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How would the system work if it was based on the duration in which one played vs paid?

Would you have prefer that SE counted the number of days or hours over the course of a set period of time to determine what would make up a special brand tag or system that covers the duration length of time played instead of how long a person paid up through? That might come off as harsh but I wasn't sure how to word it any differently, sorry. :)

It's a valid question but even if it was based on time played there would still be those out there who bought the game and for whatever reason didn't play or didn't manage to play enough to meet whatever criteria were in place to achieve said status. Not too mention the debacle the last week when servers were so slammed countless players couldn't even log in.

Coming up with a unified term that fits across the varying language barriers to define ones elevated game status has it's own issues but given the amount of advanced notice people had I don't see a reason they should have done things any different. After all just because someone was logged in a certain number of hours doesn't mean they achieved or contributed. RMT could just as easily classify as a VIP member based purely on being afk the whole time.

There's variables on both sides but I continue to take the stance that this was rolled out in as fair a way possible.

That is a valid concern, but mostly for newcomers who're interested in the game.

That isn't to say you or me or anyone else that may have bought the CE day one doesn't apply to it, but we did have a chance regardless. I feel it will mostly affect people who had no honest prior knowledge, rather than people who did play the game on their own account and were at least given a chance. Plus, buying a Collector's Edition of anything shouldn't guarantee you things that weren't initially part of the package. You buy a Collector's Edition because you want to collect the goodies you paid for in that said package, like a collector.

One could say that due to there being limited copies of the CE, it's fair to say a person that has one is in fact some sort of veteran/supporter; this notion is false, as any game, with any edition, can be sold to other people at any given time. Mine is still wrapped and unopened. I could very easily sell it. But it sits as a reminder to how bad this game really was. This is driving away from my point, but it's to my understanding that the CE is part of the argument occasionally.

Point is, the money concern affects new players the most and the CE price/reasoning could be debated forever despite it having nothing to do with the topic as a whole.

Browse to the root folder of the game DVD, right click on the setup executable, go to properties, then

* Click the 'Compatibility' tab
* Untick "Run this program in compatbility mode"
* If it is greyed out and can't be unticked or is already unticked:
* Click the "Change settings for all users" button at the bottom of the window
* Untick "Run this program in compatibility mode"

If you own a valid copy of FFXIV you'll be set for 2.0. We just aren't sure the setup they'll use to distribute 2.0. Most of us assume it will be a digital distro, but not sure if it will be through the SE page or just an open download.