayPal option for NA/Caribbean Users as well, This is a major concern for me since I've been unable to pay SE for FFXI since 2006, I've had to use another payment method other than my own till 2009, and now I can no longer pay for that game anymore.

I will be pretty much stuck dead in the water as well when the game finally rolls over from F2P to subscription. I would love to subscribe to this game if possible. Click and Buy, is my only available option, and I don't like click and buy, I really hope they inplement PayPal, as I've had no problems with PayPal.

I really hope SE addresses this in a timely manner.

[Misha]

Just buy Crysta through pay pal (Have a extra few K from going through them when game was released, so will have some free time when game goes P2P^^)... or do you guys not trust Paypal too? o.O LoL ... either way it beats Playonline by far!

Edit: Oh and Nipa you Do NOT have to give out card info to register for game... all you NEED is the gamekey in fact >.< Then just click pay with crysta (even though you'll have 0) And it'll come out to 0 crysta cause of the free month and F2P^^

[Elkwood]

Just buy Crysta through pay pal (Have a extra few K from going through them when game was released, so will have some free time when game goes P2P^^)... or do you guys not trust Paypal too? o.O LoL ... either way it beats Playonline by far!

Edit: Oh and Nipa you Do NOT have to give out card info to register for game... all you NEED is the gamekey in fact >.< Then just click pay with crysta (even though you'll have 0) And it'll come out to 0 crysta cause of the free month and F2P^^

Buying Crystia the craptastic system it is now is not available in all billing regions FYI

[Carver]

You would think with this many posts about the payment options that Square Enix would pull their heads out of the sand and actually reply or address this issue in some way.

Do they seriously think people will cave and risk their credit card info with Click and Buy? (I put my CC info into that site and i was unable to remove it) Since Click and Buy wouldn't let me delete my CC info, i canceled my card and got a new one(specifically asked for a different number, which my bank graciously gave me).

I've been a Square fan since the days of Final Fantasy for the NES. My faith as a fan is definitely not as strong as it used to be.

[Elkwood]

You would think with this many posts about the payment options that Square Enix would pull their heads out of the sand and actually reply or address this issue in some way.

Do they seriously think people will cave and risk their credit card info with Click and Buy? (I put my CC info into that site and i was unable to remove it) Since Click and Buy wouldn't let me delete my CC info, i canceled my card and got a new one(specifically asked for a different number, which my bank graciously gave me).

I've been a Square fan since the days of Final Fantasy for the NES. My faith as a fan is definitely not as strong as it used to be.

With 2 topics on the issue both having over 60 posts nah why respond people don't care enough about it and SE and the Devs would probably rather wait until they go live to address the fact that everyone just quit because they refuse to use click and buy.

SE decisions are just driving away more and more of the playerbase rather then looking at the issue and developing or at least acknowledging that Click and Buy is a major issue.

Honestly idk what it is maybe with the hackings SE is afraid to take direct billing info idk.

[KaiKatzchen]

[QUOTE=Misha;240423]Just buy Crysta through pay pal (Have a extra few K from going through them when game was released, so will have some free time when game goes P2P^^)... or do you guys not trust Paypal too? o.O LoL ... either way it beats Playonline by far! QUOTE]


Issue is not that people don’t trust Paypal and I don’t care if I have extra Crysta, the issue is not everyone has access to buying Crysta. In some countries their only option is Click & Buy and some countries don't even have any payment options at all.

The Billing System over all is a total mess.

Click and Buy is like Fort Knox guys. Chill the f-ck out.

Click and buy is very shady and many European banks have told people not to use it due to that fact. Also as someone said a few posts up:

C&B is under review by two banks in the US, and has a F rating with the BBB. SE thinks we should use it for payment. I'll pass.

This conversation is also going on over at:

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...Payment-System

Many have said they had issues with C&B, or don’t have any payment options at all once the game goes P2P.

[Eunys]

KaiKatzchen, you shouldn't waste time to reply to a child like Cidolphus. His mom, and dad pay for his things. He has no clue how bad it can be to put your money into a company with a bad reputation and proven shady billing practices.