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

**Carraway** · 2010-04-20 06:19

Japanese players are reporting that the log-in process is smooth this time around.

**Khamsin** · 2010-04-20 06:19

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the testers in all regions for their continued participation and feedback during the FINAL FANTASY XIV Alpha Test.

As of Thursday, April 15, the submitted feedback numbers by region (and language) are as follows:

North America: 25,401
Europe (English): 11,554
Japan: 4,959
Europe (German): 4,022
Europe (French): 3,512

The alpha test phase is scheduled to continue with several more facets of the game becoming available to testers. As always, we ask that you take the time to submit feedback on any and all topics, and we look forward to hearing your opinions and suggestions.

Way to go Japan!

Originally Posted by lancaster

Japanese players are reporting that the log-in process is smooth this time around.

I'm surprised they're reporting anything.

**Carraway** · 2010-04-20 06:24

Might've spoken too soon, actually! People are getting disconnected now.

**Loaar** · 2010-04-20 06:27

Originally Posted by Khamsin

Way to go Japan!

I'm surprised they're reporting anything.

While I doubt its the whole reason, those figures are interesting in that the order of reports follows the order of the testing sequence.

I wonder if the short downtime between each window is allowing SE to make server side changes that allow each group progressively slightly more stability and therefore more opportunity to give feedback.

**King Zuca** · 2010-04-20 06:59

Originally Posted by Khamsin

Way to go Japan!

I'm surprised they're reporting anything.

Originally Posted by zalasta

Or you could look at it another way. Americans do like to complain, just look at the whining in the beta thread. So many frivolous demands.

if it leads to a better gaming experience, i say complain away.

**Hyan** · 2010-04-20 08:06

Originally Posted by zalasta

Or you could look at it another way. Americans do like to complain, just look at the whining in the beta thread. So many frivolous demands.

No wonder XI wasn't better, with the JP onry beta and all.

**SkullRobot** · 2010-04-20 08:12

I wonder if they included people complaining/reporting NDA breakings in those numbers.

**sruon** · 2010-04-20 08:25

and we hate america so let's keep it that way.

Got my new computer, hopefully FFXIV will be smoother.

**Uzor** · 2010-04-20 08:30

Originally Posted by meonline

While I doubt its the whole reason, those figures are interesting in that the order of reports follows the order of the testing sequence.

I wonder if the short downtime between each window is allowing SE to make server side changes that allow each group progressively slightly more stability and therefore more opportunity to give feedback.

I don't think that's the issue at all. I doubt they do much if any server stability work in-between testing phases. I think that, for some reason. the NA and EU players are just better at reporting issues.

To be honest, those numbers are quite surprising to me. I thought the JP players would be at the top, with NA players following. Although that might be because I don't speak JP and only see the NA and EU players that complain about how they have to actually test the game, and how buggy and worthless it is because its not perfect in an alpha stage.

Perhaps the NA feedback consists of how they feel the game should be changed to be a mixed clone of WoW and FFXI, while the JP reports are actual bugs?

**joxerthemighty** · 2010-04-20 10:24

we don't know if the amount of people from each region accepted was equal. granted you'd think it would be if each gets its own play test time.

also don't forget japan had an extra day of testing (even if it closed early)

**Katlan** · 2010-04-20 10:26

Originally Posted by zalasta

Or you could look at it another way. Americans do like to complain, just look at the whining in the beta thread. So many frivolous demands.

American's loveee to QQ, I'm sure 90% of the feedback submissions are. "why isnt there a druid class," "is there gonna be end game content," "why can't i play a mithra in alpha"

**TheMightyQuinn** · 2010-04-20 10:34

Originally Posted by Katlan

American's loveee to QQ, I'm sure 90% of the feedback submissions are. "why isnt there a druid class," "is there gonna be end game content," "why can't i play a mithra in alpha"

Don't forget reporting NDA breakers...The way the official forums look, NA testers seem to think that that's their main priority.

**Zeb** · 2010-04-20 10:37

As of Thursday, April 15, the submitted feedback numbers by region (and language) are as follows:

North America: 25,401
Europe (English): 11,554
Japan: 4,959
Europe (German): 4,022
Europe (French): 3,512

So far there are 558 posts combined in the feedback threads on the NA forums. I'm going to say that the numbers posted above represent the amount of posts in all threads and forums (including general discussion) on the beta forums. And the GD forum is pretty much like the GD forum on Alla, with a 16 page thread entitled "*puts a piece of cheesecake in the middle of the room*"

**joxerthemighty** · 2010-04-20 10:43

are you sure its not bug reports and not anything to do with the forums?

**Zeb** · 2010-04-20 10:46

Originally Posted by joxerthemighty

are you sure its not bug reports and not anything to do with the forums?

Yes.

**Purrrfect** · 2010-04-20 11:45

So where the hell would one read about how the jp/eu tests are running? We have a spec thread, a job thread, and a official onry thread.

**Jinko** · 2010-04-20 11:50

Originally Posted by Purrrfect

So where the hell would one read about how the jp/eu tests are running? We have a spec thread, a job thread, and a official onry thread.

They generally run the same days, 7-11 JST and 6-10 GMT all news is in the Speculation thread from all 3 tests.

**Khamsin** · 2010-04-20 18:08

Originally Posted by joxerthemighty

we don't know if the amount of people from each region accepted was equal. granted you'd think it would be if each gets its own play test time.

also don't forget japan had an extra day of testing (even if it closed early)

It was about 2000-2500 per region.

**Khamsin** · 2010-04-20 18:18

Originally Posted by Zeb

So far there are 558 posts combined in the feedback threads on the NA forums. I'm going to say that the numbers posted above represent the amount of posts in all threads and forums (including general discussion) on the beta forums. And the GD forum is pretty much like the GD forum on Alla, with a 16 page thread entitled "*puts a piece of cheesecake in the middle of the room*"

I'm guessing it's based on actual bug reports, not random discussion and certainly not including General Discussion, if they're even using post counts at all for part of the total.

I don't think they'd count posts about cheesecake when doing their tally.

"22,037... 22,038... this one's about cheesecake... 22,039... another cheesecake... 22,040... 22,041..."

Don't forget, also, that besides the Feedback thread, there's also the other alpha threads like Client Problems (with has nearly 1000 posts), Hardware, Network, etc. And that they're heavily moderated and reports probably disappear regularly as SE takes note of them.

**millay** · 2010-04-21 12:08

No announcement for Thursdays test yet?

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