No it means if there reinstating the free-trial then that IS the beta, the reason it's free is because it WILL be a beta.
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No, because its a closed beta test which means only those who have active FFXIV accounts will be able to play it, and since it'll be on the same servers using the same account it'll be free.
They are using E3 to promote the game, they need to get everything they show out, not just the press who can say anything, I would expect something like "Square Enix admits FFXIV total failure, can we trust their "remake"??? No we can't" all we saw was a CGI trailer. We have seen how some websites already troll any good news regarding FFXIV, I don't think this sort of thing would be too unrealistic.
But if SE is on stage they can promote it how they want to the gamers.
I'm always excited for E3. I can not wait to see it this year. FF14 will be an amazing added bonus for me.
It will just be nice to see something other then the same few pictures we have all been dreaming over. Come on XIV team!! Blow our minds!!!