Because this is causing some of confusion I'm going to summarize a few posts SE has made on the lodestone as well as on the lodestone forums regarding at least the CE/Legacy junk.
For PC peeps:
IF YOU USED A 1.0 CE AND ARE LEGACY:
If you want the digital CE in-game items:You will get a free download of the ARR CE's digital upgrade including these in-game items.
If you want the physical CE bonus items: You will need to purchase the ARR CE.
If you want early access: You will get early access as a LEGACY account holder.
If you want the preorder in-game items: You will need to pre-order ARR or the ARR CE.
IF YOU USED A 1.0 CE and are NON-LEGACY:
If you want the digital CE in-game items : You will get a free download of the ARR CE's digital upgrade including these in-game items.
If you want the physical CE bonus items: You will need to purchase the ARR CE.
If you want early access: You will need to pre-order ARR or the ARR CE.
If you want the pre-order in-game items: You will need to pre-order ARR or the ARR CE.
IF YOU DID NOT USE A 1.0 CE AND ARE LEGACY:
If you want the digital CE in-game items : You will need to purchase the ARR CE's digital upgrade.
If you want the physical CE bonus items: You will need to purchase the ARR CE.
If you want early access: You will get early access as a LEGACY account holder.
If you want the pre-order in-game items: You will need to pre-order ARR or the ARR CE.
IF YOU DID NOT USE A 1.0 CE AND ARE NON-LEGACY:
If you want the digital CE in-game items : You will need to purchase the ARR CE's digital upgrade.
If you want the physical CE bonus items: You will need to purchase the ARR CE.
If you want early access: You will need to pre-order ARR or the ARR CE.
If you want the pre-order in-game items: You will need to pre-order ARR or the ARR CE.
I hope this helps.
*DISCLAIMER*: I extrapolated this from this and this. I am not SE and I cannot guarantee what I have said will work, but this is, to the best of my knowledge, how they have things set up.
See the quotes below if you wish to see how they've worded it:
For PC peeps:
IF YOU USED A 1.0 CE AND ARE LEGACY:
If you want the digital CE in-game items:You will get a free download of the ARR CE's digital upgrade including these in-game items.
If you want the physical CE bonus items: You will need to purchase the ARR CE.
If you want early access: You will get early access as a LEGACY account holder.
If you want the preorder in-game items: You will need to pre-order ARR or the ARR CE.
IF YOU USED A 1.0 CE and are NON-LEGACY:
If you want the digital CE in-game items : You will get a free download of the ARR CE's digital upgrade including these in-game items.
If you want the physical CE bonus items: You will need to purchase the ARR CE.
If you want early access: You will need to pre-order ARR or the ARR CE.
If you want the pre-order in-game items: You will need to pre-order ARR or the ARR CE.
IF YOU DID NOT USE A 1.0 CE AND ARE LEGACY:
If you want the digital CE in-game items : You will need to purchase the ARR CE's digital upgrade.
If you want the physical CE bonus items: You will need to purchase the ARR CE.
If you want early access: You will get early access as a LEGACY account holder.
If you want the pre-order in-game items: You will need to pre-order ARR or the ARR CE.
IF YOU DID NOT USE A 1.0 CE AND ARE NON-LEGACY:
If you want the digital CE in-game items : You will need to purchase the ARR CE's digital upgrade.
If you want the physical CE bonus items: You will need to purchase the ARR CE.
If you want early access: You will need to pre-order ARR or the ARR CE.
If you want the pre-order in-game items: You will need to pre-order ARR or the ARR CE.
I hope this helps.
*DISCLAIMER*: I extrapolated this from this and this. I am not SE and I cannot guarantee what I have said will work, but this is, to the best of my knowledge, how they have things set up.
See the quotes below if you wish to see how they've worded it:
- Players who own FFXIV version 1.0 will not need to purchase the PC version of FFXIV: ARR and will be able to download the FFXIV: ARR software for free.
- Players who own the FFXIV version 1.0 Collector’s Edition will receive the FFXIV: ARR Collector’s Edition in-game bonus items (Helm of Light, Baby Behemoth Minion, Behemoth Barding, and Coeurl Mount) for free. The in-game bonus items will be delivered via Moogle Letter when FFXIV: ARR launches.
- Players who have fulfilled the requirements of the Legacy Campaign will be able to take part in early access and play before the official start of service.
- The Collector's Edition digital upgrade offers customers the ability to upgrade their standard FFXIV account to Collector's Edition status via the “FFXIV Service Center†website that is scheduled to be opened at the launch of official service, which then grants the in-game bonus items included with the Collector's Edition. Customers in possession of the Collector's Edition for either version 1.0 or A Realm Reborn will receive these Collector's Edition items without needing to purchase the upgrade.
- As long as you pre-order, the PS3 version can be linked to your pre-existing FFXIV account to play early on the PC version.
- If you have no interest in the physical items that come with the collector's edition, and have no intentions of playing on the PS3, using the digital upgrade will allow you to receive the collector's edition items with your current account.
- Early access is a pre-order bonus for those purchasing FFXIV:ARR. Players who purchased the original collector's edition are also required to pre-order FFXIV:ARR. The only exception to this rule are those who meet the requirements for Legacy status.Â
- The collector's edition bonus items are included in the product code, so any registration of the product code to a specific service account would include all the bonus items solely to that service account. Pre-order bonus item codes however are separate and can be registered to any service account.
- If you buy the PS3 collector's edition, you'll be able to receive the collector's edition items granted you register the PS3 version to your legacy account.
