Final Fantasy 14's MMO account sign-up process is an "endless labyrinth and rube goldberg machine," and one fan's built a tool to save you from all the hassle
Jun. 25, 2024This tool finally makes it make sense
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Final Fantasy 14is a great game, and arguably the verybest MMORPGyou can play today. But with the highly anticipated Dawntrail expansion approaching, we can’t ignore the fact that the game’s account system is an absolute nightmare. Luckily, one player has gone several extra miles to build a helpful tool that explains everything you need to know.
That player is Warchamp7, and the tool is a website calledHow To Literally Play Final Fantasy XIV. It’s basically a little mini-quiz that runs you through every permutation of getting an active account to play the game. Do you have aSquare Enixaccount? Do you own any version of the game? What platform do you want to play on? Then you get step-by-step instructions on how to proceed.
Final Fantasy 14 is an all-time favorite for me, but even I’ll admit that the account and license rules are absurd - hence why I published a PSA earlier this year warning prospective players fromgetting trapped by the Starter Edition that was being offered as an Xbox Game Pass perk. Playing a game this good shouldn’t be this complicated.
Looking for details on theFinal Fantasy 14 Dawntrail maintenance start and end time for patch 7.0? You know where to click.
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