I live in South Africa. Square sells the game here on all the store shelves, but doesn't let South Africans pay for the subscription. This is theft. I have paid for a game that only has a one month 'free trial' (anyone see the irony there?).

I have never encountered a company so inept that they are unable to accept their customers' money.

My suggestion is for everyone to just give up on FFXIV and allow it to be the dismal failure it was clearly always destined to be.