As part of our fraud prevention measures, we plan to implement a restricted login check process for Steam service account users. An implementation time-frame for the change has been decided and has been detailed below.

[Affected]
FINAL FANTASY XIV Steam Version

[Changes]
Current:
FINAL FANTASY XIV Steam version clients can currently be opened directly without going through the Steam application and is possible to use the regular Windows version client application for Steam version service accounts.

After the change:
For Steam version service accounts, the FINAL FANTASY XIV client application will need to be started up from the Steam application's Play button. Any other method of direct startup will no longer be available.

[Time and Date of Implementation]
Aug. 29, 2019

We thank you for your understanding and cooperation.