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

[rem0te]

And you can't confirm the service on the SE account page either?

Well, FINAL FANTASY XIV Beta Test appeared the very first day (may 28th) I got the email on my SE accout management page under "Confirm Membership Status" section:

Service/option name - Date registered/purchased - End date
FINAL FANTASY XIV Beta Test - May 28, 2010 ---
Basic Account - May 28, 2010 - Jun. 27, 2010
Characters - May 28, 2010 - Jun. 27, 2010

However, under the "Confirm Service History" section, it say I have no service history to display for FFXIV.

I tried contacting SE support explaining that either the date mentioned in the email is wrong or there is an with my account, but all I got so far was a canned response pretty much saying "if you were selected you can access the tester website, if you can't access its because you arent, please verify you arent dumb and using the right account ID, if you have more question consult the tester site" :facepalm:

[Murdock]

emailed.

Yeah this was emailed to me as well. Idk why they are emailing the testing schedules now.

[Murdock]

Beta Test and Server Expansion

Thanks to the efforts of all our testers, we have received a wealth of invaluable feedback and information regarding server balancing and gameplay.

The problems we encountered with the servers were more numerous than we originally anticipated. We were, however, able to make improvements throughout the course of the alpha test phase, and as a result we can now head into beta testing under far better conditions and with a concrete grasp of what areas still require attention.

We also took all your opinions and suggestions to heart, and have incorporated a number of alterations into the upcoming beta, from complete overhauls to minor tweaks. Testers can expect to see significant changes to areas in which we received the greatest amount of feedback, including, but not limited to, the user interface and battle system.

Considerable changes to the server setup and gameplay will continue to be made. These will not be worked into upcoming alpha tests, but will instead be implemented for the beta test phase.

We will, however, be introducing a number of new Worlds throughout the remainder of the alpha test. This will be a gradual process as we work to ensure that no connection issues arise while multiple game servers are running simultaneously.

Unfortunately, a World selection feature will not yet be available. We understand the inconvenience this causes, as many of you no doubt wish to create characters on the least-populated Worlds or on the same Worlds as your friends. For now we apologize for not having this option ready, and ask for your understanding and patience for the time being.

Your feedback has already contributed greatly to bettering FINAL FANTASY XIV, and we are striving to incorporate as much of it as possible into the beta and release versions of the game. We welcome all new testers, and hope that they can work together with our “old guard” to continue providing useful and enlightening feedback.

Enjoy your time in Eorzea!

Final Fantasy XIV Director
Nobuaki Komoto

just posted 2 hours ago.

[Oreth]

FYI, my email said I'd have access today, on the 2nd, and I was able to log in around 6 AM CST. Slooowly downloading the client as we speak.

How big is the client?

[Gokulo]

How big is the client?

You just download a small installer, which then downloads the game (p2p network too I think?). The whole thing has @4gb after that.

[Oreth]

I just tried to login there and it states the following:

You could not log in because the service account in question is not registered.
If you would like to log in to the service, please log in to the Square Enix Account Management System and register the service account.

The email did say that " The official testers’ site will become available for login on Monday, June 7, 2010 " but can i not login now and just browse forums etc?

Any ideas?

[Gokulo]

It says it will be available for login for your account on 7th, so no, you can't get in before.

[LaneDS]

I just tried to login there and it states the following:



The email did say that " The official testers’ site will become available for login on Monday, June 7, 2010 " but can i not login now and just browse forums etc?

Any ideas?

Just wait until June 7th. I had this problem last week with an e-mail dated June 2nd, nothing seemed like it was working and come this morning, I got another e-mail and can login just fine.

[Oreth]

Ahh ok! I figured as much i just thought i might be able to login prior and only able to download the client on the 7th. Would of been nice to read up and browse beforehand

[rem0te]

Just wait until June 7th. I had this problem last week with an e-mail dated June 2nd, nothing seemed like it was working and come this morning, I got another e-mail and can login just fine.

What kind of email? The one with test date hour or another email saying "you can log now" ?

[Amastacia]

You just download a small installer, which then downloads the game (p2p network too I think?). The whole thing has @4gb after that.

Updates are distributed via BitTorrent. Alpha is currently around 4GB, but will likely grow (the quoted HD requirement is much larger).

[sruon]

apparently, my blank SE account won a beta access as well.

[Hyan]

apparently, my blank SE account won a beta access as well.

gimme. :D

[Squeaky]

apparently, my blank SE account won a beta access as well.

So you have 2 accounts now? Congrats. Did you double subscribe or something?

[sruon]

The blank one was used when they opened the registration at the very start. The one I got beta with I registred literally the day they started sending initial invites.

Not to shit this thread, didn't realize I posted in the wrong one at first =/

[Kurokikaze]

Wow grats.

Sooooo... What you gonna do with the second account? <3

[Kaylia]

I got in the beta. Kinda funny considering I didn't link my FFXI account, complained about FFXI, said I wasn't anticipating FFXIV... I guess not sucking dick paid off for once.

[Purrrfect]

I got in the beta. Kinda funny considering I didn't link my FFXI account, complained about FFXI, said I wasn't anticipating FFXIV... I guess not sucking dick paid off for once.

Or they want the opinions of fans and also people who otherwise might have skipped on the game.

[Kaylia]

Or they want the opinions of fans and also people who otherwise might have skipped on the game.

That's exactly why I wrote this when I made the application. I find it funny because many people I know did everything they could to look like SE biggest fan and ended up not getting it.

[qpoiuwer]

There's a >50% chance it was completely random, so that would explain that.