So... Phase 4 and beyond, speculation ...

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Originally Posted by Catapult

Regarding server names, I'm interested to know if they will adopt creature names like in beta so far, or move to the trend of weapon names utilised in the later part of the pre-calamity worlds.

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Don't you think they'll use the names they used in Beta? I thought that was their intention leaving them the same names, so that people could make plans with their friends about what server to go at launch.

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Originally Posted by SuicideJoker

well seems like Early Access was correct, starts on 8/20. Some ppl have alrdy gotten a email about it. Here's a link posted from the beta forum.

http://i1334.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5000a930.jpg

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Originally Posted by ArkhamNative

That looks like some announce day marketing images I saw that I couldn't find a day later. Even EB Game Australia (that image's source) has changed it on their store. I don't think it means 7 days for sure. (I'm OK with 7 days, just I don't think SE is making that claim.)

https://content.ebgames.com.au/websi...r_codes_v2.jpg

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I heard about this at the beginning of pre-orders as well and it was posted up in the Beta forums. My understanding is that SE has removed all links/evidence of this 7-day early access and perhaps it wasn't supposed to be advertised this way to begin with.

However, I'd love to hear facts about what emails people have already received and exactly what they say. I have my pre-order code from Amazon but until we can register them, not much I can do with it. Plus I'm Legacy so won't actually even need to register it for early access?

/shrug

EDIT: By the way, do the dates given in regard to making application and registering Beta codes (if you haven't already) give anyone any different timeline ideas?
Lodestone announcement today: http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/index.html

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Originally Posted by JillyBean

Don't you think they'll use the names they used in Beta? I thought that was their intention leaving them the same names, so that people could make plans with their friends about what server to go at launch.

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I suspect they were explicitly designed for use in testing as placeholders. As for why they would move to weapon names on all servers, I'm gonna have to go digging for the history...

Edit: Jackpot. It only took me 45 minutes to find this post from mid-February 2012.
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post552237

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Originally Posted by Yoshi-P

■Absolute reform of world names■

Until now, Worlds were named after historical towns/cities from the FINAL FANTASY series, but heading towards the release of 2.0, we decided that this World Merge would be a great opportunity to change the names of all Worlds.

The World names currently in use may be unfamiliar or difficult to understand for those who are not hardcore players, so we wanted to change these names to be more familiar to casual FINAL FANTASY players, as we approach the release of 2.0. Also, as we look to expand FFXIV, some of our visions for the future, such as releasing content based in Worlds from previous FF titles, will require us to use names previously reserved for Worlds as names of cities and other locations instead. (For example, we feel like Midgar has too powerful of an image associated with it to be used as a name for a World. Also, we would like to reserve the name Gold Saucer for the casino, not a world.)

With that said, we would like to select the names of Worlds from the “Legacy Item List” which represents the history of the FINAL FANTASY series. Here are a few world name candidates:
・Ridill
・Excalibur
・Ragnarok
・Aegis
・Balmung

We understand that there are players who have a deeper connection and attachment with the current World names, but we hope you understand that we decided to change these names with the future development of FFXIV in mind.

We will reveal the new World names along with the Topics announcement for the revised World Merge specifications.

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Originally Posted by Catapult

I suspect they were explicitly designed for use in testing as placeholders. As for why they would move to weapon names on all servers, ....

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I can't deny what I read with my own eyes, but I have to hope SE has changed its mind on this. A whole lot of people just spent over a month debating and deciding which worlds would be their new home. Individually, among RL friends, within guilds and LSes, non-FF guild alliances, geographical neighbors, roleplayers; I find it hard to believe SE would pull the rug--or literally, multiple planets--out from underneath them all.

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Originally Posted by ArkhamNative

I can't deny what I read with my own eyes, but I have to hope SE has changed its mind on this. A whole lot of people just spent over a month debating and deciding which worlds would be their new home. Individually, among RL friends, within guilds and LSes, non-FF guild alliances, geographical neighbors, roleplayers; I find it hard to believe SE would pull the rug--or literally, multiple planets--out from underneath them all.

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Would anyone happen to know if the Japanese community were doing the same? Or is this just an English thing? I'm curious.

It must be said that SE only ever called them beta servers.

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Originally Posted by ArkhamNative

I can't deny what I read with my own eyes, but I have to hope SE has changed its mind on this. A whole lot of people just spent over a month debating and deciding which worlds would be their new home. Individually, among RL friends, within guilds and LSes, non-FF guild alliances, geographical neighbors, roleplayers; I find it hard to believe SE would pull the rug--or literally, multiple planets--out from underneath them all.

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Originally Posted by Catapult

Would anyone happen to know if the Japanese community were doing the same? Or is this just an English thing? I'm curious.

It must be said that SE only ever called them beta servers.

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Well it's definitely going on in the English side of the Beta forums. This is why I thought the World names would remain the same. As for if these same conversations are taking place on the JP side, maybe we need to put out the Subligar Signal to Reinheart to find out...

EDIT: I have put out the Subligar Signal http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post1009517

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Originally Posted by Catapult

Would anyone happen to know if the Japanese community were doing the same? Or is this just an English thing? I'm curious.
It must be said that SE only ever called them beta servers.

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I know the Japanese specified some "international servers" for playing with foreigners on NA and JP regions, and mentioned the Oceania ones. Their contact forum (like Friend & LS plaza) is full of LSes naming their server, just like with all other languages. Elsewhere, French, German and other language communities have named chosen servers as well.

It definitely wouldn't be the first time a company (or even FFXIV) had changed beta world names for launch, but surely someone from SE would have said something by now if they were about to wipe out all this community planning.

I was reaaallly hoping that since phase 3 went well, they might expedite the implementation of phase 4.
Was hoping to see it before the end of this month tbh but fingers crossed.

Could've sworn when they announced the server names a while back they strongly hinted that they'd be going with iconic FF monsters for world names on all the new servers while they retained the 1.0 server names while adding the Legacy tag to them.

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Originally Posted by Solace

I was reaaallly hoping that since phase 3 went well, they might expedite the implementation of phase 4.
Was hoping to see it before the end of this month tbh but fingers crossed.

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that's what we all expected and we thought, but it seems to be able to test phase 4 we will have to wait as soon August 8th day, but would appreciate to say something that we know absolutely nothing of dates, only when you start the early access

https://secure.square-enix.com/enqt/...a651bde206901b

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https://secure.square-enix.com/accou...betatop?rgn=en

Time to cry? :confused: :(

Time to wait for an official announcement. :)
(It doesn't say anything about the start of open beta.)

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Originally Posted by JillyBean

https://secure.square-enix.com/enqt/...a651bde206901b

then

https://secure.square-enix.com/accou...betatop?rgn=en

Time to cry? :confused: :(

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Time to report S-E to Amnesty International for cruel torture!
/firstworldproblems

Seven days B4 followed by three days Early Access makes a cold, hard truth of a possibility...

It does kind of suck that we pay for early access and never know how long it will be, but I'd much rather have a finished game than have a bad launch so sod it, I'll take my 3 days!

OK, here is what I decided to think/hope:

Look closely at each site. Look above the little information box. One says Beta Tester Application Site. The other says Beta Tester Registration site. They do not contradict eachother; they do not contradict previous information.

Remember this:

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Originally Posted by Lodestone

Application Period:
Until Monday, July 22, 2013 (PDT)
* On the above date and time, the Beta Tester Application Site will be temporarily closed and will reopen when Beta Test phase 4(final Beta Test) begins.

Registration Period:
Until Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 9:59 p.m. (PDT)
* If your beta code has not been registered by the above date and time, you will need to resubmit your application at the Beta Tester Application Site once Beta Test phase 4 begins.

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Registration is entirely different than application. Application must take place before registration. Let's just hope those of us who have already applied and registered (most of us) will begin before the 17th, and that new applicants can apply (starting the day that we all get to start testing again) will then get to register on the 17th and start as additional wave of testers once they register their brand new codes on the 17th.

Perhaps.... Phase 4 = Aug 11 - 19 (with new testers being able to join on the 17th for the last weekend)
3 days downtime
Early access start Aug 23

Who's with me? :D

Mjollnir~ I had to find out about this on Twitter? XD
https://secure.square-enix.com/accou...?rgn=eu&lng=en

How/who/when/where did someone stumble on this? o.o

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Originally Posted by JillyBean

Mjollnir~ I had to find out about this on Twitter? XD
https://secure.square-enix.com/accou...?rgn=eu&lng=en
How/who/when/where did someone stumble on this? o.o

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I was wondering when this thread would be updated. :)

Someone posted a link to the JP SE soundtrack page for "Before Meteor" here. It had a link to a "Mog station" page (as http://sqex.to/Msp ). That led to a page of some kind related to ARR, with a link for registering your early access code that led to pages like the one you posted.

(Actually I would have to credit Reinheart for noticing the Mogstation link.)

What is the "Mogstation"?

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Originally Posted by JillyBean

What is the "Mogstation"?

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Unannounced. Maybe it will be the FFXIV Service Center site where we buy digital CE upgrades. (or maybe not. I don't know.)

According to the Beyond Meteor page, it's where we redeem our Wind-up Dalamud minion code.

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Originally Posted by JillyBean

Mjollnir~ I had to find out about this on Twitter? XD
https://secure.square-enix.com/accou...?rgn=eu&lng=en

How/who/when/where did someone stumble on this? o.o

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Yup, I'm blaming Reinheart completely. He should be filling in the job application for translator that S-E put up for him, but instead he's messing around on the JP site^^.

The trickle of tidbits is killing me XD

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Originally Posted by Mjollnir

Yup, I'm blaming Reinheart completely. He should be filling in the job application for translator that S-E put up for him, but instead he's messing around on the JP site^^.

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I finally sent in my application on Friday, after staring at it for months. Now I'm waiting for 'the call'.

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Originally Posted by Reinheart

I finally sent in my application on Friday, after staring at it for months. Now I'm waiting for 'the call'.

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Oh em gee! Best of luck! :D

http://media3.giphy.com/media/MpHGtb...w/original.gif
GO! Reinheart GO!