Letter from the Producer, XLIII (02/15/2013) [Beta Phase I annouced 25 Feb]

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Originally Posted by Velhart

Ohh yea I guessed the 25th also. I feel like I know SE so well now.

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And my guess was wrong (22nd, at conclusion of live letter), but there are no hard feelings or remorse. :)

It's too bad, we won't be able to go to Uldah or Limsa yet :( but I'm ok with trying that new raid :D

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Originally Posted by Javino

It's too bad, we won't be able to go to Uldah or Limsa yet :( but I'm ok with trying that new raid :D

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Were "testing" anyways, not to really "play". Of course you can have fun while playing, just don't complain, we are here to make this game better.

Team Bug Squashers Unite!

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Originally Posted by Starlord

Were "testing" anyways, not to really "play". Of course you can have fun while playing, just don't complain, we are here to make this game better.

Team Bug Squashers Unite!

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If that's the case, then I somehow feel as if we've been testing since day one.
Making Eorzea a better place, one step at a time :)

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Originally Posted by Starlord

Were "testing" anyways, not to really "play". Of course you can have fun while playing, just don't complain, we are here to make this game better.

Team Bug Squashers Unite!

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I sense we will see more than enough of people making posts stating this... I'm going to start a drinking game. Take a shot everytime this is posted... (for those of you under the legal drinking age who want to play, i suggest you eat a jalapeno pepper each time you see this posted, and for those of you under the legal drinking age who want to play but have a higher tolerance on the Scoville scale, go for ghost peppers :P)

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Originally Posted by Radacci

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md...lh1io1_400.gif

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Can someone who knows cats, tell me what the fck this reaction is? :D

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Originally Posted by Radacci

Can someone who knows cats, tell me what the fck this reaction is? :D

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You wanna mess with me... ya you do? well brin..... MEOW!!! *falls* XD

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Originally Posted by Radacci

Can someone who knows cats, tell me what the fck this reaction is? :D

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Its "DON'T HURT ME OR ILL FREAK OUT ON YOU!" followed by an acute unawareness of the size of the table.

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Originally Posted by Lady

I sense we will see more than enough of people making posts stating this... I'm going to start a drinking game. Take a shot everytime this is posted... (for those of you under the legal drinking age who want to play, i suggest you eat a jalapeno pepper each time you see this posted, and for those of you under the legal drinking age who want to play but have a higher tolerance on the Scoville scale, go for ghost peppers :P)

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Once people start picking apart components of ARR that they disagree with/don't like I expect to see a lot of excuse posts.

hey guys!! I have a question..>.>

On the lodestone thingie it says: "Beta tester acceptance e-mails are already on their way, so keep an eye out for your summons."

Has anyone got theirs? Or am I just dumb...I have not gotten mines yet ;~;

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Originally Posted by Babydoll

hey guys!! I have a question..>.>

On the lodestone thingie it says: "Beta tester acceptance e-mails are already on their way, so keep an eye out for your summons."

Has anyone got theirs? Or am I just dumb...I have not gotten mines yet ;~;

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I don't think Legacy members will get one, maybe just a "Go here to download" email, the day of Phase 1 release.

However, this is just speculation of course. I know I haven't gotten one yet.

No email here yet either, they may just be sending them out in spurts or someone forgot to push the "Send" button!

Yay, we get to fight Bayohne and Foxclon in FATE!

no email here yet either... This is going to make not work well today going to have to keep checking email between doing things I should be doing.

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Originally Posted by Orophin

Yay, we get to fight Bayohne and Foxclon in FATE!

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nooo not Foxclon!!!! I'm joining his side!

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Originally Posted by Valthier

No email here yet either, they may just be sending them out in spurts or someone forgot to push the "Send" button!

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Ah! Hopefully that is the case! =)

I did go and check my square enix account though...where it lists the old Alpha, Beta etc and nothing in there about this beta =( I hope they didn't forget some of us!

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Originally Posted by Babydoll

hey guys!! I have a question..>.>

On the lodestone thingie it says: "Beta tester acceptance e-mails are already on their way, so keep an eye out for your summons."

Has anyone got theirs? Or am I just dumb...I have not gotten mines yet ;~;

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No email yet. It's a good week away yet though so I'm sure we'll all have the client sorted by the 25th.

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Originally Posted by Biggs

I hope phase one and two go by nice and fast.....

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I would agree with you if the Beta was ultra smooth with no hiccups. However I really feel like they should take all the time they need to fix bugs and or change mechanics that the public does not like. I want to play ARR as much as the next guy, but I don't want to have to worry about ARR becoming free to play 6 months after launch.

I hope they stagger the e-mails or the client download servers are going to be slammed really bad.

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Originally Posted by Rona

I hope they stagger the e-mails or the client download servers are going to be slammed really bad.

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Well, they do need to "stress test" the Download client to see how many people it take before it has a hiccup.

I think the benchmark will be released after the live Letter on the 22nd. End of the show surprise.

I really look forward to messing with the new creation options on the new genders.
Also, that dungeon looks neat.

Just waiting for my e-mail and beta forums so I can get away from you non-legacy commoners.

You know, I'm sure there will be people annoyed that it's even later than our more conservative predictions... but I'm just happy to have an exact date.

Thanks for the update, Yoshi-P! And it's good to see screenshots of GLA and what looks like THM, not to mention the beautiful dungeon. I don't think XI has a haunted mansion or whatever that is, so it's a welcome addition.

Also:

http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/to.../16/8823_2.jpg

Life. Dreams. Roegaboobs. Where do they come from? And where do they go? Dat rack... I must have it!

Excuse my ignorance, but how do you guys know it is Haukke Manor? And where has this name been or has it been mentioned before?

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Originally Posted by Darkhaund

Excuse my ignorance, but how do you guys know it is Haukke Manor? And where has this name been or has it been mentioned before?

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NDA. Unless details about it have already been mentioned elsewhere before.

ahhhh thanks!

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Originally Posted by Darkhaund

Excuse my ignorance, but how do you guys know it is Haukke Manor? And where has this name been or has it been mentioned before?

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Because people were in the alpha and are breaking the NDA by mentioning what its name is.

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Originally Posted by Yrusama

You know, I'm sure there will be people annoyed that it's even later than our more conservative predictions... but I'm just happy to have an exact date.

Thanks for the update, Yoshi-P! And it's good to see screenshots of GLA and what looks like THM, not to mention the beautiful dungeon. I don't think XI has a haunted mansion or whatever that is, so it's a welcome addition.

Also:

http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/to.../16/8823_2.jpg

Life. Dreams. Roegaboobs. Where do they come from? And where do they go? Dat rack... I must have it!

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roegadyn's ears are round? i thought they are more like short sharp edge... not round.. me think this is female Highlander :)

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Originally Posted by Req

Because people were in the alpha and are breaking the NDA by mentioning what its name is.

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Uh oh.. they be permabanned! o.o

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Originally Posted by Starlord

Again, hardly call that a delay. and if your use your head, You actually "need" the Benchmark, to see if you can "actually" run the game -.-.

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3 days till march from "mid february" is definitely called a delay where I'm from.

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Originally Posted by Babydoll

hey guys!! I have a question..>.>

On the lodestone thingie it says: "Beta tester acceptance e-mails are already on their way, so keep an eye out for your summons."

Has anyone got theirs? Or am I just dumb...I have not gotten mines yet ;~;

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They send them out in chunks, I can say though, they've definitely went out.

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Originally Posted by Elexia

3 days till march from "mid february" is definitely called a delay where I'm from.



They send them out in chunks, I can say though, they've definitely went out.

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and 5 days ahead of "mid-feb" (Feb 20th) is still Mid-feb to me. If you take it from the last day of Mid-Feb, it's not a big delay. But take it as you will.

Well that new dungeon does look nice. And well I am interested in seeing how they will make it work, so that all the new races, mobs, places etc appeard in just 5 years?

I hope that there is lore, story and quests that explain for example
Why are there now succubus
Why are there now adamantoises, gollums, iron giants, and all these new places

What do you guys think?

Who the hell cares what either of your consider a delay. It has a date now. Let's be happy and put our testing caps on.

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Originally Posted by BruceyBruceyBangBang

Who the hell cares what either of your consider a delay. It has a date now. Let's be happy and put our testing caps on.

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Hell yeah :D the 2 weeks will fly by !

Hehe im antsy waiting for the email!

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Originally Posted by 3Jane

The perfect Birthday gift for me as mine falls on the 25th :) 'GuildHest' some kind of american-englsh localisation? :P

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Happy early birthday indeed!

Guildhest is just as awkward-sounding for Americans. It's sort of typical of Japanese pop culture to fuse or alter western words. Dressphere? Materia? Blitzball? Magicite? Manufacted Nethicite? Guildleve? Cactuar!? All of it sounded kinda weird at first, but I hope we'll get used to the word "Guildhest". I don't see why they couldn't just call them Guild Behests, though.

As for the system, I wonder if crafters will be able to participate.

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Originally Posted by Seirra_Lanzce

roegadyn's ears are round? i thought they are more like short sharp edge... not round.. me think this is female Highlander :)

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That's a big women looks like a a Roe Fem to me! The eyes and nose look Roe all the way.

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Originally Posted by Lirion

25 is a bit later than I hope but oh well. :P The gollum is crazy btw, can't wait to have a go at that one.

http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/to.../16/8823_4.jpg

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Once you see it, you won't be able to unsee it.

Apparently Yoshi-P giving us a beta date summoned down the real life Meteor o.O

http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astro..._share_toolbar

Who wants to go Bahamut hunting in Russia?? (seriously the shockwave from that thing was loud enough to be his roar, blowing out the glass from windows, just check the videos in the article!)

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Originally Posted by Athaya

That's a big women looks like a a Roe Fem to me! The eyes and nose look Roe all the way.

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Yea, after i take another look, is indeed is Roegadyn due to what they wearing, that a Roegadyn gear she wearing