Comments from the Devs

[Niiro]

That's disappointing. I plan to play with guys in ARR who are currently on a different v1 server. Now I want phase 4 to hurry up and start.

Characters from phase 3 aren't saved, so your friends will have to restart in phase 4 anyway.

[Odin'sLaw]

why is Ragnarok and Excalibur NA servers? there Myth is based on EU cultures oh well we got Odin i guess

[Evane]

Ragnarok is considered an EU server actually.

[Odin'sLaw]

Ragnarok is considered an EU server actually.

good i don't need to move my char then

[Cutriss]

That is (unfortunately) correct. At some point in the near-ish future they'll open up the applications for world transfer, but the transfer won't actually happen until phase 4. Also, to start, no *new* characters can be made on a legacy server so at the moment there's not a way to meet up with 1.0 folks if you don't already happen to be on the same server.

Bolded for emphasis. The article specifically says that at first new characters won't be allowed on Legacy servers, but as the test progresses, they may allow it.

That said, my non-1.0 friends are just going to stay where they started last weekend and come over in Phase 4.

[ArchDizzle]

Anyone seen when they are releasing the new lodestone now? Last I saw was the 2nd time it was delayed with no time given.

[Gokulo]

Anyone seen when they are releasing the new lodestone now? Last I saw was the 2nd time it was delayed with no time given.

Yeah, we don't know sadly.

[Gokulo]

Double-trouble

[xopher]

Anyone seen when they are releasing the new lodestone now? Last I saw was the 2nd time it was delayed with no time given.

They've stated multiple times, between phase 3 and 4.

[xopher]

ダッブル

[ArchDizzle]

They've stated multiple times, between phase 3 and 4.

[NA] Regarding the Release of The Lodestone (Beta Version)

"We were originally planning to release The Lodestone (Beta Version) today, but the process of implementing the information that of the Character that was made in the game is having trouble, and we have decided to delay the release to a later date.

Estimated release date: Jun. 16, 2013 8:00 p.m. (PDT)

・The Character Image that is supposed to be displayed on the Character's Profile is not catching up.
* For the Characters that are not catching up, a silhouette image will be displayed. However, this process will be eliminated little by little as time goes by.

This may be inconvenient for some of our users, but we hope everyone will wait until it is fully resolved."

[Grey Jorildyn]

Who the heck translated that (poorly)? Lol

[Gokulo]

It's a dev post, so yeah :D

[xopher]

[NA] Regarding the Release of The Lodestone (Beta Version)

"We were originally planning to release The Lodestone (Beta Version) today, but the process of implementing the information that of the Character that was made in the game is having trouble, and we have decided to delay the release to a later date.

Estimated release date: Jun. 16, 2013 8:00 p.m. (PDT)

・The Character Image that is supposed to be displayed on the Character's Profile is not catching up.
* For the Characters that are not catching up, a silhouette image will be displayed. However, this process will be eliminated little by little as time goes by.

This may be inconvenient for some of our users, but we hope everyone will wait until it is fully resolved."

Had no clue they were attempting to do it early. Everything I'd seen said between P3 and P4 so that's what I was expecting.

[xopher]

[NA] Regarding the Release of The Lodestone (Beta Version)

"We were originally planning to release The Lodestone (Beta Version) today, but the process of implementing the information that of the Character that was made in the game is having trouble, and we have decided to delay the release to a later date.

Estimated release date: Jun. 16, 2013 8:00 p.m. (PDT)

・The Character Image that is supposed to be displayed on the Character's Profile is not catching up.
* For the Characters that are not catching up, a silhouette image will be displayed. However, this process will be eliminated little by little as time goes by.

This may be inconvenient for some of our users, but we hope everyone will wait until it is fully resolved."

Had no clue they were attempting to do it early. Everything I'd seen said between P3 and P4 so that's what I was expecting.

[Iremire]

I believe what they've said is "at service start". That rules out beta phase 4, although I guess you could argue between the official release or early access being when it happens.

I believe it is sometime during phase 4.

In the last letter I think they said We will do all changes to our accounts when Phase 4 Begins since it's also when our characters get transferred and saved. Don't know if it was said anywhere in writing.

And new players should be allowed to make characters on legacy servers during Phase 4. No reason to play with them this phase.

Edit: Also at this rate it seems like we might have our week of play time next week if everything goes well :3.

[Lucavi]

Yoshi-P can cut himself a fine-ass interview. Goodness. Speaks with candor and wit, yet speaks as if he truly understands the player and doesn't try to bullshit. I don't smell a whiff of PR when I hear him speak, and I've done nothing BUT work through PR in my career.

I want this game to succeed for many reasons, but that just might be my biggest one. You want to see people that do things the right way rewarded.

[donnie]

Yoshi-P can cut himself a fine-ass interview. Goodness. Speaks with candor and wit, yet speaks as if he truly understands the player and doesn't try to bullshit. I don't smell a whiff of PR when I hear him speak, and I've done nothing BUT work through PR in my career.

I want this game to succeed for many reasons, but that just might be my biggest one. You want to see people that do things the right way rewarded.

I could not agree with you more. I think what got me addicted to following ARR is not the game itself more so the case study that is Yoshida on how to take such a challenging task and succeed in it.

[Oshin]

Yoshi-P can cut himself a fine-ass interview. Goodness. Speaks with candor and wit, yet speaks as if he truly understands the player and doesn't try to bullshit. I don't smell a whiff of PR when I hear him speak, and I've done nothing BUT work through PR in my career.

I want this game to succeed for many reasons, but that just might be my biggest one. You want to see people that do things the right way rewarded.

This. Most game developers give interviews where you end up wondering if they even play their own game. Yoshi really, really gets it, and he speaks to gamers as a gamer.

I'm really looking forward to this game, and even if I was just on the fence about it, I'd pre-order a copy just to thank him for his candor.

[Kurokikaze]

I could not agree with you more. I think what got me addicted to following ARR is not the game itself more so the case study that is Yoshida on how to take such a challenging task and succeed in it.

This is pretty much how I feel about the whole thing. Just watching the updates leading up to the FFXIV 2.0 announcement 2 years ago I was thinking to myself "This dude gets it.".