Questions about playing FFXIV over a VPNFollow

I believe that the only issue comes when you have an NA registered account and try to install a JP or EU copy of the game, and vice versa. With an NA registered account and an NA copy of the game, you can play anywhere in the world where the IPs are not blocked. (At least that's how it works with FFXI.)

Nope, I have a NA copy that I was playing in the UK without VPN. I also have an EU copy, but I gave the code away (I think it was to a NA player but I dunno for sure).

NA/EU/JP only really matters as to which SE website you use for account control.

*EDIT* And even then I was accessing my NA account while living in the UK just fine

Edited, Jun 6th 2013 4:05pm by Perrin

I found out the most optimal solution. For anyone else trying to connect from South Korea, try this website: http://www.vpngate.net/en/

Its a free VPN service, and it has more options and better speed than other payed options(even the higher tiered paying options). It's quite incredible.

I'm currently using it to change my IP to a Japanese IP. My ping times to jp.square-enix.com / 202.67.53.202 are ~50!

EDIT: I just wanted to send a thanks to those who helped and answered my questions. You are greatly appreciated.

Edited, Jun 8th 2013 8:17am by Caeylen

First of all... you don't have to buy it again. If you bought v1.0 then you don't have to buy it again. Merely download the game from with your SE Account that was tied to v1.0.



You can choose any server that you want.

There will be servers located in Japan, North America, and Europe. People in those areas will more than likely choose a server closest to them for latency (speed) reasons and language reasons. For those of us living on this side of the world connecting to a server in NA or EU will cause a significant amount of lag. Also, even if we are playing with players of the same language... we will be playing when they are all asleep :P

I am going to roll on the Japanese server Tonberry. This is the "new" server that South East Asians and Oceanic players are claiming as their "unofficial" server. So even though it is a Japanese server, there will be a handful of English speakers online at peak times.



SE blocks South Korean IP addresses. In order to log in you will need to use a VPN service to re-route your IP address. The one that I mentioned before is free and pretty awesome. It is based out of a university in Japan and has a number of servers that you can connect through. Also, you can connect to servers in other countries like USA. Now you can use Netflix! Check it out... and if you have any more questions post here and I'll try to help you out.

Also, you may want to check out some websites for other players in our timezone:
http://oceania.guildwork.com/ -- comprehensive for all Oceanic Players

http://www.synapse-guild.com/ -- the Linkshell that I just joined. Everyone here seems pretty awesome. I definitely recommend these guys.
http://mirai.guildwork.com/ -- another newer Linkshell

I'm pretty sure it is blocked in China as well. Try and log into the Lodestone here:

https://secure.finalfantasyxiv.com/rc/login

If you get routed to an access forbidden page then you are in the same boat as us.

I don't think it was ever official. But from the speculation that I read it is because of the high number of gil sellers that were in South Korea during FFXI. Also, I think that Korea has an outrageous game rating policy which makes it hard and expensive to get games rated. That and the long standing feuds between the two countries?

Code registration unavailable is because the game is not actively running. No one can register 1.0 codes right now, and no one can register ARR codes until August 27th.

You wont need to buy a VPN. As I have mentioned before, this is the best site I have found for a VPN: http://www.vpngate.net/en/ . It is free AND better than any payed VPN that I have ever used. Also, you will only need the vpn to log in. Once you are logged in, you can turn off your vpn and play just fine.

Maybe they are just racist? :p

Wow, that's...odd. Hadn't even thought of that but I may look into it. Unfortunately the beta is now over so I won't be able to try until the game is really out. I have a 4G phone but I have quite a low data usage allowance so that's a bit of a concern. Have you thought about any long term solutions?

I'm currently living in Korea, and confirm that it is blocked. As a tip to all the folks using a VPN sevice, you don't have to actually play with it on. The connection to the servers is not blocked, just to the login servers and SE account servers/forums. What I do is launch my VPN client, start the launcher and log in. After I've authenticated, I disconnect from the VPN before I hit the play button. I've drastically lowered my ping times that way, and cut out the majority of the lag I was seeing in game.