Kaiser said: FFXIV is almost two years old now and even with the 2.0 update coming on the horizen, it's not going to stack up even with a few dollars cheaper subscription fee. Especially considering their awful payment gateway.
Enkidoh said: Actually, SE improved the goddess-awful system they had originally - they added direct credit card/debit card billing to the two intial options recently after players demanded it (ClicknBuy and their 'Crysta' virtual currency) - when SE tried introducing the same stupid system for FFXI billing FFXI fans were so furious they threatened to abandon the game completely. Eventually SE gave in and reintroduced direct credit card/debit card billing through the SE Account system which can be used for both FFXI and FFXIV billing.
Enkidoh said: Actually, SE improved the goddess-awful system they had originally - they added direct credit card/debit card billing to the two intial options recently after players demanded it (ClicknBuy and their 'Crysta' virtual currency) - when SE tried introducing the same stupid system for FFXI billing FFXI fans were so furious they threatened to abandon the game completely. Eventually SE gave in and reintroduced direct credit card/debit card billing through the SE Account system which can be used for both FFXI and FFXIV billing. But yeah, with all these big name MMOs coming out, you have to wonder how FFXIV is going to survive. Anything they do now really is pretty much just plugging holes in a fast sinking ship.