New Membership Info

From the 20th of April 2006, the Payment System for PlayOnline services in EU territories will be renewed. This renewal will bring more payment options and will also allow settling accounts by using EU currencies.

Registering Payment Method
Even if you do not intend to purchase a Content ID, valid payment information is required for PlayOnline registration. Please select credit card or debit card.

+Credit Card:
VISA or MasterCard are accepted (all countries).
*On the first day of each month, the following month's service fees will be automatically billed.

+Debit Card:
SOLO, SWITCH, and Carte Bleue are accepted.
SOLO and SWITCH can only be used by those residing in the U.K.
Carte Bleue can only be used by those residing in France.
*After selecting the contract period (from 1 to 3 months) when purchasing a Content ID,
the service fees will be immediately billed.
To continue using a Content ID, you will be required to apply for a Content ID contract extension.

If Your Current Payment Method Becomes Invalid:
If the payment method you have registered becomes invalid for any reason, it will become necessary to change to a different payment method. If your payment method remains invalid, you may be unable to use the PlayOnline services.

*If your fees are currently being charged in US dollars (USD), you may choose to continue paying in US dollars.
*Payment in US dollars cannot be selected in the case of a new membership.
*The ELV (bank transfer) payment method for Germany will be added in the near future. Details will be provided later.
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Now my opinion:

>_>

Credit card has allways worked, all they are adding is Maestro cards, yea, great _renewal_, one extra option for a whole continent.

Debit cards only accepted from France and UK? Since when did France and UK became Europe? What about the rest of us.. what about the most popular, most used, all time favorite Visa Electron debit card?

And then they also give us this little table of goodness:

___________________USD___GBP__EUR
FINAL FANTASY XI____12.95__8.99 _12.95

Know what this means? That € (EURO) territory has just received a raise in price :D
Thanks for all the love square! now because i pay in Euro, i will have to pay 2 dollars more than the US :D
oh joy!

Last time i looked, 12.95 USD = 10.6346 EUR, so what the hell is this all about?
Uk also got the shaft: 12.95 USD = 7.40639 GBP

What the hell is this >_>, sure its a small raise, but still... Huh...

Double Post Edited:
I suppose ill choose to continue paying in USD, but new players... oh well.