FFXIV Closed Alpha/Beta Discussion (Cancelled for this week)

[Loaar]

I didn't grow up on the west coast, and all the feeds over here broadcasted C/E time only =/.

But everyone knows the new year starts at 12:01 A.M. EST

I know this is a troll, but by the time if hits 12:01 A.M. EST its been New Years for more than 1/2 a day where I live.

[Kirb]

Are you saying mountain time zone is a third world country

I lol'd, I swear to god

[Seanr]

I didn't grow up on the west coast, and all the feeds over here broadcasted C/E time only =/.

But everyone knows the new year starts at 12:01 A.M. EST

America!! FUCK YEAH!

I know this is a troll, but by the time if hits 12:01 A.M. EST its been New Years for more than 1/2 a day where I live.

I Don't rightly recollect likin your type.

[Burningthought]

I know this is a troll, but by the time if hits 12:01 A.M. EST its been New Years for more than 1/2 a day where I live.

Yeah well you don't get to see a huge ass ball of light drop down a pole to indicate the near year. <_<

[Loaar]

Yeah well you don't get to see a huge ass ball of light drop down a pole to indicate the near year. <_<

Meh, I get to see all our fireworks and stuff, go get some sleep, then wake up and watch all your ones on live TV.

[Achitophel]

Come on guys. Okay, yeah, knowing what time it is in Hyderabad when you're in Dallas isn't expected, but knowing the difference from the West Coast to the East Coast (and, obviously, the other two), should be pretty common knowledge for North Americans. I'm not sure how you could watch sports and be older than 11 without a basic understanding of it (alibis for Indiana and Arizona).

[supercoco]

http://www.nationsonline.org/bilder/third_world_map.jpg

guess not!

[Khamsin]

http://www.nationsonline.org/bilder/third_world_map.jpg

guess not!

There are some countries on there marked as third world that I figured were at least second, if not first world. Namely in the north africa/middle east area.

[Kiarax]

There are some countries on there marked as third world that I figured were at least second, if not first world. Namely in the north africa/middle east area.

The internet never lies. Dis-proven.

[bluefan]

Australia is first world?...

Spoiler: show

Jk! Please don't sic your 'roos on me...I've seen what they can do to people and woah, I would buy them as guard dogs if it were legal.

[Hotseat]

1 hour 25 mins to Alpha No.2 in Japan!

[Spoony]

Woooot can't wait to wait up to some new leaked info.

[Satyr]

check this out maybe some of you haven't seen it yet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxX_bVluflo

[nekoshoonen]

cool video even if totally unrelated

[Achitophel]

There are some countries on there marked as third world that I figured were at least second, if not first world. Namely in the north africa/middle east area.

Er, first world/second world/third world historically has no connection to the level of development. 1st=capitalists, US-affiliated. 2nd=communist, Soviet-affiliated. 3rd=in flux, non-affiliated.

[Suyo]

Australia is first world?...

Spoiler: show

Jk! Please don't sic your 'roos on me...I've seen what they can do to people and woah, I would buy them as guard dogs if it were legal.

Hahaha I was waiting for that.


Does Japanese phase start at 7 or 8pm JST?

edit: 2ch tells me 7pm, rock on

[Satyr]

8pm, I belive

[Oulanbator]

http://www.nationsonline.org/bilder/third_world_map.jpg

guess not!

That concept of second world should not even exist.
The third world concept is already a poor English translation, as third in the original language of the expression was used to define "others" or "third party", and not as a ranking or fraction.

The third world meant: countries that had no power to do anything or weren't under heavy military control (like Germany or Japan) at the end of WW2. Basically, there was the countries that fought (won or lost) and the "others".
These happened to be the poorest countries, and that's how "Third world" became a term to refer to the countries with the worst life quality standards.
The "Third world" description is barely accepted nowadays for a lot of reasons. Most people say "Countries under development".


Regrouping countries under a classification 1st, 2nd, 3rd is fucking humiliating and respectless. Who is the jackass that made this map ?

Not to mention the ranking is retarded: a lot of countries in your "third World" (like Brazil and Israël) have a greater economy and more political impact than countries in your "second world" like Kazakhstan.

So, I don't know where this map comes from, but you should consider forgetting that shit unless you really want to look like a total moron when talking politics.

[Sinzfeldt]

Yeah. And this looks all to scale too.

Looking at that map though there seem to be an awful lot of tunnels, i hope all the zones don't end up being surrounded by "mountains" aka zone divisions like other unmentionable games. Yes i like large open plains.

[Hyan]

Looking at that map though there seem to be an awful lot of tunnels, i hope all the zones don't end up being surrounded by "mountains" aka zone divisions like other unmentionable games. Yes i like large open plains.

From the official in-game pics you can see that La Noscea is full of open plains and such. It might be due to the huge size of the map why it looks like there's no room for plains, but there definitely is.