PC version of Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn goes free for 14 days

But trial not available for PS4 or PS3.

News by Wesley Yin-Poole Former Editor-in-Chief

Updated on Aug. 1, 2014

Square Enix will today launch a 14 day free trial for the PC version of subscription-based massively multiplayer online game Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn.

The trial version, which goes live at 6pm UK time this evening, lets you get up to level 20, but there are some limitations on in-game activities.

Here are the limitations, according to the free trial terms:

No in-game micro transactions can be made during the Free Trial.
Players have ninety (90) days after the Free Trial expires to upgrade to the full retail version of the game in order to keep playing with the same in-game and character data.
Any upgrade to the full retail version of the game during the Free Trial shall result in the loss of any unused Free Trial time.
A Free Trial account will only allow creation of eight playable characters, restricted to one playable character per World.
Free Trial account characters will have their level capped at level twenty.
Free Trial account characters will have a capped amount of in game currency (GIL) that may be obtained.
Users will not be able to use "shout", "yell" or "tell" in-game chat options during the Free Trial.
Users will not have access to the in-game market board during the Free Trial.
Users will not be able to trade items with other players during the Free Trial.
Users will not be able to use the Mogletter service during the Free Trial.
Users will not be able to hire a retainer character during the Free Trial.
Users will be able to join a Linkshell if invited, but cannot create a new Linkshell during the Free Trial.
Users will not be able to create or join a Free Company during the Free Trial.
Users will be able to join a party if invited or by using the Duty Finder, but cannot assemble a party during the Free Trial.
Users will not be able to login to the Lodestone and or any other game forum during the Free Trial.