Comments from the Devs

**Waraji** · 2013-07-31 21:14

inb4 botched launch and free sub till A Real Re-Reborn 3.0.

**shidobu** · 2013-07-31 21:15

Originally Posted by Waraji

inb4 botched launch and free sub till A Real Re-Reborn 3.0.

Don't you wish that evil on me ricky bobby!

**AidenCarby** · 2013-07-31 21:16

Originally Posted by Waraji

inb4 botched launch and free sub till A Real Re-Reborn 3.0.

I WILL FUCKING MURDER EVERYTHING YOU LOVE

**Seiji Okita** · 2013-07-31 21:23

Originally Posted by Waraji

inb4 botched launch and free sub till A Real Re-Reborn 3.0.

This will now haunt my dreams... Meh.

**Foxer** · 2013-07-31 21:28

Originally Posted by Sephiroth

I don't think phase 4 is about fixing things, it seems to be more of a demo.

kekeke

Originally Posted by Gokulo

Yeah, aside of stress testing, Open Betas are not really about fixing stuff.

kekeke

Originally Posted by Raldo

So you think open betas are for stress testing, but if problems arise from that, it's not about fixing it. Okay.

ye...

RPG Site: We currently know so little about PVP play - can you spill some beans on how it'll be?
Yoshida: First of all, we are going to introduce one part of the PVP we're planning to make, Coliseum. This is going to be 4 vs. 4 or 8 vs. 8. With this next beta phase, 4, we're going to test that out - so you'll be able to find out what happens when different classes or jobs fight against each other within FF14.

Testing PvP. In an older interview, they mentioned PvP wasn't going to be introduced 'til 2.1, but in a later one they said they wanted it ready by launch.

EITHER WAY; GIMME GIMME GIMME!

**Galkaeater** · 2013-07-31 21:39

Originally Posted by Waraji

inb4 botched launch and free sub till A Real Re-Reborn 3.0.

A Realm Aborted

**Waraji** · 2013-07-31 21:41

Originally Posted by Foxer

Testing PvP. In an older interview, they mentioned PvP wasn't going to be introduced 'til 2.1, but in a later one they said they wanted it ready by launch.

The only thing they've gone back and guaranteed for launch has been Summoner. The Beta roadmap has always had Testing for PVP and Housing during P4, among other things, that will be officially released in later patches.

**Foxer** · 2013-07-31 21:55

Originally Posted by Waraji

The only thing they've gone back and guaranteed for launch has been Summoner. The Beta roadmap has always had Testing for PVP and Housing during P4, among other things, that will be officially released in later patches.

KHI: Do you plan to add more endgame content for hardcore gamers at launch?

NY: Do you mean, for example, PvP?

KHI: Yes.

NY: For the launch, there will be a huge raid, and there will also be pre-required battle content in order to take that raid on, so hardcore gamers can see for themselves how challenging it can be. In v2.1 we are going to introduce the first PvP content, which is another world first announcement, and a new raid.

RPG Site: We currently know so little about PVP play - can you spill some beans on how it'll be?
Yoshida: First of all, we are going to introduce one part of the PVP we're planning to make, Coliseum. This is going to be 4 vs. 4 or 8 vs. 8. With this next beta phase, 4, we're going to test that out - so you'll be able to find out what happens when different classes or jobs fight against each other within FF14.

This Coliseum will be introduced with patch 2.0, straight away after launch. Six months after launch, we're planning to also introduce another PVP called Frontline. This is more like a RvR - Realm versus Realm. This uses whole zones - it's a large-scale PVP.

Nah. They said it will be for launch.

**Spira** · 2013-07-31 23:38

Originally Posted by Adajer

I don't think they want to give people too much free time to play the game w/o paying for it.

i dunno. 1.0 players technically havent paid for ARR yet and we are all getting to play it free for like.. a month? a week is really nothing.

i do feel the real problem is with balancing out Beta4 and early access... because given that P4 carries over into retail, they're essentially the same thing. The difference lies in when you pay for retail (early access people already did / 1.0 players don't have to / new P4 players when P4 ends).

because of conflicting party interests, i think the most sensible thing that is likely to happen is that P4 and early access happen concurrently (cos you know some people will play P4 and wanna do early access as well if they're different).

that being said, a 1 week open beta is already short as it is. they must feel extremely confident about ARRs launch this time round.

**Hyan** · 2013-07-31 23:43

i dunno. 1.0 players technically havent paid for ARR yet and we are all getting to play it free for like.. a month? a week is really nothing.

I thought this was something like 2 weeks? In that respect another week is +50% free playtime, hardly nothing.

**Deuce** · 2013-07-31 23:51

Yeah, I thought returning players get two weeks and new accounts get the full month.

Also, where the fuck is this benchmark?

**avelle** · 2013-07-31 23:56

So this new benchmark is supposed to support SLI right? I think that's what they said way back when anyways.

**Gokulo** · 2013-08-01 00:15

Originally Posted by Foxer

Testing PvP. In an older interview, they mentioned PvP wasn't going to be introduced 'til 2.1, but in a later one they said they wanted it ready by launch.

EITHER WAY; GIMME GIMME GIMME!

I'll give you that one

I wouldn't even remember it because I don't care about PVP.

**Obsidian** · 2013-08-01 00:20

Originally Posted by avelle

So this new benchmark is supposed to support SLI right? I think that's what they said way back when anyways.

Reasonably confident SLI/Crossfire support is not confirmed for launch, never mind this benchmark. If anything, I'd expect it to happen whenever they implement DX11.

**Gokulo** · 2013-08-01 00:25

Some dev posts on that

Regarding the recently announced “GeForce 320.49 Driver” graphic driver from NVIDIA®, we have confirmed that FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn will show up as a SLI-compatible game (NVIDIA Control Panel > 3D Settings > Manage 3D Settings). However, please note that we have not yet made the necessary adjustments on the program side to make the game compatible with SLI. Please be patient as we plan to have this ready by the official launch.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.

SLI and Crossfire support are not yet available in the Beta Test, but will be available at launch!

**Spira** · 2013-08-01 00:41

Originally Posted by Hyan

I thought this was something like 2 weeks? In that respect another week is +50% free playtime, hardly nothing.

oh ok.. 2 weeks then..
but 1 week more in the grand scheme of things.. is still nothing.

and looking from a cost-effective analysis point of view.. is even more insignificant. they ran months without subscription revenue in 1.0 and beta testing. if anything, i am pretty certain cost is the least driving concern behind the duration they set for beta4/early access.

**Heslon** · 2013-08-01 02:12

http://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/benchmark/en/index.html

**Kaiyoko** · 2013-08-01 02:15

Originally Posted by Heslon

http://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/benchmark/en/index.html

That's the old benchmark.

This is the new one...
http://gdl.square-enix.com/ffxiv/ins...-Character.zip

**solracht** · 2013-08-01 02:17

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/world/cities/ishgard
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/world/threats/key-enemies

**Deuce** · 2013-08-01 02:18

Yeah I agree, especially the Ishgard info and Ascians == Paragons.

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