Redeeming pre-order code

[Oreth]

If you ordered this in store do you have to wait until the 27th or do retailers already have their copies and giving them out to people that pre ordered?

[Bethany]

For PS3, all you need is to register your EA code, and download the Game from PSN store.
(Note: PS3 users DO NOT need any further code from here onwards)
Once you have done installation, and when you click on the game.
either situation for you:
1) if you have played Beta Phase 4 and linked your Square Enix Management Account. Then you are granted with Early Access with the linked account. It is automatic. It will ask you want to use Beta 4 services, which is carry forward your Beta Phase 4 progression.
2) if you haven't played Beta Phase 4 or haven't linked SE Management Account, then you need to link one, and follow step by step...

For PC, you will register EA code and obtain another game code (20 alphabet).
On the same page EA website, have a link for you to register this game code to link you Beta Phase 4 account, to carry forward your game progression.

Hope this clear/ help for people who are still confused and or worried with the mess-up linking accounts.

What if you purchased a physical CE for the PS3 but could not get an EA code from that retailer, so you purchased a physical copy of the RE for the PS3 just to get the EA code and linked that to your PSN account? How will you be able to get the in-game items that come with the CE if you don't ever have to enter another code? Are you now locked into only being able to have the RE linked to your PSN account?

[Dngnhack]

For those lacking for a code like i was just got 1 from amazon. E-mail comes within 1-2 minutes after confirmation e-mail. Went through with the instuctions that came with e-mail and all was good.

[Retrieving/C.D/Searain]

nvm

[bluefan]

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post1031291

Greetings,

Version 1.0 account holders that have redeemed a PS3 pre-order code for early access on their account are now eligible to play on the PC version as well!

Huge sigh of relief!

P.S.
Hello Searain, we'd be part of the same LS/FC it looks like

[chichicha]

What if you purchased a physical CE for the PS3 but could not get an EA code from that retailer, so you purchased a physical copy of the RE for the PS3 just to get the EA code and linked that to your PSN account? How will you be able to get the in-game items that come with the CE if you don't ever have to enter another code? Are you now locked into only being able to have the RE linked to your PSN account?

If you can't get retailer to give you code, I would suggest you to refund it. Go elsewhere that can issue you a code immediately.
I went amazon.co.uk. Upon check-out, I got confirmation of purchase + another email for Pre-order Code.

For PS3 , like I said, you will be asked to link SE management account to your PSN accout, when you start the game.
And the message is pretty obvious, once linked, you won't be able to unlink it. Think carefully before you link your account , if you have multiple ...

Once again, PS3 do not need any 20 digit code.
Once you started game, and linked you account to PSN, you are entitled with Early Access and the items.

Again, and again... PS3 people, you just need to register your Pre-order Code, and redeem the PSN code, download the game.
Click start, link account , job done. Rest peacefully , relax, until EA starting.

[Monkor]

How will you be able to get the in-game items that come with the CE if you don't ever have to enter another code? Are you now locked into only being able to have the RE linked to your PSN account?

EA code is just for EA. You'll still have to enter the code that comes with the physical copy once it arrives. They stated there would be a few days buffer to account for games arriving late, but at some point you will have to input the code that comes with your CE. Once you do that, you'll get the in-game items.

[ArchDizzle]

EA code is just for EA. You'll still have to enter the code that comes with the physical copy once it arrives. They stated there would be a few days buffer to account for games arriving late, but at some point you will have to input the code that comes with your CE. Once you do that, you'll get the in-game items.

To add to this the grace period to enter the game registration code is til the 30th. Your CE bonuses will be obtained once you actually have your CE in hand and enter the code that comes with it for those items. (Might be a code for the CE items and one for the game registration, or it could be one for both)

[solracht]

I believe you get 14 days(?) if you had a 1.0 account.

The only way to add to an existing account is to get the PS3 version. Most believe that will get you 30 days trial, but I can't say 100% sure on that if you have an existing account. So much speculation running around it's hard to know what's true and what's not.

It explicitly said so in the Purchases FAQ of the beta forums.

To add to this the grace period to enter the game registration code is til the 30th. Your CE bonuses will be obtained once you actually have your CE in hand and enter the code that comes with it for those items. (Might be a code for the CE items and one for the game registration, or it could be one for both)

This was in the FAQ too, game and items are all in one code.

Beta forums are gone so no quotes this time

[ArchDizzle]

Thanks Sol, too much shit to remember it all at this point.

[SephYuyX]

Wasn't there a thing/issue with the possibility of registering a CE code (that registers both the game and items) to an account that already has the game registered from 1.0?

[Deadgye]

http://support.na.square-enix.com/fa...68218&ret=main
1 time fix for those who redeemed their code to the wrong account.

Well now, I have an interesting conundrum. My friend received both a PC and a PS3 code from gamestop. He went to http://preorder.na.finalfantasyxiv.com/ and redeemed both codes to his account. He received two codes via two emails for him to register with. Now, the account for that site is different from the account we use to log into ffxiv.

Does this mean I can register his ps3 code with my ps3+ffxiv accounts to get early access while he uses his pc code for early access, or is he already past the point of no return and we'd have to use that support thingy?

[solracht]

Wasn't there a thing/issue with the possibility of registering a CE code (that registers both the game and items) to an account that already has the game registered from 1.0?

The ARR CE PC game code cannot be added to a 1.0 account.

Note the post I replied to specifically said "PS3", which does work with 1.0 accounts.

[SephYuyX]

The ARR CE PC game code cannot be added to a 1.0 account.

Note the post I replied to specifically said "PS3", which does work with 1.0 accounts.

Hmm.. how does that work as I have both 1.0 CE PC and 2.0 CE PC :E?

[Gokulo]

It seems ShopTo has screwed system or something? After my PS3 CE was dispatched I was able to claim a second pre-order code, lol.

[solracht]

Hmm.. how does that work as I have both 1.0 CE PC and 2.0 CE PC :E?

You'll only be able to use the ARR CE PC game code to create a new account, you won't be able to link it to your old 1.0 account in any way. Not that you would want or need to - your 1.0 CE account automatically grants you all of the ARR CE in-game items.

The only people that got screwed over are those that bought the ARR CE PC version thinking they could upgrade their 1.0 standard accounts. That's not your case, although your purchase is a little redundant unless you wanted the physical items.

TL;DR, you're going to end up with an extra ARR CE PC game code

It seems ShopTo has screwed system or something? After my PS3 CE was dispatched I was able to claim a second pre-order code, lol.

I mentioned this a few pages ago, yes. It looks like every person who preordered from ShopTo now has two codes.

[SephYuyX]

You'll only be able to use the ARR CE PC game code to create a new account, you won't be able to link it to your old 1.0 account in any way. Not that you would want or need to - your 1.0 CE account automatically grants you all of the ARR CE in-game items.

The only people that got screwed over are those that bought the ARR CE PC version thinking they could upgrade their 1.0 standard accounts. That's not your case, although your purchase is a little redundant unless you wanted the physical items.

TL;DR, you're going to end up with an extra ARR CE PC game code.

Thanks Sol, with all this info I had forgotten that 1.0 CE auto gets all of 2.0 CE stuff. I did order the physical just for the items.

I guess 1.0 CE holders will get the in-game 2.0 CE stuff asap then?

[Kiarax]

Well now, I have an interesting conundrum. My friend received both a PC and a PS3 code from gamestop. He went to http://preorder.na.finalfantasyxiv.com/ and redeemed both codes to his account. He received two codes via two emails for him to register with. Now, the account for that site is different from the account we use to log into ffxiv.

Does this mean I can register his ps3 code with my ps3+ffxiv accounts to get early access while he uses his pc code for early access, or is he already past the point of no return and we'd have to use that support thingy?

Tell him to run the launcher, if it updates and tells him to wait for early access to play he's good. If it applied to the wrong account it'll come up with this:

Assuming the former he'll be able to give you his spare code.

[solracht]

I guess 1.0 CE holders will get the in-game 2.0 CE stuff asap then?

I'm not exactly sure about when these items will be available: "launch" and "start of official service" are the only things I've seen mentioned by official sources, so they might not be available until the 27th. We'll find out soon I suppose.

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...96bf81c212957d

The in-game bonus items will be delivered via Moogle Letter when FFXIV: ARR launches.

There were a few more quotes but they were all from the beta forums.

[bluefan]

Any time SE says the word "launch" or "live", they mean the 27th. Also, can't get my PC client to download the update, even with the PS3 early access code done. I guess we need to wait until they get Mog Station up.