I knew it! : FFXI General Discussions

I first started playing FFXI back when it first came out on the PC in NA. And I had canceled my account long enough for the system to deleted my characters before I came back in Nov/Dec of last year. Now this campaign is starting, to get people to come back and they can even bring back old characters that were deleted by the system. I called them and they said I have to wait for fricken June to get back my characters because phaze one doesn't unclude "Active Playonline Accounts"!

Bah! What a way to stick it to your paying customers.

And back when I restarted my account in Nov/Dec, they told me they couldn't recover my thief with millions in gil and equipement! I'm irritated now I want my money and items back NOW!

Here's a partical paste from the link from the news on PlayOnline

Part I of "Return Home to Vana'diel" is a special campaign just for players who have already unsubscribed from PlayOnline. For a limited time, we're issuing these players registration codes free of charge to allow them to come back to PlayOnline, play FINAL FANTASY XI, and even recover and play their old characters from before!

Who is eligible?
“Return Home to Vana’diel Part I” applies to players who have already unsubscribed from PlayOnline and can’t return because their registered information has been deleted. For players who have deleted FINAL FANTASY XI characters but have not unsubscribed from PlayOnline, we’re planning “Return Home to Vana’diel Part II” in early June. More details and information on how to participate will be announced at a later date, so please wait until then.

*The following players are not eligible to participate:
-Players who have unsubscribed from PlayOnline but have never purchased a FINAL FANTASY XI Content ID.
-Players who have been banned from PlayOnline due to violations of the PlayOnline Member Agreement, FINAL FANTASY XI User Agreement, or FINAL FANTASY XI Software License Agreement.
-Players whose characters can be recovered by the PlayOnline Information Center. (Please see the related news item for details.)
-Players who have not unsubscribed from PlayOnline.

Apparently part 2 will allows restoring of old charactes. SWEET!