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

[Katlan]

Well they did send me many notification.. but its the same problem i cant registe at the ffxiv beta test site.

They haven't added any new ppl since 6/14, this was the last register date for ppl. And there is no registration.... U just go to dev-na.ffxiv.com (for US) and enter ur SEID info

[Kongolo]

They haven't added any new ppl since 6/14, this was the last register date for ppl. And there is no registration.... U just go to dev-na.ffxiv.com (for US) and enter ur SEID info

the invetation dated in 1st march and i did get to dev-eu.ffxiv.com but same thing kept happing again

"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."

tbh, i gave up months ago.. but after seeing this.. i got some hope

[Loaar]

they did, it was 2nd july..

but again no links, no nothing.. just kept teasing me with these notifecation >.<

There was no intake on the 2nd July.

The only changes to the EU testers were 2 people added on the 3rd. I'd say your email is some kind of scam.

[Zeh]

So the beta is gonna start off like the alpha with the scheduled times right? Think they'll finally get the logins right? >.>

[bluefan]

Who knows.

I can't see it being perfect though, there's bound to be a few mishaps.

[outzaidur]

With less than 3 months to launch and a very "half-finished" game, this month of july is very very important for SE. why? well it takes a long while to print and distribute it world wide. I would say that the beta version we have at the start of september is the version that will be shipped. and to make changes (serious programming here dudes) it often takes 2-4 weeks. So really, this month is the only month left that actually has any real bearing on the feedback they get from us.

And are the servers up yet? No... is that a good thing? Not really.

I have to be honest and say that the beta test of FFXIV feels more like a ploy to create hype and buzz. The features they added from alpha to beta are not the ones players came up with but instead things they already planned several months ago. (Updated graphics, chat filters and whatnot)

I am not complaining but seriously, this is FFXI-2. Fullscreen-tab-crashes and all.

[mastamind]

Dont forget there will likely be a release day patch, so they have basically up till release to make sure everything works as long as they get the main portions of code in time for the dvds/cds to be created.

[Hyan]

Ah yes, July > September.. I bet S-E didn't see that one coming. Only 11 months in this year. Damn them leap years.

[Destinye]

With less than 3 months to launch and a very "half-finished" game, this month of july is very very important for SE. why? well it takes a long while to print and distribute it world wide. I would say that the beta version we have at the start of september is the version that will be shipped. and to make changes (serious programming here dudes) it often takes 2-4 weeks. So really, this month is the only month left that actually has any real bearing on the feedback they get from us.

And are the servers up yet? No... is that a good thing? Not really.

I have to be honest and say that the beta test of FFXIV feels more like a ploy to create hype and buzz. The features they added from alpha to beta are not the ones players came up with but instead things they already planned several months ago. (Updated graphics, chat filters and whatnot)

I am not complaining but seriously, this is FFXI-2. Fullscreen-tab-crashes and all.

It's pretty obvious it's not "FFXI-2", even then what's it matter? Most MMORPGs that succeed a previous in the series shares similarities. Also they have 24 more days left in this month..and august..they have time.

[Katlan]

With less than 3 months to launch and a very "half-finished" game, this month of july is very very important for SE. why?l.

Why do ppl always assume this, we have no idea how much of the game is completed. and outside of the server stability issues and the combat being super slow and clunky (w/should be fixed now). I have a feeling a lot will just be fine tuning now

[Chakra]

With less than 3 months to launch and a very "half-finished" game, this month of july is very very important for SE. why? well it takes a long while to print and distribute it world wide. I would say that the beta version we have at the start of september is the version that will be shipped. and to make changes (serious programming here dudes) it often takes 2-4 weeks. So really, this month is the only month left that actually has any real bearing on the feedback they get from us.

And are the servers up yet? No... is that a good thing? Not really.

I have to be honest and say that the beta test of FFXIV feels more like a ploy to create hype and buzz. The features they added from alpha to beta are not the ones players came up with but instead things they already planned several months ago. (Updated graphics, chat filters and whatnot)

I am not complaining but seriously, this is FFXI-2. Fullscreen-tab-crashes and all.

wtf are you talking about half finished game? I hope to god you don't think that alpha was in proportion to how up to date they were with finished graphics and content because you'd be terribly wrong.

Also, they delayed the PS3 release and it seems likely that the focus is to finish their main platform version and most likely halted porting. It's not entirely impossible. Just wait and see how it goes.

[Loaar]

You only have to look at the screenshots of beta info at how detailed the leve system is compared to alpha to realise that the game is much more developed than any tester has seen.

As usual, we are just being kept in the dark about things til the last minute. That doesn't mean though that SE haven't got the game systems all done and are working on tweaking things now.

[Hyan]

I imagine their internal testing team is as massive as ever.

It almost looks like SE uses testers to find out the rest of the bugs, stresstest and give their OPINION about the game.

Then SE does what they want, hopefully based on that feedback.

So yeah.. FFXI-2, o noes? Only the game mechanics are different!!1

[bluefan]

With less than 3 months to launch and a very "half-finished" game, this month of july is very very important for SE. why? well it takes a long while to print and distribute it world wide. I would say that the beta version we have at the start of september is the version that will be shipped. and to make changes (serious programming here dudes) it often takes 2-4 weeks. So really, this month is the only month left that actually has any real bearing on the feedback they get from us.

In all likely hood, the games boxes are already in production and will be done before August, so they have enough time to ship to their destinations. It's guaranteed on launch day, there will be a very large patch. The version that will be shipped will not be the same version on launch day, guaranteed.

You've never experienced a MMO before launch, no?

[sruon]

I should open a crystal ball shop, would sell very well around here.

[AshTS]

The technical difficulties with the FINAL FANTASY XIV Bug Report Form has been resolved on Jul. 7, 2010 at 21:30 (PDT).

We apologize for the inconvenience.

What does this mean? I don't even.

[LD]

Then don't even.

[brand]

Schedule is up. Same as alpha. Tues/Thurs/Sat, region locked, though it's listed as "every" tues/thurs/sat, starting this Saturday.

They apparently want to keep schedule updates via twitter accounts...

http://twitter.com/FF_XIV_JP

Swap your language out at the last two chars.

[Starlink]

good XD

[Draylo]

Nice, going to be fun this SAT.