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

[Katlan]

What do you think will happen if I try to log in without alpha access? Insta-ban from being picked in future?

I'm downloading to do some datamining anyway, not just stare at it. Thanks

JUst says the account in question doesnt have service

[Skeptic]

JUst says the account in question doesnt have service

Yea, don't think there is a penalty for that.

[YukonWildAss]

they removed it (and around 40 other tracks) from the games folders after the first alpha test.
only way you can get it now is from the OST rip, track 40

I have the rip and found the song, thanks for giving me the track number! I don't think I listened to each song long enough, it doesn't go all Chocobo until second 11 or 12. Anyways, thanks again!

[RPGTyrant]

That was added this time, so I'm sure that's a safe bet. And I'm almost positive that's not what caused instability at all, but I'm pretty sure I know what might have. Hopefully I'm wrong.

* A real-time display of the current queue and a feature that will automatically attempt to log the player in when the server is full are currently under development.

This may be in by the time the next test comes live, which would be nice. At current the visible login queue is just the server congestion message displaying what your place in line is.

[Uzor]

Also, the 10th emote map doesn't seem to be a new race, unless they plan for us to lie in a bed crying.

On another note, the motion files has an animation for idling in a chair. Whether or not that's NPC-only though (all races/genders have it).

[YukonWildAss]

Has anyone gotten this wacky alphabet/font SE is using matched up to our normal conveniently readable alphabet?

[ascalon]

Has anyone gotten this wacky alphabet/font SE is using matched up to our normal conveniently readable alphabet?

ffxivmaps dot com has a version of it. Am sure somebody will make an actual fontface for windows/osx soon too.

[YukonWildAss]

ffxivmaps dot com has a version of it. Am sure somebody will make an actual fontface for windows/osx soon too.

Thanks a lot!

[Uzor]

I'm not sure if this has been posted yet, haven't seen it at least, but here's a list of status effects:

Ability status

Defender
Assimilation (Conjurer; Resonance)
Whisper (Conjurer; Soughspeak)
Guard
HiryuCaster (dunno what Hiryu means)
HiryuTarget (again, dunno what it means)
HowI
Life Plunder
Meditate
Pain Share
Perfect Cast
Sentinel
Shield Cure
Shield Tact
Shikikoyo
Soul Arrow
Soul Eater
Stealth Shot
Stealth Step

Magic status

Banish
Bio
Dark
Dia
Heavy
Mind spike
Protect
Shell
Shock Spike
Stoneskin

Weaponskill status

Earth Attack
Iron Tempest
Matra Magic
Slash
Thumbing
Wayning Moon

Status

Blind
Cast Speed
Cmn Absorbation (dunno what Cmn means)
Cmn Attribute Control
Cmn Command Control
Cmn DoT (probably Poison)
Cmn Hate Control
Cmn Instant Effect
Cmn Moving Control
Cmn Parameter Control
Cmn Target Control (mob-form of provoke?)
Cmn Temporary Defense
Cmn Time Control
Combination
Dummy (guessing its just a "dummy" file, but yeah)
Hate Control
Petrify
Poison
Shield Defense
Short Stun
Sleep
Base Class (this shows up as a "status effect" like all of the above)
Stun
TP Cost

Sorry if this has already been posted, but don't remember seeing it in the past 245 pages.

[Seanr]

That was added this time, so I'm sure that's a safe bet. And I'm almost positive that's not what caused instability at all, but I'm pretty sure I know what might have. Hopefully I'm wrong.

They stated the issue... unless you think they are lying.

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During the alpha test that occurred on Apr. 15, 2010 at 3:00 (PDT), due to characters logging with with damaged data, there were a number of server issues and many had trouble staying connected to the alpha test.

As a result of our investigation, we have found that while some characters were deleted because of data issues the other day, all of the damaged characters were not deleted. Because of this, we will once again be isolating and deleting the characters in question.

Additionally, while we plan to deal with this issue with all possible speed, we do not yet know when this will be complete. Therefore, the alpha tests for Apr. 15 and Apr. 18 have been canceled.

The next alpha test dates will be posted as soon as the issues have been resolved such that we can resume.

We truly apologize for the inconvenience this may cause you and thank you for your understanding in this matter.

[qpoiuwer]

stuff

First guess would be common. Like, Cmn Absorbation is all the absorb stat spells.

[Cairthenn]

They stated the issue... unless you think they are lying.

I think there's something else that they alluded to but weren't specific about is all..

[Falcon]

I think there's something else that they alluded to but weren't specific about is all..

Cmon, out with it!

[deft]

HiryuCaster (dunno what Hiryu means)
HiryuTarget (again, dunno what it means)

In FF5 Hiryu was a rideable wyvern. Google search says Hiryu means "flying dragon".

[roippi]

status effects

Nice, I don't remember seeing those before.

Meditate, Shikikoyo: !! And shiki is a status effect?

In FF5 Hiryu was a rideable wyvern. Google search says Hiryu means "flying dragon".

Float maybe?

[Lazytowner]

I think there's something else that they alluded to but weren't specific about is all..

This is the RL equivalent of walking up to a friend and saying "I have something in this box I'm holding, but you can't look at it. I just wanted to let you know that what's inside is something you might want. Still though, I'm not letting you take a look inside."

Y U DO THIS?

[Kachi]

lol, my girlfriend hates me because I do that all the time.

[YukonWildAss]

We just can't handle the truth! (Or maybe he's afraid of saying it and being wrong?)

[Spira]

Hiryu is also a generic name given to address DRG's wyvern in FFXI.

[Eldan]

my css + html skills need some work so there is a lot wrong with it, but here is the current state.

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http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/4...eenshot1fx.png

based off [thanks to Fred!]:

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http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/7071/96036622.jpg