Announcement for next Collection

[LilithAngel]

Announcement for players planning on buying Vana'diel Collection 2008 (11/06/2007)



All of the Vana'diel Collections up until now have included separate registration codes for PlayOnline, FINAL FANTASY XI, and each expansion pack, but Vana'diel Collection 2008 will include a single registration code integrating PlayOnline and all FINAL FANTASY XI contents into one code.
Players will only have to enter the registration code once, making expansion pack registration code entry unnecessary.

Restrictions on Registration Code Usage
The Vana'diel Collection 2008 registration code combines multiple contents into one, but may only be used once for a single PlayOnline ID.

If you have just joined PlayOnline, you cannot use that registration code for another PlayOnline ID's expanded services registration or Content ID purchases.
Also, if you have used your registration code for expanded services on a pre-existing PlayOnline ID, you cannot use that registration code to join PlayOnline with a new PlayOnline ID.

In previous Vana'diel Collections, unused registration codes could be left over, but because of the way the new registration code works, these unused registration codes cannot be used separately. Please keep this in mind before purchase.

Expanded Services One-time Registration
If you use the registration code when purchasing a new Content ID or registering expanded services, you will be given the option on each completion screen to perform one-time registration for the unregistered expansion packs: Rise of the Zilart, Chains of Promathia, Treasures of Aht Urhgan, and Wings of the Goddess.
By using the one-time registration feature, you will not need to individually register each expanded service.
*If you do not intend to use one-time registration, please register from "Expanded Services Registration" under "Membership."
*It is not necessary to input your registration code into both one-time registration and individual registrations.

The "FINAL FANTASY XI: Wings of the Goddess" expansion pack that is being sold separately will include a single registration code only for use with Wings of the Goddess. If you are currently using a PlayOnline ID that already has Rise of the Zilart, Chains of Promathia, and Treasures of Aht Urhgan installed and registered, we recommend only purchasing the "Wings of the Goddess" expansion data disk.






Source: http://www.playonline.com/pcd/topics...03/detail.html

[Feba]

Re: Announcement for next Collection

I was about to say "THANK YOU SE" until I realized that this meant that you couldn't buy a collection and then give the other codes to a friend to get started.

Let me change the above sentiment to "FUCK YOU SE".

[Effedup]

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I really can't understand their reasoning behind this...were those extra registration codes really such a problem that SE had to change things? Pretty lame; I was planning on buying the new collection so I didn't need to install 4 discs everytime I reloaded the game from here on out. Guess I'm pretty much dicked now...

Thanks a lot, SE... ; ;

[Dymlos]

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Well that's just bloody lovely! Thank you so much SE.

[TheGrandMom]

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The "FINAL FANTASY XI: Wings of the Goddess" expansion pack that is being sold separately will include a single registration code only for use with Wings of the Goddess. If you are currently using a PlayOnline ID that already has Rise of the Zilart, Chains of Promathia, and Treasures of Aht Urhgan installed and registered, we recommend only purchasing the "Wings of the Goddess" expansion data disk.

ESTABLISHED PLAYERS PLEASE NOTE THE ABOVE STATEMENT

I believe what they are telling us is that the registration code for the Vanadiel Collections can NOT be used to register ONLY WotG. It is only for new players and is tied to not only WotG but also the POL ID, RoZ, CoP, and ToAU. So if you already have an account and want the convienence of having the Collection in case you need to reinstall, you will still need to buy a seperate WotG expansion pack.

That is what I am perceiving from this announcement. Anyone else getting that too?

[Jarre]

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I concore with that perception, if its one code for all expansions then if you alrady ahve the others with different codes it wont work. Thats how i read it.

[Sabaron]

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It's not designed to "screw" existing customers--thus the reason they are suggesting that you non-n00bs buy the non-n00b WoG Expansion Onry. Because FFXI has 5 different parts now (Original, ZM, COP, TOAU, WOG), new players may find it rather obtrusive to enter 5 different codes. Now everyone only has to enter one code. I think it's nice--It just makes things a bit easier for n00bs.

Now if only they'll have enough bandwidth for everyone to download the patches in under 24 hours. The ToAU fiasco was terrible--It took me 3 days to get the patch due to continuous random disconnects and the rather exasperating repetition of the "file check" every time it occured.

Please SE... Do just one file check per 24 hour period--set a cookie on it or something or even just transmit a "version" cookie so we know the file structure hasn't changed and just let the original file check stand. Download the file roster and "check off" each one as we get them. Then, no more 30 minute file check every time I get disconnected! That would be 10x better than a consolidated key code, or better yet lengthen the time out on the patch client/server app so that I don't d/c in the first place and hire an outside ISP to handle a portion of the bandwidth during the first week to two weeks of the roll-out to ease congestion.

[Feba]

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Yes, it very much is. While it might not be a big deal for those that buy their expansions right at release (which is probably most of us), it IS a big deal for those that buy later, or return, as it keeps them from sharing.

Like was pointed out, this is just a way to get people to spend more money on FFXI disks.

[Effedup]

Re: Announcement for next Collection

Please SE... Do just one file check per 24 hour period--set a cookie on it or something or even just transmit a "version" cookie so we know the file structure hasn't changed and just let the original file check stand. Download the file roster and "check off" each one as we get them. Then, no more 30 minute file check every time I get disconnected! That would be 10x better than a consolidated key code, or better yet lengthen the time out on the patch client/server app so that I don't d/c in the first place and hire an outside ISP to handle a portion of the bandwidth during the first week to two weeks of the roll-out to ease congestion.

That is a fantastic idea...wish they'd take you up on it but after that last really bad patch (not the ToAU one but the mega one with the signet changes and such) I really doubt it. I must have d/c'd 3 or 4 times trying to get that blinking patch, and even not counting that it took hours on it's own when it DID stay connected.

How about a direct download? For existing accounts, they already have a credit card #, so it'd be nice if you could just click a "Buy Now" button and have the expansion. But then they don't get the $$$ selling more discs so that'll prolly never happen...

[Kailea]

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I ahve never once had issues patching after a big update or expansion....

push I like the idea of the one code for all, if you need just he WotG code, buy it through POL

[Animeangel77]

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I guess I am screwed. I preorderd mine 10-02-07 the collection and I have the Xbox 360 Ver. but it has some scratches on it. So does that mean I wasted 50.00? I wonder if the one time register code will work with just the wings of the goddess alone?

[DieselBoy09]

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So I was planning on using this for ToAU and WoTG..... does that mean that since I already have an existing account I can't buy the collection and register those expansions from the collection? If that is the case, I am furious.

[Animeangel77]

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So I was planning on using this for ToAU and WoTG..... does that mean that since I already have an existing account I can't buy the collection and register those expansions from the collection? If that is the case, I am furious.

Sounds like we are in the same boat. Did you Pre-Order yours yet? As you see I did.

[TheGrandMom]

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I guess I am screwed. I preorderd mine 10-02-07 the collection and I have the Xbox 360 Ver. but it has some scratches on it. So does that mean I wasted 50.00? I wonder if the one time register code will work with just the wings of the goddess alone?

So I was planning on using this for ToAU and WoTG..... does that mean that since I already have an existing account I can't buy the collection and register those expansions from the collection? If that is the case, I am furious.

This is the question of the day. All I can say is from this announcement I canceled my pre-order for the Collection and put in for just the expansion pack. I'm not going to take any chances. Since they advise you in the official announcement to get the expansion pack for WotG and not the Collection, I think you better cancel the pre-order for the Collection if you fall into the "If you are currently using a PlayOnline ID" catagory. Or you can wait and see if they clear this up with a better description of the Collection & Expansion Packs.

[DieselBoy09]

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If that is the case I'm offended, seeing as how they were out of ToAU disks and sent an e-mail giving a discount on the collection.