FFXIV 3.0 : Heavensward - Expansion Information and Discussion

[Shenrien]

There was a link in the lodestone news entry that described where to go to input any of the codes >.>

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...8c6c7d17987be5

[lathia]

Did you guys get an e-mail like the instructions said before you code was able to be activated? PC version.

[Ratatapa]

All I saw was the Twitter, so I went to the preorder site and logged in ( took my 18 digit code that SE gave me 1 month ago when I preordered it) then took the 18 digit code, went to mog station entered it and then profit

[Wulfgang]

There was a link in the lodestone news entry that described where to go to input any of the codes >.>

Would have been great if a link to those directions were included on the page where you get the 20-digit code. I have an SS of that page on my desktop at home; it doesn't even reference Mog Station. Yeah, it's easy enough to find if you go to the Lodestone, but why wouldn't you just put it on the code page so people can simply continue on to the next step?

[Rocl]

The FINAL FANTASY XIV: Heavensward (Windows version) pre-order codes that grant early access and bonus in-game items will become redeemable via the Mog Station starting tomorrow.

If you have pre-ordered FINAL FANTASY XIV: Heavensward (Windows) via participating retailers and received an 18-digit pre-order code (AAAAAA-123-AAAAAA-123 format) you must first visit the Square Enix North America pre-order website to receive your 20-digit Mog Station code. Users who have received a 20-digit (XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX format) Mog Station code directly from their retailer can skip this step.

(Windows Users) If you possess an 18-digit (AAAAAA-123-AAAAAA-123 format) pre-order code
Visit the Square Enix North America pre-order website
Log in with your Square Enix account
Redeem your 18-digit code and select the PC platform - this will grant you a 20-digit Mog Station
pre-order code (This code will also be emailed to you and can be viewed at any time by logging into this website again)
Proceed to the FINAL FANTASY XIV: Mog Station and follow the steps listed here to redeem your 20-digit code that will grant early access and the bonus pre-order items

(Windows Users) If you possess a 20-digit (XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX format) pre-order code
Proceed to the FINAL FANTASY XIV: Mog Station and follow the steps listed here to redeem your 20-digit code that will grant early access and the bonus pre-order items

Users who have pre-ordered the PlayStation®3 or PlayStation®4 version
We are currently working with Sony Computer Entertainment America to finalize the set up process and will make a follow-up announcement when pre-order codes can be redeemed on the PlayStation Network and when the digital versions will be available via PSN.

In the meantime, if you have pre-ordered a physical version of the game and received an 18-digit (AAAAAA-123-AAAAAA-123 format) pre-order code from your retailer, you can redeem it on the Square Enix North America Pre-order website starting tomorrow.

Visit the Square Enix North America pre-order website
Log in with your Square Enix account
Redeem your 18-digit code and select the platform of your choice (PS3 or PS4)
Your code status will be set to “Pending” and as soon as codes are available they will be emailed to your Square Enix account email address and also visible on the pre-order site

New users who have pre-ordered the FINAL FANTASY XIV Online all-in-one bundle (Windows/Mac versions)
You will be able to redeem your pre-order codes at the official launch of the game after you have created your Square Enix account and registered your full game code.

Please note that these instructions apply to the North American version of the game and may differ slightly from other regions. Please ensure that you’re following the appropriate instructions depending on your region.

Like Shenrien linked, lol http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...8c6c7d17987be5

It was very clear and easy to follow and mentions the Mog station like 8 times plz

it's convoluted that you input a code to get a code to me, but i did that shit months ago when i preordered and they laid out the activation pretty plainly with step by step shit

i mean dont you niggas go to the lodestone everyday wtf

[Wulfgang]

Let's move on. I never saw that page during the code process. If you go directly from buying the expansion to trying to register the code, it is materially less clear, but Mog Station is referenced as a footnote on the last page which I missed.

[Shenrien]

Did you guys get an e-mail like the instructions said before you code was able to be activated? PC version.

Nope I just saw a thread on Reddit, went to the text file where I saved the code from when I was activating my pre-order code that generated the second code and went to the mog station and was just a quick enter and done type of thing.

[Cutriss]

At this point I think the single thing they could do to get me hyped the most for 3.0 would be to play another field video with "Unspoken".

[Ratatapa]

I'm hyped for the server crash in June 19-25

[Ramset]

I'm hyped for the server crash in June 19-25

It's called [s]a beta test[/s] early access for a reason.

Edit: I'll just leave my fail there. I don't know how that shit works, but you get the point.

[Niiro]

It's going to be worse this time tho, because "early access" is pretty meaningless for an expansion, everyone that plays the game is going to buy the expansion and there's no reason to wait until after it's released to buy it if you already play the game.

It's not a (re)launch of the game like 2.0 was where plenty of people were just waiting to see how it fared before going in, we know what the game is now and the vast majority of people already know whether they're going to be playing or not. Not to mention even new people that just started recently have no doubt learned by now that they need to power through the MSQ before the expansion if they want access to any of the content.

Spoiler: show

strike

[Cutriss]

I don't really understand how it can be "worse". The load has already been distributed. There's not going to be a sudden influx of new players, they're already coming back now. New areas might be slammed but it's not going to take down the whole datacenter (that will happen on its own because of SE's own fuckups, not because of player influx).

[Niiro]

Uh....you don't remember zones crashing from S rank pops then I guess?

[Ramset]

Cutriss, the point is that the influx of logins spiking VERY HIGH at release of expansion will cause problems. "The load" is no distributed, it's merely at manageable levels currently. When you have massive amounts of concurrent logins that chews up a ton of resources.

The servers are not designed for optimal performance under that amount of stress (clearly), they're designed for the average load. It's not cost effective for the former. It's GOING to be bad at launch guaranteed.

[Shenrien]

Uh....you don't remember zones crashing from S̶ ̶r̶a̶n̶k̶ Odin pops then I guess?

ftfy

[Adajer]

More people have touched the game at this point than 2.0 launch. The servers will be slammed by so many people trying to access the game at the same time that normally dont access it, as stated above. I always have hopes that they prepare for heavy traffic, but launches always get borked.

[Shenrien]

No amount of preparation will give a solid launch, especially if there is a lot of hype to back the expansion. WoW had a lot of major issues with WoD launch, and although the hype isn't probably 3mil+ strong, it's definitely going to be very straining on the back end server loads.

[Lucavi]

I haven't seen a solid launch of a popular game or game expansion in years. I doubt I ever will again. That's just the reality of things.

[Dammerung]

I haven't seen a solid launch of a popular game or game expansion in years. I doubt I ever will again. That's just the reality of things.

It's possible, but then you end up with 'Brazil World Cup Stadium' syndrome.

[Ratatapa]

I don't really understand how it can be "worse". The load has already been distributed. There's not going to be a sudden influx of new players, they're already coming back now. New areas might be slammed but it's not going to take down the whole datacenter (that will happen on its own because of SE's own fuckups, not because of player influx).

Xi crashed a lot when expansions came out. Remember a lot of people canceled their sub till 3.0 so that will be a load increase