[FFXIV] Expansion Upgrade/Purchase Infographic

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┃ Starter (†)    │ Complete (Current) │ Complete (Launch) │ Dawntrail (*)  │ Evercold (*)   ┃
┠────────────────┼────────────────────┼───────────────────┼────────────────┼────────────────┨
┃ A Realm Reborn │      Starter       │      Starter      │   Endwalker    │   Endwalker    ┃
┃  Heavensward   │     Endwalker      │     Endwalker     │   Dawntrail    │   Dawntrail    ┃
┃  Stormblood    │     Dawntrail      │     Dawntrail     │                │   Evercold     ┃
┃ Shadowbringers │                    │     Evercold      │                │                ┃
┃                │                    │                   │                │                ┃
┠────────────────┴────────────────────┴───────────────────┴────────────────┴────────────────┨
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┃  (†) Cannot purchase if "A Realm Reborn" is already on the service account. This note     ┃
┃      is aimed at users who played prior to "Starter" being released. Such as Legacy       ┃
┃      and/or 1.0, or A Realm Reborn's Early Access in 2013.                                ┃
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┃  (*) Requires Starter / A Realm Reborn.                                                   ┃
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┃  Q: "Will Square Enix offer an upgrade if the Complete Edition, or the Dawntrail          ┃
┃     Expansion is bought now?"                                                             ┃
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┃  A: No. Purchase of the Evercold expansion will be required if the Complete Edition       ┃
┃     or Dawntrail Expansion is bought now.                                                 ┃
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┃  Q: "Can I return to the Free Trial after I buy the starter or complete edition?"         ┃
┃                                                                                           ┃
┃  A: No. Purchase of either will flag the service account as owning the starter edition.   ┃
┃     This means the account must retain an active subscription after the initial free 30   ┃
┃     days of subscription time provided by the starter edition's initial purchase for each ┃
┃     platform ends.                                                                        ┃
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┃  Q: "Will I be able to play expansions (Endwalker/Dawntrail) now if I pre-order           ┃
┃     Evercold?"                                                                            ┃
┃                                                                                           ┃
┃  A: No. Pre-ordering / pre-purchasing Evercold now will require the purchaser to wait     ┃
┃     until Early Access (currently January ??, 2027) to gain access to the expansions.     ┃
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┃  Q: "Will Square Enix charge my account immediately if I pre-order through the Square     ┃
┃     Enix Store?"                                                                          ┃
┃                                                                                           ┃
┃  A: No. Pre-ordering Evercold through the Square Enix store will only charge if the       ┃
┃     purchaser either chooses "Debit Now" or waits until June 28th, 2024.                  ┃
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