Why FFXIV saving before 1 NOV? Why OCT 31?

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10-23-2012, 07:07 AM
Yukagama

because japan will be Nov1 when we be in 31!
10-23-2012, 07:42 AM
Alhanelem

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Then dont shut down the game till beta is up or at least in sight.

It's a good thing the beta IS in sight... As said previously, the 1st is not a shutdown date, it's a final save date. If you really love 1.0, you'll be able to play it long after the testing starts- it just won't contribute to your 2.0 progress.

Call it alpha, beta, omega, gamma, whatever- testing is slated to begin soon after the final save. Initial testing will be with new characters, because the final save data, as already established, will take a long time to process. The beta can't truly start until that finishes- but that doesn't mean everyone will be twiddling their thumbs.

I'm sure almost everyone would love more time to unlock achievements or get white ravens or whatever. But delaying the final save will quite simply delay the release of the game- Yoshida said this. We'd be making all potential new players wait for us to get all our achievements and goals done.

Obviously, nothing I can say will convince you that they have a plan, they're doing things the way they're doing them for a reason, and they're not interested in ruining you or causing you harm/frustration/whatever. So this will be my last comment directed at you on the matter.
10-23-2012, 07:43 AM
Shougun

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Originally Posted by Alhanelem

It's a good thing the beta IS in sight...

:O?? What information has you? As far as I know alpha (in 4 stages) is supposed to be started and hasn't and beta happens sometime after that.
10-23-2012, 07:46 AM
Elexia

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Originally Posted by Shougun

:O?? What information has you? As far as I know alpha is supposed to be started and hasnt and beta happens sometime after that.

Yeah last words were:

"Alpha will begin in late September or Early October."
Then
"Beta will begin in November."
Then
"Alpha will begin after the worlds come offline on November 11th."
Then
"Alpha will begin near end of October (basically late November.)"

No real word of Beta honestly.
10-23-2012, 07:50 AM
Alhanelem

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Originally Posted by Elexia

Yeah last words were:

"Alpha will begin in late September or Early October."
Then
"Beta will begin in November."
Then
"Alpha will begin after the worlds come offline on November 11th."
Then
"Alpha will begin near end of October (basically late November.)"

No real word of Beta honestly.

Beta will most likely begin after the final save export has been completed. (which, as we've said before, will take at least a month). Of course, this is a prediction, not fact, but I don't expect it to begin before that.
10-23-2012, 07:55 AM
Shougun

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Originally Posted by Alhanelem

Beta will most likely begin after the final save export has been completed. (which, as we've said before, will take at least a month). Of course, this is a prediction, not fact, but I don't expect it to begin before that.

Arent we starting new characters in the beta? Not sure why we need them to start beta. Unless maybe they are going to wipe the data as soon as it is converted.. XD that's scary lol

Pretty sure they originally planned us on using our characters but later said that they dont think it is possible - and that we can use the benchmark to load our characters and modify them and implant a code provided to make our characters from that benchmark.
10-23-2012, 07:59 AM
Yrusama

I told you so!

I made a post about this very topic, and everyone decided to oppose me! JP midnight for Nov. 1 is some time in the day for North American Oct. 31. Further proof that people come to this forum to be contrary.
10-23-2012, 08:04 AM
Emine

loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool~
10-23-2012, 08:51 AM
Coombah

There's your Halloween event! hahaha. We are another step closer to 2.0 :)
10-23-2012, 08:52 AM
Denmo

I lost IQ points thinking about why someone felt the need to make this thread.
10-23-2012, 08:57 AM
Riv

Dammit. I was hoping it would be like 11:59 PM on the first. I took the whole final week of 1.0 off from work too =(
10-23-2012, 09:01 AM
Renala

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Originally Posted by Denmo

I lost IQ points thinking about why someone felt the need to make this thread.

I agree ~~mustache~~- beard man. :(
10-23-2012, 09:15 AM
Alhanelem

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Originally Posted by Shougun

Arent we starting new characters in the beta? Not sure why we need them to start beta. Unless maybe they are going to wipe the data as soon as it is converted.. XD that's scary lol

Pretty sure they originally planned us on using our characters but later said that they dont think it is possible - and that we can use the benchmark to load our characters and modify them and implant a code provided to make our characters from that benchmark.

initially, the test will use new characters, yes, but we will be using our real ones before its over (e.g. before the game is released to the general public). Whether you want to call that part of the beta or not is up to you.
10-23-2012, 09:19 AM
Shougun

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Originally Posted by Alhanelem

initially, the test will use new characters, yes, but we will be using our real ones before its over (e.g. before the game is released to the general public). Whether you want to call that part of the beta or not is up to you.

If it doesnt save progress, then I'll say that is part of the beta :P.

That is something to look forward to, then I can make a new character get the feel and then try my old one out. Make a better race choice, maybe still the same but w.e lol
10-23-2012, 09:49 AM
Sagagemini

No ARR until March, guys.
Don't get your hopes up.
10-23-2012, 09:52 AM
LlenCoram

No ARR until July 2015 guys.

We're all going to log in using NerveGears (or something equivalent).
10-23-2012, 09:59 AM
Azurus

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Originally Posted by LlenCoram

No ARR until July 2015 guys.

We're all going to log in using NerveGears (or something equivalent).

Id gladly wait for that....
10-23-2012, 10:10 AM
LlenCoram

I'm not sure I'd wait that long, but if I'd definitely want support for it later on down the road if we did get something like it.

In the short term, I'm hoping SE takes a look at the Oculus Rift. That would be cool.
10-23-2012, 11:01 AM
Alhanelem

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Originally Posted by Shougun

If it doesnt save progress, then I'll say that is part of the beta :P.

That is something to look forward to, then I can make a new character get the feel and then try my old one out. Make a better race choice, maybe still the same but w.e lol

We've been in a beta for 2 years with our characters. A month with ARR can still be a beta. :p

A beta isn't necessarily measured by if your data carries over or not. Many games have had betas where people get to keep what they did during it.
10-23-2012, 12:48 PM
Veltaine

how about we all take a breather and realize that the time has finally come for the game to be redone. after all the hate that has been smeared on this game ( not including us ) lets take a step back, appreciate what weve done, and actually do something outside of eorzea

(i say this because school has restricted me from playing and im kinda glad i am not gonna be missing out on much, nyahh lol)
10-23-2012, 03:27 PM
elreed

why? because they can and want...
10-23-2012, 06:34 PM
YuriSan

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Originally Posted by WHS

It seems they want to take ffxiv offline sooner then expected. Why was this decision made to cut our saves off sooner then expected?

^I rofl'd^
10-23-2012, 11:32 PM
Biggs

Oh man I thought this was a forum and instead I seem to have found my way into a private argument that doesn't concern me.... I'll just let myself out...
10-23-2012, 11:34 PM
syntaxlies

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Originally Posted by Shougun

I think the bigger question is why are they taking our characters down in the first place - they're not even in alpha, and they plan on reviving the servers in a non saving state.

Seems like we could have played a few more months before even bothering to switch into beta.

may have something to do with the fact that we are actually playing on the 2.0 servers now using the 1.0 client.
10-24-2012, 01:35 AM
Shougun

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Originally Posted by syntaxlies

may have something to do with the fact that we are actually playing on the 2.0 servers now using the 1.0 client.

Eww, lets not disgrace the servers with 1.0. SHUT HER DOWN. :P

(Just want to play till beta happens if that is going to happen soon then all is cool, but SE shouldnt offer us too much alone time to find our sanity)
10-24-2012, 01:36 AM
Elexia

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Originally Posted by Alhanelem

We've been in a beta for 2 years with our characters. A month with ARR can still be a beta. :p

I've always wondered about that, you'd think ARR would go straight to beta then ;p
10-26-2012, 01:56 AM
WHS

I found this quote from RPGamer website this morning. It was from a recent interview with Yoshi. It wasn't part of the actual interview just a footnote at the bottom of the page.

"RPGamer would like to thank Naoki Yoshida and the PR team helping Square Enix for arranging this interview. Stay tuned for more information as we near the 2013 release of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn on PC and PlayStation 3."

Are they hinting at a 2013 release? Do they know something we don't?

Original article found at:

http://www.rpgamer.com/games/ff/ff14/ff14arrint.html
10-26-2012, 04:02 AM
Luhy

In the time it takes to complain in this thread, you could have accomplished whatever the few hours of time zone difference you didn't account for would have taken from you

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