adieu FFXIV people

I now bid adieu to all you ffxiv players that are leaving to go beta test, how does everyone think that's going to impact the FFXI community?

Judging by the initial reports, the beta seems worse than the alpha. At this rate it won't be long until they're back, where they'll get disappointed as well, because SE will take even more personnel away to work on A Realm Reloaded.

Uh, why would anyone leave for a BETA test? It's possible to play two games. Shocking, I know.

I think ultimately FFXIV, when it's actually released, will benefit FFXI in the long run, once it fails and people start migrating back to FFXI, including people who have never played it before.

that'd be awesome, lol but IDK some people might just go to 14 and forget about 11 cuz they wanna lose themselves in the new one. IDK but ya I hope that's what happens I've played xi for too long X.X to want to switch

Square Enix, what are you doing? Square Enix, STAHP!

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Originally Posted by Helel

Uh, why would anyone leave for a BETA test?

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They're all already gone.

Some people seem to think the beta is an 'early access' code for FFXIV.

It's not. It's buggy; they are going to keep rolling back, deleting characters and performing maintenance. Sure, there might be the small window of opportunity to try a few quests - but anyone "leaving" to play FFXIV is going to be sorely disappointed; and likely the type of person who will proclaim the game is crap based on their experience in the beta.

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Originally Posted by Helel

It's possible to play two games.

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Not really. Not when both are heavily involved MMO's.

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Originally Posted by Dazusu

Some people seem to think the beta is an 'early access' code for FFXIV.

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That's how beta testers are paid, instead of with actual money.

Though I find it funny this is coming from someone who has access to the XI test servers.

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likely the type of person who will proclaim the game is crap based on their experience in the beta.

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I dunno, the XIV beta testers saying that were eerily prescient...

The difference there is, XI has a 'test server' for new 'features'. That's a million miles from an unreleased game in 'beta' testing its core foundation.

Plus, let's be honest, you don't need access to the test server to know what direction this game is heading in :-P

not a whole lot. personally while I intend to play the FFXIV, I also still intend to play the new expansion and its new jobs.