no update info?

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Originally Posted by SAMINUS

Very close.. like a few minutes before it goes live kinda close? That would be kinda mean :/

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Originally Posted by Naoki_Yoshida

I touched on this in yesterday’s post on the repair system, but I am planning to write about the basic direction I think about in terms of FFXIV and modern day MMORPGs. Please read that as well once the letter is released.
(Considering the current development situation, it seems like the letter will be released right before patch 1.19 goes live)

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http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...912#post337912


Seem that way, but he also sort of mentioned off hand that today was a busy day for himself.

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Originally Posted by Naoki_Yoshida

I was thinking to post a tiny bit after tomorrow, but checking today I saw quite a bit of posts, so here is some quick information.

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http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...930#post344930

That "tomorrow" being today. It's been quiet today, so maybe everyone is busy writing/translating? One can only hope anyway.

I'm still hoping we have a big surprise tomorrow. But I won't be too sad if it's just business as usual. Just more time to play Dead Island before the new claim and guildleve systems drop.

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Originally Posted by Starlord

They still have yet to Show the Airships ( Actual Chocobos not the Caravan) and Ifirt yet :p

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Chocobos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vla-uUw8EwM

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Originally Posted by Fixy

the patch would already be out if they had a test realm where people could help iron out bugs, cause i can bet you the patch is 100% done, theyre just ironing out bugs.

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No, it would take even longer because apart from the additional stage of Development -> Internal QA -> Public Test they then need to filter out any crap people report because don't like how it works and therefore consider it to be a bug. Its bad enough when you need to deal with this when you use external QA companies, letting the public do your QA would be a nightmare.

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Originally Posted by Kafeen

No, it would take even longer because apart from the additional stage of Development -> Internal QA -> Public Test they then need to filter out any crap people report because don't like how it works and therefore consider it to be a bug. Its bad enough when you need to deal with this when you use external QA companies, letting the public do your QA would be a nightmare.

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The new test server for XI seems to be working out well enough. From what I've read everyone was pleased with how well the patch yesterday went off, something contributed by many to the existence of the test server.

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Originally Posted by Sephrick

The new test server for XI seems to be working out well enough. From what I've read everyone was pleased with how well the patch yesterday went off, something contributed by many to the existence of the test server.

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Final Fantary XI is not a game in Alpha Development. Unlike us, they have stablished, working systems...

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Originally Posted by Kafeen

Chocobos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vla-uUw8EwM

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( Not on the First Lodestone page)

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Originally Posted by Sephrick

The new test server for XI seems to be working out well enough. From what I've read everyone was pleased with how well the patch yesterday went off, something contributed by many to the existence of the test server.

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You can't have a test server in my opinion on a game that does not carry a subscription fee. The value of the feedback would be extremely subpar as you'd have people like Giftfhorse potentially using it as another platform to troll the game when they do not actually play/plan on playing the game after subscription fees resume.

It would just result in them taking even longer to develop content as they have to sort through all the useless feedback. A great deal of time is wasted in beta doing this, but even then you still have a screening process in place and can even kick testers out of the program. They can't do this with a product people played for simply because they are slowing down/interfering with the testing process.

Anyone else thinking the update is "looking" more and more like it will be placed mid or at the end of the founder's day event?

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Originally Posted by Starlord

They still have yet to Show the Airships ( Actual Chocobos not the Caravan) and Ifirt yet :p

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What's there to show about another form of instant travel? :P

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Originally Posted by Holland

Final Fantary XI is not a game in Alpha Development. Unlike us, they have stablished, working systems...

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Oh, I know. I was just responding more to the notion that a test server would hamper the development process rather than XIV needing one now.

I'd rather see them focus on making a better game now than to worry about a test server, but once they're at a point where they're just adding new events/items/abilities with each patch, I think a test server would be a good idea.