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FINAL FANTASY XIV Free Trial Period Extension
Reizla
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First of all, we would like to thank you for joining us in the realm of Eorzea, and hope you are enjoying your adventures.
Since the official launch of service on September 30, 2010, we have received a wealth of constructive feedback from the FINAL FANTASY XIV community, and the development and management teams would like to take this opportunity to express their sincerest gratitude. For those who purchased the collector’s edition and began to play one week before official service began, the month-long free play period is drawing to a close. Considering the nature of much of the feedback we received, however, and the current state of the game, we have decided to extend the free trial period for all users. Please continue reading for further details.
We would like to assure players that the world of FINAL FANTASY XIV is constantly growing and evolving, and the voices of the community are essential to that process. The development and management teams are carefully considering all player feedback, and working diligently to implement whatever changes and additions will serve to make Eorzea a better home for adventurers. We humbly ask for your continued support to this end.
Today, we have released information regarding forthcoming version updates. For further details, please view the following Lodestone Topics:
?Version Updates Coming Soon! (10/15/2010)
( http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/index.html )
?Ask the Devs! (10/15/2010)
( http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/topics/detail?id=c07a85c2f170a53057f5a39f56e6fc02b03b1184 )
?Message from the Director (10/15/2010)
( http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/topics/detail?id=f2cf790e548828eb22d3c4dff5f04bf0793632b5 )
Free Trial Extension Details
Eligibility
All users who registered a FINAL FANTASY XIV service account and purchased a character by October 25, 2010 will be eligible.
*Character purchases must have been carried out no later than October 25, 2010 at 23:59(PDT).
*Accounts terminated due to User Agreement infractions are ineligible for extension.
*Holders of multiple service accounts may receive extensions on all accounts.
Extension Period
An additional thirty (30) days, for a combined free trial period of sixty (60) days.
*Free trial period end dates and initial billing dates will be automatically extended. Users are not required to take any action.
*Extensions will be for a period of thirty days regardless of billing cycle length. Regular billing will begin upon conclusion of the extended free trial.
*Should automatic renewal of options be disabled, the free trial will still be extended.
*Users notified by automated mail of either the end of their free trial period or the beginning of their billing period will still receive the extension.
*Extensions will be processed by the Square Enix Account Management System on or around October 19, 2010. An official announcement will be made at that time.
*Information regarding new billing period dates will be available via the Square Enix Account Management System.
Source: The Lodestone
Comments
Hmmm thanks for that post. While I do appreciate the effort in PR that SE has tried here, I simply won't be resubbing. In another month, the game will be in roughly the same shape as it is now with nothing but repeat leves to do waiting on my next story to unlock. I think they are offering the free month partly because they are receiving a shocking amount of cancellations and poor reviews. Good to see they did this tho
Well done SE.
Not bad
There are 3 types of people in the world.
1.) Those who make things happen
2.) Those who watch things happen
3.) And those who wonder "What the %#*& just happened?!"
how do you get a free trial? I wanna try the game out before I buy it
"Further changes we have planned for the near future, which will be coming sometime after the first version update, include the following:
Search feature to allow item searches by individual wards
Icon display to identify retainers selling sought-after items
Increase in the number of retainers that may be employed"
Not bad at all.
Buddy key.
But what they mean by free trial is the free 30 days that come with the purchase of the game.
There are 3 types of people in the world.
1.) Those who make things happen
2.) Those who watch things happen
3.) And those who wonder "What the %#*& just happened?!"
Between this and the plans they have that are mentioned in the following thread.......
http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/294974/Message-from-Director-and-Planned-Changes-NovDec.html
..... sound like a good start.
Have to agree...very pleasantly surprised, for once.
Unexpected, cool stuff
This is good news. I like playing the game, but is a mess and should have never hit store shelves in this condition. By January the game should be in a reasonable release condition.
i don't think this extension matters much for those that unsubbed. they left for a reason due to the current state of the game, and giving them free 30 days to endure more is not gona change anything. it's a "wait and see" on what they will actually deliver in december.
^ This. I already unsubbed after the first week and their changes they 'plan' to make are for December. Why would I want to keep playing if nothing is going to be different unless after my extended days are over? It's a nice gesture though and I do think the game will get better... just for the PS3 release, PC gamers are just here to beta test for them.
"The Free Trial Period" I find kind of humorous because the free trial cost me $50 lol
"Be water my friend" - Bruce Lee
Three cheers to all the folk I've been bickering with over the past month. They just got me another 30 free days to play the game I enjoy.
What blows me away... I suggested this last week on FFXIV core and now they go and do pretty much everything I suggested. Creepy.
Check out my post.
Either I sadly think just like an SE producer, or someone read my thread.
SE seems to be listening considering the extra month and the upcoming changes which pretty much address the majority of complaints.
It's funny that so many are content with this...it seems as if they completely forgot that a BIG reason this game is no good is because it has no content...what is there answer to that? More guildleves....Great.......
They are going to fix menus? how about eliminating them altogether? thats a good start.....
It will be the same game after these proposed fixes...
Well you know what they say : Great minds think alike
http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/446/view/forums/thread/294778/An-earnest-suggestion-to-SE.html
Hope is not lost after all! With how SE is doing right now and listening to feedbacks, I bet FFXIV will be the best MMORPG with only having a bad start. Hey, not all winners start good anyways right? I wasted 2years of my college just playing online games(RF Online, WoW, etc..) before and now I'm a Nurse. Kudos to SE!
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting." - Sun Tzu, Art of War
Very nice!
Happy to see this. Now to get out the content they plan to release and all will be golden!
I am entitled to my opinions, misspellings, and grammatical errors.
the free period extension was the least they could do I am however glad they did it.
I know this is a good thing, but...
I was on a buddy key and stopped playing before my free time was up. This was because I didn't see any point in playing a game that I was not enjoying (free or otherwise). Will free time really help people stick around or will this free time only help those that already want to play?
That was certainly unexpected, but most definitely a step in the right direction. SE might actually be on the path to restoring some confidence in themselves that so many lost over the last few weeks.
Well-deserved kudos.
Actually, since the buddy keys work as retail keys, buddy key accounts will be extended also.
Ya know, I actually cannot bitch. Not only is SE obviously stepping up and recognizing their shortcomings, they're actually dealing with them.
Now this is how they are going to earn my subscription.
Well done SE.
Now don't fuck it up.
-Letting Derek Smart work on your game is like letting Osama bin Laden work in the White House. Something will burn.-
-And on the 8th day, man created God.-
See? Bitching does have it's uses.