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Why is this so complicated???!
darkhalf357x
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I just want to play the daym game. I think its available for public release today. I go to the Square Enix site and it says buy now.
I go to purchase the digital download but the purchase page doesnt accept my account. Fine. But when I try to finalize the purchase it tells me to login.
I already changed my password and still same issue. I log in ANYWHERE else except the purchase page my account works. Just not on the page to buy the daym game.
My favorite was logging into something called Lodestone (had no idea how I got there) and it kicks me out saying I dont have a service account?
This is overly complicated for no reason.
If anyone knows what I'm doing wrong I'd appreciate some help since support doesnt give a fuck about me.
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Thank you!
It barely makes sense. I dont know why I just cant go to the store buy the game and just play. That how every other MMO I've played was done. But I digress...
Soooooo... I have to buy a store account? How much is that? Or is buying 'it' meaning buying FFXIV? Because if its the later it wont let me do it without an account (catch 22).
And yes I dont have any active anything. I was in beta that was it. Just trying to buy and play the game.
This process is horrendous and there is no instruction on the page. I had to go to an external website (here!) to get any semblance of understanding. And Im STILL stuck because I dont know what abstract thing I have to 'buy' to play the damn game.
Thanks for your help. Its appreciated. Just fustrated.
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Im just not going to play this game. THere is no place on the site to make an account.
Something must be wrong with the purchase site. There is a clear space that asks for login. I put in my email and password and it says its wrong (yet it works).
If I bypass adding my email - In the purchasing window it asks for email and set new password, which of course if I put my email in it says its taken.
I dont want to create a new email just to buy the game. This is Square's loss I give up.
Thanks all.
http://www.amazon.com/Final-Fantasy-XIV-Reborn-Download/dp/B00CMSCV4Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=software&ie=UTF8&qid=1377655232&sr=1-1&keywords=final+fantasy+xiv
hrmm, not on amazon eh? Sounds like you are just trying to not by the game. Shame you couldnt take 30 seconds to just look and see.
You can even get it from Greenmangaming.com and that is digital also.
As for Square Enix you need to have 2 accounts one here http://member.square-enix.com/na/ and the other here http://www.square-enix.com/na/account/ . The first link is the one you need when you buy the game off the online store and the second one is the one you need to enter in your retail 20 digit code and will also contain all your service accounts.
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^^ This. It was easy for me.
FYI, I had an old account for them as well, created years ago for some non MMO of theirs. I am glad I keep track of passwords for any site where I set one up.
Oh, so that's how you make a store account.
I had a similar issue as the OP the other day, kept looking for a store account registration and couldn't find it.
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You mis-read. I didnt forget my password. The purchase site wouldnt accept it. Still confused over the undwrlying issue but I dropped it. Im going to put my time into other MMOs. That experience left a bad taste. Hope the rest of you thoroughly enjoy. It looked fun
http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/08/28/fix-for-ffxivs-server-load-woes-includes-suspending-sales/
Seems Square Enix has prevented digital sales. This makes more sense. But wish they would have announced this.
Funny notes on the SE management system:
- The official AAR site (http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/) has no "login" option.
- The community site Lodenstone (http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/) has a login option - but is only used for "character" management of AAR characters - you can't manage the game account with it (e.g. registration code, add gametime).
- The SE homepage (http://na.square-enix.com/us/home) has a login option, but you can't manage your ARR account with it (there is no link to the management site) - at least you see your games under "My profile".
- The so called Mog Station (https://secure.square-enix.com/account/app/svc/Login?cont=account&request=mogstation) allows the management of your ARR account: - there you can enter a registration code or game time.
If you don't know where too look you won't probably find the Mog Station site. It is not referenced on the official FF site. However it is linked on the Lodenstone site - on the bottom of the page right next to the facebook, twitter and youtube links - so don't clear you browser history, you might never find back to the Mog Station site....
I've always assumed it was simply a cultural thing, although I have no evidence one way or the other. I certainly can't imagine someone -intentionally- thinking that would be a superior way to setup a site for us lazy Americans, but I have little difficulty imagining that it makes sense to a culture that is very focused on structure.
Doesn't make it less of a nightmare for us, to be certain, but might help explain it.
SQENs account, preorder, store, everything web setup is the worst I've ever seen. Needing multiple accounts to make a simple purchase, hopping between sites and domains, multiple codes needed, credit cards charged by a 3rd party and yet another site to consider. It's horrid. This kind of crap should get mentioned in reviews for this game because I can't remember ever having such a poor purchasing experience with another MMORPG. SQEN's setup makes you feel like they don't want your money.
I suppose its little wonder the launch was a mess.
Premium MMORPGs do not feature built-in cheating via cash for gold pay 2 win. PLAY to win or don't play.
Just a theory, but I think it's SE's answer to security. They outsource their billing service, and outsource their venders, so they don't have to deal with security since its not even them.
Just a theory.
God knows they don't run their own servers.......
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