Benchmark will go Live Monday in Japan.

According to Yoshi-P at NicoNico Chokaigi Event just now, he said the benchmark will go live on Monday in Japan @ 4PM JST.
That's Monday 3AM EDT or 12AM PDT (midnight) in North America.

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Benchmark video --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGOIF_7vuLw
Mr.Happy Google Translation Doc --> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...pli=1&sle=true
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NOTES:
The Au Ra character creator will release alongside the benchmark. Characters made in the benchmark will be available to use in the expansion just like it did in the ARR benchmark/char creator.

Some conversions I threw onto the other thread:

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Benchmark release time conversions:

12am Pacific
1AM Mountain
2am Central
3am Eastern

7am GMT

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I'm so excited! /faint

Can't wait! Do we know if the benchmark will include the Au'Ra character creation? I've seen people discussing it but not sure if it's just speculation...

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Originally Posted by Alberel

Can't wait! Do we know if the benchmark will include the Au'Ra character creation? I've seen people discussing it but not sure if it's just speculation...

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Yes. It will. They also said during the conference that the Auri you save in the benchmark can be pulled up in the game once Heavensward releases.

Adding this info to the main post. My Nico video cut off so I didnt get to see that part :(

Yes it is Au Ra, I don't know why people keep putting an apostrophe there where there when there isn't one.

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Originally Posted by Zumi

Yes it is Au Ra, I don't know why people keep putting an apostrophe there where there when there isn't one.

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The first forum posts (by players) about them called them "Au'Ra" when they were first announced. It probably stuck for some people as this was some of the first information we received.

So, it's available in Japan on Monday. What about the rest of the world?

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Originally Posted by NorthernLadMSP

So, it's available in Japan on Monday. What about the rest of the world?

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Read the OP.

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Originally Posted by melflomil

Read the OP.

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Thanks for your riveting and informative post.

As I stated, the OP states it is available in Japan on Monday, what about the rest of the world? Does it being available in Japan automatically equate to it being available in the US?