[DEV question] Why cant we change Alpha application answers?

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Originally Posted by Alhanelem

Because I don't usually fantasize much or engage in much wild speculation about future content, really that's all. Yukes are a race from the Crystal Chronicles spinoff series. Unless someone can tell me otherwise, I'm pretty sure Vivi is actually human, and they just did the darkened face thing to shroud the character in mystery.

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I read the Yuke wikia (didnt know about them till then) and Vivi lines up a little. Vivi was created by an empire as a magical weapon. (He is not human)

The threads are for feedback (reports and suggestions to the game), I would welcome talking about your desires as well. Feedback is not wild speculation.

They consider pc specifications but what makes you think they prioritize people with good pc's? For all we know they might want a lot of people with bad ones to test it.

well, learn something new then :D

It's actually their mysterious nature is a big part of the reason I like them so much. They're basically the mages of the series, though I like them because they don't entirely look the part. But they are very magical beings in nature, and by The Crystal Bearers (far in the future as far as the series is concerned) they basically completely lose their corporeal form and are entirely magical beings. In the early games, they have bodies and have a feathery, bird-like appearance (except their heads which you never see). In TCB, they don't really have a body at all and their armor essentially is their body.

You had the NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS? I had that on my second laptop. The 8000 series is EXTREMELY faulty and can cause your motherboard to fry. That's what happened to me 4 times with that card. I'm very surprised you were even able to run the first version of FFXIV on that laptop. Not even my 3rd laptop with the 9600M GT could run the game, so now my current one has GeForce 555M GT 3GB of RAM on the card. I could play the game on this laptop, but I would have to let the game rest every few hours or so.

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Originally Posted by Alhanelem

Since when have we been able to change our answers on anything SE has ever asked us? Never. expecting it now is expecting too much.

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The history doesn't mean current nor the future.

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Originally Posted by Alhanelem

You shouldn't have signed up in the first place if you knew you were getting a new computer in the very near future.

Insert badger-with-sunglasses-deal-with-it image here.

Unless you were doing the app on a machine with absolutely no chance in hell of running the game (because it couldn't run 1.0 FFXIV either) then you really have nothing to worry about. They need people with all different kinds of hardware. telling them your new better hardware vs your old worse hardware isn't going to affect your chances. And as others have noted, PC specs are just one of the factors.

Seriously guys, just sit all your butts down and wait for the beta. It will be a lot more polished and functional then anyway. The alpha has next to no content and a level limit of 20. it's a TEST for a reason.

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No one can predict the future, or maybe you have the special power?

I knew I wanted to get a new PC way back before the Alpha app but I didn't and I only replaced the sound card because it was broken.

The alpha app was posted since early September which was 3 months ago. Not to mention some people have upgraded their computers, many other things may have changed. Myself... my work schedule, school schedule and my gaming style all changed, and I played GW2 after I submitted my app. (GW2 wasn't even an option of MMO on the app. But...but... isn't the Dev team playing it now?) I didn't know all those when I did my app. I had more free time when I filled out my app then now.

I can tell you I was better suit for alpha back then but not anymore. I probably not gonna qualify for alpha if I fill out the new app now. I should update my app so my invite can go to another person who is better suit for alpha. :p

People not getting an invite doesn't mean their apps are not qualifying for an invite, there are limited invites can be sent. Since no one knows what the qualifications are, updating the app doesn't mean better chance to get in, it could be the opposite.

Also, I'm sure the Dev team wants feedbacks from different types of player, people, and PC specs, not stuck with only one group of player.

Allowing people to update the app with more current information actually provide SE better information about the applicants who may be better suit to testing. It also provide a fair opportunity to everyone.

Just my opinion, I personally don't care about alpha since I don't even have the time for it.

way to comment on the quote long after the rest of us had moved on...

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I can tell you I was better suit for alpha back then but not anymore. I probably not gonna qualify for alpha if I fill out the new app now.

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They are purposely picking people who do and don't meet the specified requirements- they need a broad range in order to determine what it does and doesn't actually work on. In short, your PC specifications likely had basically no effect on your chances to get in to the alpha.

But, you acknowledged that in your post, so I'm not sure what you're trying to say. The only reason to want to change your application is because you want to try to increase your chances, but the thing that the person wanted to do is somthing that probably wouldn't have impacted their chances.

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Originally Posted by Abriael

Someone needs to learn to read.

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My reading comprehension is more than adequate.

If the author of this post was really concerned about SE having their correct computer information they would have asked to update it when they originally upgraded their machine. However, the first invites of the last alpha testing stage have been sent, they did not get one, and NOW they want to update it.

That tells me that they don't care about SE having the correct information, they really care about getting an invite.

SE should abolish the whole application process and give legacy members first call in both Alpha & Beta. I honestly think your computer has nothing to do with who they're picking because I know people who have crappy/ancient PC's and they still got an invite.

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Originally Posted by DarkkenMoneybags

SE should abolish the whole application process and give legacy members first call in both Alpha & Beta. I honestly think your computer has nothing to do with who they're picking because I know people who have crappy/ancient PC's and they still got an invite.

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As Alhanelem has said they appear that they are choosing just about everyone (those who do, and those who do not meet requirements, as well as those that freaking melt the requirements). I'm sure they have some sort of ratio that they are striving for but as a matter of an outsider without data its just pretty random.

I dont think SE should only let legacy members in though as there are many members that are either only joining recently or left a while ago - these people SE is hoping to draw back also. Not only that but they dont want to appear being prejudice, I'm sure.

Its alright to cry when you get missed - but the chance of being missed (with what we know of their parameters) is pretty high lol. I mean only 1/6 of the US applications where accepted the first round and it appears these next rounds will be very very small amounts (mostly because people don't stop logging in :P so there is no room).

If you go through my posts I agree that OP should be able to update their information but I hope I haven't given anyone the impression I think it will increase or decrease his chances. I only said it will give SE more accurate information to pull tests from (which is the whole purpose of alpha). For all we know OP has a better chance with a worse computer and updating will lower his chances.

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Originally Posted by Alhanelem

In short, your PC specifications likely had basically no effect on your chances to get in to the alpha.

The only reason to want to change your application is because you want to try to increase your chances, but the thing that the person wanted to do is somthing that probably wouldn't have impacted their chances.

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Then why can't they update the app with more current information?

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Originally Posted by Alhanelem

But, you acknowledged that in your post, so I'm not sure what you're trying to say.

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o.O didn't you read what I said? "I should update my app so my invite can go to another person who is better suit for alpha." Because I don't have time for it anymore why should I be a placeholder.

Allow people to update the information only benefit SE on the alpha testing as whole.