American Expansion on EU ffxi?

Samuzuki · 03-08-2007, 06:34 PM

I ordered ToA for my friend off an english site i might add, and the american version of the expansion arrived (all other sites werent supplying it anymore >.<)
So now when he trys to install it it says ffxi is not installed on his pc which has the EU version of ffxi on. Anyway i was wondering is there a way to make them compatible or anything? :/

neighbortaru · 03-08-2007, 06:57 PM

unfortunately no. iirc, each region requires the specific region keys to work.

Icemage · 03-08-2007, 08:02 PM

It's not the software that is incompatible, it is the registration keys.

You can't register a EU expansion key on an account opened with the NA version of FFXI (same goes for JP version).

Grizzlebeard · 03-08-2007, 11:56 PM

You can play any region account on any version of FFXI. For example, I can play my NA account on an EU installed game. The thing is, your billing details need to be current on the version your account is registered on and the account keys need to be registered on that region also.

So, if your friend has an EU account he can play on an NA installed game by inputting his PlayOnline ID. Problem comes when he tries to change his credit card or register a new expansion on an NA account. In this instance, he'd need the EU POL disc in order to amend his account details etc. This doesn't mean installing the whole game again, just overwriting the NA POL with the EU one in order to change his details. Once he's done that he needs to unistall the EU POL and reinstall the NA one.

Now, it sounds like you bought your friend the NA ToAU for him and he has a EU account. In this instance you may as well make handy cup mats with those discs if you can't get your money back. If he has an EU account he needs an EU ToAU account key to register the expansion.

Samuzuki · 03-09-2007, 07:34 AM

I thought so thanks for the replys >.<.

Grizzlebeard · 03-09-2007, 09:45 AM

Check your mail out mate, may have a solution to your problem.

Pikas60 · 11-10-2007, 01:22 PM

I have an almost identical problem.I have the eu version of ffxi with all the expansions registered.But my ToUA disc refuses to install.
i tried searching the web for an eu version torrent of ToUA but couldn't find one and so i got the US version.
On install it sais that FFXI is not installed.Is there a way to just install the software since in the 2 version the game files are the same ?

03-08-2007, 06:34 PM	#1
Samuzuki Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 98 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2x in 2 Posts	American Expansion on EU ffxi? I ordered ToA for my friend off an english site i might add, and the american version of the expansion arrived (all other sites werent supplying it anymore >.<) So now when he trys to install it it says ffxi is not installed on his pc which has the EU version of ffxi on. Anyway i was wondering is there a way to make them compatible or anything? :/ __________________

03-08-2007, 06:57 PM	#2
neighbortaru anti-spam Super Moderator Steelknight Emblem Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 5,532 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 22 Thanked 63x in 58 Posts My Mood:	Re: American Expansion on EU ffxi? unfortunately no. iirc, each region requires the specific region keys to work. __________________

03-08-2007, 08:02 PM	#3
Icemage Digital Wizard Super Moderator Holyknight Emblem Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 6,207 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 72 Thanked 528x in 341 Posts My Mood:	Re: American Expansion on EU ffxi? It's not the software that is incompatible, it is the registration keys. You can't register a EU expansion key on an account opened with the NA version of FFXI (same goes for JP version).

03-08-2007, 11:56 PM	#4
Grizzlebeard Play toy Brass Ribbon of Service Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: England Posts: 1,220 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 156 Thanked 180x in 89 Posts My Mood:	Re: American Expansion on EU ffxi? You can play any region account on any version of FFXI. For example, I can play my NA account on an EU installed game. The thing is, your billing details need to be current on the version your account is registered on and the account keys need to be registered on that region also. So, if your friend has an EU account he can play on an NA installed game by inputting his PlayOnline ID. Problem comes when he tries to change his credit card or register a new expansion on an NA account. In this instance, he'd need the EU POL disc in order to amend his account details etc. This doesn't mean installing the whole game again, just overwriting the NA POL with the EU one in order to change his details. Once he's done that he needs to unistall the EU POL and reinstall the NA one. Now, it sounds like you bought your friend the NA ToAU for him and he has a EU account. In this instance you may as well make handy cup mats with those discs if you can't get your money back. If he has an EU account he needs an EU ToAU account key to register the expansion.

03-09-2007, 07:34 AM	#5
Samuzuki Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 98 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2x in 2 Posts	Re: American Expansion on EU ffxi? I thought so thanks for the replys >.<. __________________

03-09-2007, 09:45 AM	#6
Grizzlebeard Play toy Brass Ribbon of Service Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: England Posts: 1,220 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 156 Thanked 180x in 89 Posts My Mood:	Re: American Expansion on EU ffxi? Check your mail out mate, may have a solution to your problem.

11-10-2007, 01:22 PM	#7
Pikas60 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts	Re: American Expansion on EU ffxi? I have an almost identical problem.I have the eu version of ffxi with all the expansions registered.But my ToUA disc refuses to install. i tried searching the web for an eu version torrent of ToUA but couldn't find one and so i got the US version. On install it sais that FFXI is not installed.Is there a way to just install the software since in the 2 version the game files are the same ?

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