To simply purchase Crysta and add/renew my subscription I have to login 3 separate times and during the whole process I am redirected 11-12 times to 3 different squeenix domains and there is a high probability that any of the redirects involving secure.square-enix.com could result in a connection timeout error and display a blank page forcing me to start the whole process over again because literally every page uses form data even if there\\'s no form and its just hidden session info. I mean the site is still a step up from the old PlayOnline days but it could still use a modern face lift. Not to throw in a competitors name or anything, but managing your Blizzard account or using their website is pretty smooth and painless. Ironically the new FF14 Online Store is very simple and easy to use and feels very fluid all the way up to checkout, but once it comes time to actually confirm your purchase and pay, you\\'re thrown back into the mogstation / secure.square-enix.com loop of repeatedly logging in and timeout prone redirects.
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