Open Beta - Coming Soon!

[Etra]

Re: Open Beta - Coming Soon!

Due to people drinking so many energy drinks..?

...ew.

Also: Beta keys @ Fileplanet. (Subs and NA only.)

[TheGrandMom]

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They are out of keys for today unfortunately.

[Malacite]

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!!!! Shit! Would have been good to know this sooner . _ .

[Kafeen]

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The FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test begins on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 2:00 (GMT)! We hope to see everyone participate!

The FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test begins on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 19:00 (PDT)! We hope to see everyone participate!

Exactly when I predicted. Can't wait.

[Aeni]

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Exactly when I predicted. Can't wait.

Any other details about this? Or can anyone join?

[Kafeen]

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Any other details about this? Or can anyone join?

Well they said "We hope to see everyone participate!" so it sounds like it.

Also:

The details for the FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test are described below.

Operating Procedure
Schedule:
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 19:00 (PDT)

*The Open Beta Test will be online continuously for 24 hours a day.
*Maintenance and any other announcements will be posted accordingly.

*Information on testing dates and times will also be posted on the official FINAL FANTASY XIV Twitter feed.
FINAL FANTASY XIV (FF_XIV_JP) on Twitter
FINAL FANTASY XIV (FF_XIV_EN) on Twitter
FINAL FANTASY XIV (FF_XIV_DE) on Twitter
FINAL FANTASY XIV (FF_XIV_FR) on Twitter

Log-in Capacity
During the initial stages of the beta test, the number of players allowed to be logged in at any given time will be limited, with capacity to gradually increase as adjustments are performed on server load. Should the maximum capacity already be reached when you attempt to log in, a message will appear indicating that the world is currently congested, and you will be asked to try again in a short while. At this time you will be placed on a waiting list in the order of attempted log-in time. To maintain your position on the waiting list, you must initiate the log-in procedure again within ten minutes of your first attempt.

Feedback Submission
While playing, testers who have been asked to submit opinions on anything at all regarding topics such as game balance issues, settings that you may have found difficult to understand, and features that you felt were inconvenient, unintuitive, or required further explanation are asked to use the feedback hread, and for those testers who have been assigned the task of reporting bugs are asked to use the bug report form.

If they're thinking the servers could hit the log-in capacity, it sounds like they're expecting more than just those from the closed beta.

And:



Sign-ups for Open beta open soon. Not sure if signing up for the closed beta automatically signs you up for open beta, we might need to apply again.

Those who were accepted into the closed beta get keys sent out without signing up again.

[Etra]

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Those who were accepted into the closed beta get keys sent out without signing up again.

Oh? I assumed our keys would just carry over like other MMOs do. /shrug

[jenova_9]

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soon many will learn the crazyness of the bones

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thGSSg7eQik"]YouTube- FFXIV BETA PHASE 3: WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH SKELETONS[/nomedia]

[Takelli]

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lol. I remember watching that video, although it was named something else...

It was quite funny to watch. Especially of the other video of the person trying to kill goats, but kept missing like 10 times in a row. XD

[Malacite]

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I got a letter & link from Eorzepedia saying anyone who got into closed and registered their codes before yesterday ended would be guaranteed a spot.

[jenova_9]

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lol. I remember watching that video, although it was named something else...

It was quite funny to watch. Especially of the other video of the person trying to kill goats, but kept missing like 10 times in a row. XD

I knew Marauders were going to be missing a lot.

[Solymir]

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Does anyone know if we'll be able to download and install the game before open beta begins that night?

[Aeni]

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Does anyone know if we'll be able to download and install the game before open beta begins that night?

If you were in closed beta, you just need to download the patches. If you're not and trying to get into Open, then no, you're not entitled to anything and must download the client on the first day like everyone else would.

[Neomage]

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So will we need a key for the open beta as well, or what? Because all my efforts to get a key for the closed beta crapped out on me, but I would really like to play the game a little bit to see how it plays before I preorder.

[Aeni]

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So will we need a key for the open beta as well, or what? Because all my efforts to get a key for the closed beta crapped out on me, but I would really like to play the game a little bit to see how it plays before I preorder.

No, but you may need to re-register. We'll know more when they update, presumably with server restarts (FFXI) which I assume will be the same for FFXIV.