Preparing for the FINAL FANTASY XIV: ARR Beta Test (02/01/2013)

[Taskmage]

Re: Preparing for the FINAL FANTASY XIV: ARR Beta Test (02/01/2013)

Yeah, I'm using a 6 year old 2.1 GHz Core2 Duo, so it's definitely time to upgrade. Officially XIV wants a 2.66 GHz i7. I'm going to see about going to a 3.4 GHz i5 in the next few months.

[Malacite]

Re: Preparing for the FINAL FANTASY XIV: ARR Beta Test (02/01/2013)

I run a Core 2 Duo (quad) at 2.66 which is also 6+ years old and it runs it fine.

Remember, ARR has LOWER requirements than 1.0 did.

[Satori]

Re: Preparing for the FINAL FANTASY XIV: ARR Beta Test (02/01/2013)

When i bought my pc it was time to upgrade lol.
there's a possibility that my laptop can run it with the new reduced settings but I don't like using it for things that arent work/course/cake related. I don't even browse the web on it often even though it would perform better than my pc.

[Aeni]

Re: Preparing for the FINAL FANTASY XIV: ARR Beta Test (02/01/2013)

It's just a beta. Contain yourselves.

I touch my junk with beta news. Is that containment enough?

Mal, you got secrets to tell? Any concrete date?

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I run a Core 2 Duo (quad) at 2.66 which is also 6+ years old and it runs it fine.

Remember, ARR has LOWER requirements than 1.0 did.

You have a quad, he's only a duo. Might make a difference, might not. We'll see...

[Taskmage]

Re: Preparing for the FINAL FANTASY XIV: ARR Beta Test (02/01/2013)

We'll see when the benchmark is released.

The beta test site lists difference specifications than the chart I was looking at, which may refer to 1.0. Min processor spec is a Core 2 Duo, with the recommended being an i5.

I might as well sign up.

[Etra]

Re: Preparing for the FINAL FANTASY XIV: ARR Beta Test (02/01/2013)

I ran 1.0 on a 2.5ghz duo. Game ran fine on medium/high settings, but that's because the game was GPU intensive. 2.0 will be better.

[Malacite]

Re: Preparing for the FINAL FANTASY XIV: ARR Beta Test (02/01/2013)

Well, the Duo meets the minimum requirements for 1.0 so I don't see why he shouldn't be able to run ARR.

Probably not as well as you'd LIKE to run it, but it should still work.

[Aeni]

Re: Preparing for the FINAL FANTASY XIV: ARR Beta Test (02/01/2013)

I think Etra's rig will run ARR just fine. By any chance, Etra, did you participate in ARR Alpha?

[Etra]

Re: Preparing for the FINAL FANTASY XIV: ARR Beta Test (02/01/2013)

I think Etra's rig will run ARR just fine. By any chance, Etra, did you participate in ARR Alpha?

What.

[Caspian]

Re: Preparing for the FINAL FANTASY XIV: ARR Beta Test (02/01/2013)

Hoping to see it enough to determine if this will be the MMO that gets me back into MMO's. My i7 on my desktop should run run it plenty fine but my desktop hasn't had a real challenge since I got it. Even 3 years later. What was 1.0's minimum video card memory requirement?

[Malacite]

Re: Preparing for the FINAL FANTASY XIV: ARR Beta Test (02/01/2013)

2 GB RAM and a GTX 260 I think for the bare minimum.

[jenova_9]

Re: Preparing for the FINAL FANTASY XIV: ARR Beta Test (02/01/2013)

here is a new blog, mew.

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/blog

[Etra]

Re: Preparing for the FINAL FANTASY XIV: ARR Beta Test (02/01/2013)

The controller layout puts my mind at ease for competitive PvP.

[Malacite]

Re: Preparing for the FINAL FANTASY XIV: ARR Beta Test (02/01/2013)

So, if I had to guess, it looks like holding L1~R2 and pressing either a corresponding face button or D-pad?

Could work.

[Etra]

Re: Preparing for the FINAL FANTASY XIV: ARR Beta Test (02/01/2013)

Looked like shuffling through the four buttons with the D-Pad to me. I was just worried about having to span the entire skill bar like in 1.0 to get to a skill from the last.