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    To all beta testers, thank you for your continued support!

    At the start of the beta test there were many frustrations and worries due to the various issues such as the login difficulties. While there are still some issues remaining, we have determined that it is stable enough to hold the test for 24 hours straight. So starting today, the beta test will move on to phase 2 (Beta 2)!

    Also the development is operating at full steam to add more new features, make a number of adjustments and address various issues and server load problems, so that the next phase of beta test (Beta 3) can begin somewhere between early and mid-August. With all the feedback provided on the forums and elsewhere, we are doing our very best to make sure that as many of your opinions as possible are heard. Please look forward to Beta 3!

    Now, I have a few favors to ask regarding the beta test and I’d also like to explain some terms that previously weren’t explained in enough detail.

    Guildleve and Party Play
    We have received feedback saying that there aren’t enough monsters since Guildleves only get updated once every two days and testers are forced to battle monsters outside of levequests. There are two reasons behind this problem. One is that we didn’t explain our intentions clearly enough and the other is that what we intended is not working properly.

    Levequests are designed to be a part of the game that players can enjoy casually in solo situations. However, levequests are also designed as an element for parties to take part in. To make sure they work for both kinds of players, it comes with the ability to adjust their level of difficulty. Even if you were to run out of levequest offers for a particular challenge, you can still join in on the levequests of others. This also comes with the following advantages:

    - Both skill level and physical level can be increased
    - You are able to receive the mission reward (Gil)

    The system is designed to have no disadvantages for having more players in the party. So in case you run out of offers on available levequests, please cooperate with others and tackle other various levequests.

    If you currently have levequest offers available, or levequests that may be a bit difficult at your level, please try and recruit some party members. Those of you who are familiar with FINAL FANTASY XI are probably already aware of this but a party is formed by a leader running a search and recruiting members by directly contacting the player. However, in order to lessen the burden on party leaders, we have implemented a feature where players can automatically join the party if they meet the requirements set forth by the party leader.

    We are planning to implement features in response to feedback such as "Allow us to form a party if our current physical level matches, even if our skill levels are different" and "Allow us to form a party even when we are far away from each other, but able to use Teleport" in Beta 3. Since there still are many parts of the game that are incomplete, we wish to receive more feedback on things of this nature.

    As you can see, we would like testers to enjoy the party play options in levequests but at same time we are aware that the game is not optimally balanced yet. For example, skill rank increases more during battles against levequest monsters in comparison to normal monsters. Also, while under the effects of Guardian’s Favor, skill will increase even faster. However, considering the effort required, such as traveling time, we feel that more bonuses are required to encourage players to build up their characters by participating in other player’s levequests. For this reason, drastic changes will be made in Beta 3.

    There are many other parts where party battle is not well balanced yet and they are the reason why party play is not very active. Therefore, we welcome more feedback on party play.

    Behest
    "Behest" is a new feature that was introduced in the beta test phase. However, it seems like there was not enough explanation on it, so I would like to take this opportunity to explain it a little more.

    Basically, Behest is "A levequest where the offer is made by the game system itself." It is designed to offer a variety of missions depending on the number of players in the party and to become a substitute for levequests when no one has any available levequest offers.

    If you see the Yellowjacket NPC near Aetheryte and the Aetherial Gate, please speak with them and try out Behest. There are many advantages to tackling this new system! For example, larger amounts of gil can be obtained in comparison to normal battles.

    Just like party play, Behest is not quite balanced yet, so please send us your feedback!.

    We hope to see the same great level of feedback and support during Beta 2!

    FINAL FANTASY XIV Director
    Nobuaki Komoto

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    Re: Nobuaki Komoto speaks! Guildleve and Party Play

    yay good stuff mew!

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      Re: Nobuaki Komoto speaks! Guildleve and Party Play

      Originally posted by jenova_9 View Post
      yay good stuff mew!
      Did you even read the article?
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      • #4
        Re: Nobuaki Komoto speaks! Guildleve and Party Play

        well i agree that it is good stuff when the developers make an effort to explain their systems since it wasnt made clear before, any feedback is goodstuff.
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        • #5
          Re: Nobuaki Komoto speaks! Guildleve and Party Play

          Communication is good.
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          • #6
            Re: Nobuaki Komoto speaks! Guildleve and Party Play

            I'm gonna guess Phase 3 is the Open Beta? Either that or the version that'll have all of the starter areas open.
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            • #7
              Re: Nobuaki Komoto speaks! Guildleve and Party Play

              Or, Open Beta will be Open Beta.
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                Re: Nobuaki Komoto speaks! Guildleve and Party Play

                Originally posted by Solymir View Post
                Or, Open Beta will be Open Beta.
                Didn't even think of that one. I was thinking Retail might be Open Beta.
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                • #9
                  Re: Nobuaki Komoto speaks! Guildleve and Party Play

                  Originally posted by Durahansolo View Post
                  I was thinking Retail might be Open Beta.
                  I think that thought has been on a lot of peoples minds lately.
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                  • #10
                    Re: Nobuaki Komoto speaks! Guildleve and Party Play

                    Cool, now where's our PS3 invites you dicks

                    Should have just left my previous PC entry alone >.> who knows my PC might have just barely ran it lol.
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                      Re: Nobuaki Komoto speaks! Guildleve and Party Play

                      Originally posted by Durahansolo View Post
                      Didn't even think of that one. I was thinking Retail might be Open Beta.
                      When is that ever not the case with an MMORPG?

                      Really, though, this game does not sound close to being ready for its PC launch date. If I hadn't been persuaded to wait for the PS3 version before, posts like that would certainly make me hesitant now.

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                      • #12
                        Re: Nobuaki Komoto speaks! Guildleve and Party Play

                        Originally posted by Omgwtfbbqkitten View Post
                        When is that ever not the case with an MMORPG?

                        Really, though, this game does not sound close to being ready for its PC launch date. If I hadn't been persuaded to wait for the PS3 version before, posts like that would certainly make me hesitant now.
                        In some games a lot of progress is made at the very last minute. It's called crunch time.

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                        • #13
                          Re: Nobuaki Komoto speaks! Guildleve and Party Play

                          I agree, I'm actually thinking about waiting until the PS3 launch as well.
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                          • #14
                            Re: Nobuaki Komoto speaks! Guildleve and Party Play

                            If it wasn't for wanting to get the jump on crafting I would wait too, as I still want to hit 99 on at least 1 job ><
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                              Re: Nobuaki Komoto speaks! Guildleve and Party Play

                              Originally posted by DakAttack View Post
                              In some games a lot of progress is made at the very last minute. It's called crunch time.
                              For every Valve, there's a Bioware. I prefer the job being done right over just being done. SE used to get games out when they were good and ready, this sounds rushed to market.

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