Alpha/Beta Announcement thread. Next Alpha: ???

[Ksandra]

Stop shitting up the threads with cookie arguments.

per the OP:

"Minor questions/discussions are allowed, but attempt to keep this thread as clean as possible"

[Katlan]

How was the latency in-game?

From the sounds of it we might be getting very close to Alpha 2 indeed.

They stated that they want to be able to run a week's worth of alpha tests w/o any [serious] issues (im assuming stability) before moving to the next phase. And they have alrdy planned another test for this week, so its looking good

[Spira]

lol.. even SE is telling people to gtfo from Bearded Rock and Lower La Noscea.

[Jinko]

Noticed there is a small update for the client, seems they have updated the atual client this time.

[mai ikari]

Noticed there is a small update for the client, seems they have updated the atual client this time.

--- 05/13/2010 ---

- We have taken steps to prevent display issues with NPC "Baderon"

- We have taken steps to prevent the issue that caused aetheryte to not be displayed.

- We have implemented countermeasure to ease server load.
Along with these measure, the "Stack" and "Unstack" functions for items has been temporarily disabled.

Guess I'll be selling these little worms from mining points to NPC individually.

[Jinko]

There is another patch, so i'm guessing there is a test tomorrow ?

[Hyan]

Well, they should be posting the date and times for the test soon in that case (actually they should be up already?). If not, then no tests :D.

[Razdom]

There is another patch, so i'm guessing there is a test tomorrow ?

No patch for me

[Jinko]

Hmmm weird, perhaps it was the old patch, maybe it didn't install correctly last time lol

[Katlan]

Hmmm weird, perhaps it was the old patch, maybe it didn't install correctly last time lol

there was 2 small patches on thursday, but yeah... not a new one

[Loaar]

Next test is Tuesday night for the NA people and they have asked people to test Blacksmith and Miner until they get on top of the lag issues.

[Hyan]

Good, very good. More info about those two classes is more than welcome.

[Murdock]

The dates and times of the seventh test will be as follows. (All times are PDT: GMT -7:00.)

Seventh Alpha Test Schedule

Dates and Times:
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 – 3:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. *1
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 – 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. *2
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 – 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. *3

*1 Only users with Japan-based Square Enix accounts will be able to log in.
*2 Only users with Europe-based Square Enix accounts will be able to log in.
*3 Only users with North America-based Square Enix accounts will be able to log in.

* Three test periods per day have been set in accordance with times of anticipated peak activity in each region.

Test Contents:
- Synthesis
- Gathering
- Quest System
- Guildleve System

The State of the Alpha and Upcoming Test Content

Hello everyone, and thank you for continuing to take part in the FINAL FANTASY XIV Alpha Test.

At present, there still remain several facets of the server stability issue which require improvement, and our efforts to bring about those improvements are ongoing. The results of our investigation over the weekend indicated that further alterations were necessary before launching the next test, which is why it was rescheduled for the beginning of this week.

On another topic, we are extremely grateful for the immense amount of feedback we have received regarding in-game combat. We will temporarily close this feedback forum, however, until server stability and latency issues have been adequately addressed. At that time, we will likely ask again for your impressions and opinions on the battle system. In the meantime, we would like to have testers focus on the synthesis and gathering features of the game.

Though the areas of the synthesis and gathering systems available for testing represent only a fraction of the content intended for release, the core actions and processes are present. Please take the time to comment on any aspects of these features, from details or tweaks that you would like to see carried out, to what you may have found counterintuitive or poorly explained.

As in previous tests, the quest and guildleve systems will be available, and your continued feedback on these topics is also greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your time and dedication, and please enjoy your stay in Eorzea!

FINAL FANTASY XIV Director
Nobuaki Komoto

looks like we are finally on a normal schedule.

[sruon]

inb4'd*^

They really need to move on phases... I haven't played since like the third test because 3 AM-7 AM kills me.

[vrumpt]

looks like we are finally on a normal schedule.

doesn't appear anyway that there are any kind of crippling errors or server bugs anyway. Hopefully we can see the conclusion of the alpha test before the end of the month.

[Wycor]

inb4'd*^

They really need to move on phases... I haven't played since like the third test because 3 AM-7 AM kills me.

Hmm you know all the test are at same time 6-10pm for all time zones ?

[sruon]

I'm EU with NA account, but I've had my friends try/play/test for me these last tests.

[Katlan]

I'm EU with NA account, but I've had my friends try/play/test for me these last tests.

my friend has had me doing the same, EU player w/ NA acct

[Izzy]

I really like how they ask you what to test. It makes me feel like they actually wanna get some feedback on specific things.

[Murdock]

The dates and times of the seventh test will be as follows. (All times are PDT: GMT -7:00.)

Seventh Alpha Test Schedule

Dates and Times:

Thursday, May 20, 2010 – 3:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. *1
Thursday, May 20, 2010 – 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. *2
Thursday, May 20, 2010 – 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. *3

*1 Only users with Japan-based Square Enix accounts will be able to log in.
*2 Only users with Europe-based Square Enix accounts will be able to log in.
*3 Only users with North America-based Square Enix accounts will be able to log in.

* Three test periods per day have been set in accordance with times of anticipated peak activity in each region.

Test Contents:
- Synthesis
- Gathering
- Quest System
- Guildleve System

/hurray