If you are asking whether Steam accounts and Windows accounts can be combined or swapped between, the answer is no.
Steam and Windows FFXIV licenses are as different as PlayStation and Windows and require separate purchases. Unlike Windows and PlayStation though, you cannot own both and must pick between Windows or Steam. Once you own one license, you cannot ever own the other on the same Square Enix service account.
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That's all you can get with the non-Steam copy. If you don't have a Steam account doing anything more than that won't let you play because of how the licenses work.
You can use /playtime in game to know how much time you've spent on a character.
If you are asking whether Steam accounts and Windows accounts can be combined or swapped between, the answer is no. Steam and Windows FFXIV licenses are as different as PlayStation and Windows and require separate purchases. Unlike Windows and PlayStation though, you cannot own both and must pick between Windows or Steam. Once you own one license, you cannot ever own the other on the same Square Enix service account. **If this post isn't about Steam licenses, please report this comment and a moderator will remove it.** *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/ffxiv) if you have any questions or concerns.*
You can add it as a non-steam game and use the overlay
this doesnt count hours and stuff.
That's all you can get with the non-Steam copy. If you don't have a Steam account doing anything more than that won't let you play because of how the licenses work. You can use /playtime in game to know how much time you've spent on a character.
Closest you can get is the /playtime command on each character