Official global alpha start date: November 28th.

[brozy]

Yay the Yoshi fairy was finally kind!

[Kami]

Are you kidding me SE?

I just got an e-mail offering me to... register for Alpha! So I figured I must have somehow registered from another account/email but no, turns out I actually registered from this very email/account and haven't been selected (yet) !

Stop trolling me SE %ç"*%ç*&

It is our pleasure to inform you that you have been selected for the role of Alpha Tester. \o/

Whine paid off!

[Gokulo]

I think they invited a ton of people today or something. Lots of people I know got in with this wave.

Also

As of December 13, 2012 (Thursday) 7:00 a.m. (GMT), we will no longer be accepting applications for FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn alpha testers. The final alpha tester selection will be conducted on December 17, and notification emails will be sent shortly thereafter.

Proceed to the Alpha Test Application Site.

* The alpha test is scheduled to conclude in late December, 2012.

[Elcura]

Nothing here but at this point I've lost hope of getting one at all.

We should hold hands and cry together.

[Sephiroth]

We should hold hands and cry together.

Probably best to save the tears for Monday morning.

[jwang]

Jimminy Cricket came through for me: I'm a real alpha tester now!

[blindSharingan]

Still nothing here. I'm really hoping I don't have to wait until OB to mess around with this but I've never really had great luck getting pick for testing. :/

[Eanae]

[Ambrosia]

Jumping is fucking awesome.

It is! I jumped all over the place. I even jumped in front of people trying to battle "stuff" for no reason at all. Simply awesome. I'm glad we get to fight "cooler" stuff at much earlier levels, rather than fighting you know... rats and beetles till level 49.9. I'm liking it so far. Not sure about the grass though.

[miokomioko]

Not sure about the grass though.

Dealbreaker.

[Kainos]

whats the general opinion on how the game is now? I havnt really kept up on it. or can someone PM me a link to a website that covers the alpha?

[Insanecyclone]

Better than 1.0 already.

[Shenrien]

I'm fairly impressed its defiantly a step up over 1.0, how much so is still to be determined because to me it can go in so many horrible directions. I'll defiantly be watching from a distance with this one.

[Takiwaki]

As far as basic systems go, the game is far superior to 1.0 for sure, waiting to see the meat. High hopes yes, just totally cautious about what they do with the battle system.

Seems like they ran out of people to invite lol, sending emails for SE members to sign up

[Waraji]

Inb4 Beta threads about lack of grass in Thanalan and over abundance of water in La Noscea.

[Vuitton]

No they're complaining about the texture quality of the tree leaves now. Grass is so last month.

[Sephiroth]

We have a real gem here.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...E-Please-don-t!

In before he gets banned.

[Dakin]

As far as basic systems go, the game is far superior to 1.0 for sure, waiting to see the meat. High hopes yes, just totally cautious about what they do with the battle system.

Seems like they ran out of people to invite lol, sending emails for SE members to sign up

I'm still 0/2. Alpha app on first day and legacy since first implemented. RNG Y U HATE ME?! I wonder what the timeline for the alpha > beta transition will be. Considering alpha ends late this month, I'd hope for mid January closed beta start at the earliest.

[Gokulo]

We have a real gem here.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...E-Please-don-t!

In before he gets banned.

You wish, lol. That's not how OF works ;<

[Sephiroth]

You wish, lol. That's not how OF works ;<

Normally yeah, but this time he'll be banned for breaking the NDA. His "friend" is most likely himself too.