Why I cant download the game if I dont have sub?

[Manimal]

Why is this still a thing here?

[Cuponoodle]

$$$$

[丂ﾉ尺 ﾶoﾌo]

lol u can: https://de.finalfantasyxiv.com/windows/download/

[FreshMint]

The basic excuse would be "why would you download the game if you don't have access to it?".
Though I agree that the game's ever increasing size is beginning to make it a bit of an issue.

[MOSLEY]

Originally posted by FreshMint:

The basic excuse would be "why would you download the game if you don't have access to it?".
Though I agree that the game's ever increasing size is beginning to make it a bit of an issue.

It's 75Gb. Most modern games are 100+.

[DthBlayde]

the game already has a big enough spam / RMT bot issue to begin with on paid and trial accounts. Imagine the DDOS style bogdown and lag that a million gold farming bot accounts could inflict if they didn't need an active sub to download the game. The bandwidth alone would be choked out to the point where no one could download it.

You think the login queues are bad on expansion release? Imagine having to wait hours to download a patch that would otherwise take minutes to apply.

[FreshMint]

Originally posted by DthBlayde:

the game already has a big enough spam / RMT bot issue to begin with on paid and trial accounts. Imagine the DDOS style bogdown and lag that a million gold farming bot accounts could inflict if they didn't need an active sub to download the game. The bandwidth alone would be choked out to the point where no one could download it.

You think the login queues are bad on expansion release? Imagine having to wait hours to download a patch that would otherwise take minutes to apply.

Free trial bots:

[Zordiark Darkeater]

Originally posted by MOSLEY:

Originally posted by FreshMint:

The basic excuse would be "why would you download the game if you don't have access to it?".
Though I agree that the game's ever increasing size is beginning to make it a bit of an issue.

It's 75Gb. Most modern games are 100+.

A lot of FFXIV players are still in the Stone Age when it comes to their systems is what i learned, and i mean the Stone Stone age...

[DthBlayde]

Originally posted by FreshMint:

Free trial bots:

Already noted and acknowledged in the post, yes.

[terror923]

You get an unlimited free trial, however if you sub then stop subbing you have to make a new account to experience free trial again.

[The Rizzler]

Originally posted by Zordiark Darkeater:

Originally posted by MOSLEY:

It's 75Gb. Most modern games are 100+.

A lot of FFXIV players are still in the Stone Age when it comes to their systems is what i learned, and i mean the Stone Stone age...

They're not in the stone age

[Chiryuu]

Originally posted by MOSLEY:

Originally posted by FreshMint:

The basic excuse would be "why would you download the game if you don't have access to it?".
Though I agree that the game's ever increasing size is beginning to make it a bit of an issue.

It's 75Gb. Most modern games are 100+.

Correct, ff xiv is not a modern game, so can't compare.

[hagare]

so you at least gotta pay to datamine? xD

[Manimal]

im not a free trial user I have all the expansiions and 350 hours lol. I just wanna download it cause my internet is slow and have it whenever I wanna resub.

[Zordiark Darkeater]

Originally posted by Chiryuu:

Originally posted by MOSLEY:

It's 75Gb. Most modern games are 100+.

Correct, ff xiv is not a modern game, so can't compare.

Yes you can.

MMO games are a constantly evolving genre, more expansions means more content means more files means larger file sizes means more space is needed.
Hell they started to update the zones and textures and models and lighting and the overall graphics of the game.

Last thing people want is devs to stop updating and expanding an MMO game because some people refuse to update their systems with one of the cheapest hardware piece inside a system that is responsible for Space... the storage.

[RydenRLD]

Originally posted by Manimal:

im not a free trial user I have all the expansiions and 350 hours lol. I just wanna download it cause my internet is slow and have it whenever I wanna resub.

The game is currently locked behind signing into an account. By doing so the game will automatically download all files related to your account status - Free player: All content through Stormblood, Paid or lapsed player? Either all content through Stormblood or Endwalker. The FFXIV Team doesn't allow the game to just be downloaded without signing in to your account 1st. If you want it on standby, make a free trial account, sign in with that to get the basic info, and then when you're wanting to play more swap to the correct account to get the download for the rest of the data.

NOTE: I'm not sure how easy it is to use different accounts via Steam. I play through the Windows client and can sign in with any other window's FFXIV account at will without issue.