[Dev] Go Live Billing Options

[MajestacaL]

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.

[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.

[KaiKatzchen]

This topic already should have enough attention, sadly tho the Devs seem to be ignoring this one and concentrating on something less important liek adding missing genders to the game... Seriously WTF... Content, Optimization, and Billing should be at the forefront of everything SE is doing in this game.

Agreed, I want to see someone comment in this and tell us if the payment options are going to stay, or if they are going to give us other options. As I said before, when I played FFXI I never had one issue with their in-house billing system. Why can't they use the same in-house system and hire some more people for the FFXIV side?

Would love to see a response to this Devs/SE. Seeing that the game is improving, and I think some of us are expecting for the game to go P2P at least by the end of the year, this NEEDS to be addressed and figured out or all that work fixing the game is going to be for nothing. People will leave because they don't trust the company that is set up to take the payments, or because there is no option for them on how to pay.

[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.

[Eunys]

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.

[Atoli]

I'll for sure use Crysta when the time comes, 85+ different payment options such as Paypal and Paysafecard (which I trust) make the decision easy for me.
I don't really get people complaining about buying a "useless currency"(Crysta), because it's not useless if you can use it to pay your FFXIV account with?

On the other hand, I'd never use C&B, heard too much bad stuff about it.
I don't want an option where I can give my credit card information directly to SE either, because that would be even worse.
What I think is really needed is that Crysta becomes a payment option ANYONE can use!
I already heard from many, many people that they only have C&B as an option because of the country they live in.
If it's not possible to give everyone Crysta, at least give them a less shady third company like Paypal >,>