Beta Test - starting soon?

So i registered for Beta at GC 2012 and got an email confirmation today.

Its in german but its basicly saying that my profile is saved and i have a "chance" to get one of the limited Beta keys.

The lucky ones get notified on a later date.
Further information get published shortly before beta starts.



Ive applied for Alpha too but did not get any mail on that yet.
Dont know if it started yet but in last live letter it seemd like at least for JP it started.

Anyone else got any info they would like to share?

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seems like no one got any invites, mails or anything.
information is really tight right now, nobody can say for sure if alpha started already or not.
Alpha is scheduled for Autumn this year and i think yoshida mentiond it would start end of sept or early oct.
You could see some charas in the live letter but those could be simply some interns.

I dont think Beta will begin before servers go down. But it should start right after, at least closed beta.

Update Update
36th Producer letter came out, it states the alpha test is set for the last third of october.

Alpha doesn't start until the worlds go offline (On or sometime after November 11th, which is the Japanese only Alpha too) based on the last info we got through a gamewatch article. I doubt beta will start this year even.

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Originally Posted by GinTama

So i registered for Beta at GC 2012 and got an email confirmation today.

Its in german but its basicly saying that my profile is saved and i have a "chance" to get one of the limited Beta keys.

The lucky ones get notified on a later date.
Further information get published shortly before beta starts.



Ive applied for Alpha too but did not get any mail on that yet.
Dont know if it started yet but in last live letter it seemd like at least for JP it started.

Anyone else got any info they would like to share?

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The alpha test hasn't started yet, much less the beta test. Nobody has any info, because no hard dates have been given other than the shutdown date.

I thought we were suppose to get Alpha dates in September. October now. - -;

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Originally Posted by Velhart

I thought we were suppose to get Alpha dates in September. October now. - -;

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We were supposed to get a lot of things :|

From the amount of players running around during the live letter. there is already a crash test dummy group testing. The million gil question of course is if that's there internal qa group or if those are the jp probono crashtesters.

i beg to differ

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Originally Posted by Elexia

Alpha doesn't start until the worlds go offline (On or sometime after November 11th, which is the Japanese only Alpha too) based on the last info we got through a gamewatch article. I doubt beta will start this year even.

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"We are currently aiming to start the alpha test sometime this autumn."
found in the FAQs

Further i think yoshida mentioned Alpah starts end september early october for JP.
I could be mistaken on this.

Beta should start after servers are down.

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Originally Posted by Griss

From the amount of players running around during the live letter. there is already a crash test dummy group testing. The million gil question of course is if that's there internal qa group or if those are the jp probono crashtesters.

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Thats what i was thinking. I could be a couple interns testing. OR japanese alpha testers.

What i know, is that yoshida said JP will be the first to alpha test followed by the rest of the world, step by step.

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Originally Posted by Griss

From the amount of players running around during the live letter. there is already a crash test dummy group testing. The million gil question of course is if that's there internal qa group or if those are the jp probono crashtesters.

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Most likely it is their game testers and developers testing out things while Yoshida was showing things off in the server. Notice there were different variations of characters. Some noobs, some end game players probably testing abilities and their functions. Like you said, it is Pre-Alpha Testing.

Doesn't the first phase start today? For a few days now, people keep mentioning that JP alpha test starts on October 4th. I have no idea though.

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Originally Posted by KamikazeMan

Doesn't the first phase start today? For a few days now, people keep mentioning that JP alpha test starts on October 4th. I have no idea though.

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Can't say to be sure, but I think someone would of posted on forums that JP are experiencing the alpha right now. It has to be real soon however if they want beta to kick off in November.

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Originally Posted by KamikazeMan

Doesn't the first phase start today? For a few days now, people keep mentioning that JP alpha test starts on October 4th. I have no idea though.

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Could be true. who knows, like always information managment is not one of the strong points of SE.
I would very like some info from Com Reps. SOME info would be nice^^

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Originally Posted by Griss

From the amount of players running around during the live letter. there is already a crash test dummy group testing. The million gil question of course is if that's there internal qa group or if those are the jp probono crashtesters.

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Pretty sure that's SE folks.

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Originally Posted by GinTama

i beg to differ

"We are currently aiming to start the alpha test sometime this autumn."
found in the FAQs

Further i think yoshida mentioned Alpah starts end september early october for JP.
I could be mistaken on this.

Beta should start after servers are down.

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http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post837083

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Originally Posted by GameWatch

東京ゲームショウでの「FFXIV: 新生エオルゼア」の出展は、今回紹介する最新トレーラーのみ。試遊台の出展やGamescom 2012で実施された実機デモやプレゼンテーションも実施せず、11月11日の全ワールドダウン、直後のプロデューサーレターライブを挟んで、このまま日 本先行、Windows版先行のαテストへとなだれ込む見込み。
For Tokyo Game Show's FFXIV ARR is the new trailer only. There are no test machines or like Gamescom 2012's live presention and on 11/11 all worlds will be closed followed by Producer Letter Live and go into Japan first Windows Alpha test.

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This is why people want SE to be more straightforward with information. Who is correct? The Gamewatch article passing on info Yoshi stated, or the original Sep-Early October (which time is running out) date? You'd logically say SE, but so far it's quite obvious nothing is on track.

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Originally Posted by Elexia

Pretty sure that's SE folks.



http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post837083



This is why people want SE to be more straightforward with information. Who is correct? The Gamewatch article passing on info Yoshi stated, or the original Sep-Early October (which time is running out) date? You'd logically say SE, but so far it's quite obvious nothing is on track.

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How sad. I would still like to hear what their new timeline is going to be, because so far the last chart they gave us is way off now. This is the most crucial time to stay in communication with us, because we all need to know what is happening before the shut down next month. I don't mind if they delay, but they need to be pretty damn open about it instead of hiding it in messages.

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Originally Posted by Velhart

Can't say to be sure, but I think someone would of posted on forums that JP are experiencing the alpha right now. It has to be real soon however if they want beta to kick off in November.

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Anyone in Alpha has to sign an NDA, so I would not be surprised if indeed it started today or recently.

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Originally Posted by Colino

Anyone in Alpha has to sign an NDA, so I would not be surprised if indeed it started today or recently.

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Considering JP flooded (snicker) people with closed Alpha stuff on XI, XIV 1.0 and PSO2 I'd be surprised if it started and they kept their fingers chained up.

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Originally Posted by Elexia

Alpha doesn't start until the worlds go offline (On or sometime after November 11th, which is the Japanese only Alpha too) based on the last info we got through a gamewatch article. I doubt beta will start this year even.

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If that happens, good luck finding ppl to play with when the game restarts. If they can't manage to have a "short" period of downtime they will loose lots of subscriptions.

Well from what they (SE) were saying, alpha is mainly just to see how well the servers preform under pressure. So it's a stress test primarily. Yoshida mentioned that for alpha, they'll be telling players to go to X location and fight X enemy, then go to Y location and defeat Y enemy. So alpha probably won't even last for too long. At most, it may just last a month or maybe even a few weeks.

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Originally Posted by moriandrio

If that happens, good luck finding ppl to play with when the game restarts. If they can't manage to have a "short" period of downtime they will loose lots of subscriptions.

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They will gain more new subscribers then they could ever lose of current ones.

I don't really care how long it takes, just get it right this time.

i wonder if they will limit the alpha to one zone like before. I expect so, I also expect Black Shroud.

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Originally Posted by viion

i wonder if they will limit the alpha to one zone like before. I expect so, I also expect Black Shroud.

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Like someone mentioned already, alpha is mainly just a stress test. Yoshida mentioned they will test how good the servers handle alot of ppl in one area.
Dont think you need more than one area for that purpose.
I guess it will be gridania/ black shroud like in the live letter.

Another note since no one can confirm an alpha invitation, i guess nothing happend outside of Japan yet.
But i strongly believe Japan got it started already.

You know, i don't really believe someone would believe they started phase 1 alpha in secret <_<

When you signed up for Alpha didn't you have to agree not to tell anyone if you got accepted? :P

yes, but i doubt SE itselves wouldn't start alpha officialy, even if phase 1 is jp only :|

Yoshi said on lftp live that those were employees. He wanted the ingame to look lively. It's not like the developers are home with their families at 20:00 these days.

For alpha, you logged on with your SQEX ID to apply to participate. Your forum account is bound to your SQEX ID. You post anything about the alpha, you're kicked from it. The agreement is typical and strict and within SE run forums, a poster can be tracked to their accounts, removed from alpha, excluded from beta.

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Originally Posted by Romikemi

Yoshi said on lftp live that those were employees. He wanted the ingame to look lively. It's not like the developers are home with their families at 20:00 these days.

For alpha, you logged on with your SQEX ID to apply to participate. Your forum account is bound to your SQEX ID. You post anything about the alpha, you're kicked from it. The agreement is typical and strict and within SE run forums, a poster can be tracked to their accounts, removed from alpha, excluded from beta.

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Even if somehow that is true, you don't think in any way that someone from NA/EU found out and not post it on the forums?

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Originally Posted by Colino

Anyone in Alpha has to sign an NDA, so I would not be surprised if indeed it started today or recently.

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If the JP alpha test already started, we would know about it. Guaranteed.

Not even the strictest of NDA's is going to prevent the spread of information.

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Originally Posted by Faiyez

If the JP alpha test already started, we would know about it. Guaranteed.

Not even the strictest of NDA's is going to prevent the spread of information.

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Have to agree. 2chan and NicoNico would have a decent amount of info/pics/vids with peoples names blacked/blurred out. They havnt started alpha testing yet. We will know when it does.

The one issue I have with believing the alpha has already started is that when 1.0 was still in beta, and everyone was running around la noscea slightly afraid that the game we were playing was not in anything resembling a finished state and we had one month to launch, a good portion of the testers believed that there was some super secret final build that no one had seen yet.

And when the game launched in the same incredibly poor state it was in during beta... well... you saw what happened.

I'd really like to think that SE would stick to the plan of trying to get Alpha out of the way before the servers are brought down. But until they actually tell us something of value in regards to testing... I'm going to be cautiously optimistic, but maybe a little jaded.

"Beta Test - starting soon?"

No.

It should be if they are making the last day worth playing November 1st. Knowing SE...probably not. Oh well I am too busy to play anyway at the moment. ._.

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Originally Posted by Babydoll

It should be if they are making the last day worth playing November 1st. Knowing SE...probably not. Oh well I am too busy to play anyway at the moment. ._.

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You mean too busy farming in Dragonhead :P

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Originally Posted by Breladine

"Beta Test - starting soon?"

No.

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thank you for your very constructive post.
can you post your source?

the bottom line is unless something is said by a rep on these forums or on the official website, nothing should be taken as real or official until confirmed by SE.

I wouldn't be surprised if it had already started but we have no real way of knowing unless someone from SE confirms it or someone leaks it.

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Originally Posted by GinTama

thank you for your very constructive post.
can you post your source?

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Alpha didn't even start yet, how do you want beta to start "soon"? Unless you meant Square_Enix(soon). In that case yeah it will start "soon" :)

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I wouldn't be surprised if it had already started but we have no real way of knowing unless someone from SE confirms it or someone leaks it.

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Implying it wouldn't get leaked on 2ch as soon as it starts. Nothing in there, it didn't starts. PSO2 Alpha had a strict NDA as well (SEGA even made all YouTube video being removed), yet it got leaked on 2ch the evening it was released and companies have really no control over anonymous BBS.

i am not denying that alpha has not started yet since no info is out. I just hate it if people assume since there is no info it must not have started yet.

I saw the live letter and wondered if the charas in the persentation are interns or JP alpha player.
Then i got the mail and was curious if other ppl knew more.

Jeez its not like i am stating the fact that beta must be starting soon.

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Originally Posted by moriandrio

You mean too busy farming in Dragonhead :P

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lol that is my bf usually. I've been too busy to play practicing line memorizing, sight reading music and all the other fun stuff I gotta do for acting school >_<

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Originally Posted by GinTama

i am not denying that alpha has not started yet since no info is out. I just hate it if people assume since there is no info it must not have started yet.

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Alpha start end of october, confirmed in the last letter ^^

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Originally Posted by Felis

Alpha start end of october, confirmed in the last letter ^^

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More specifically "Around", doesn't mean exactly at the end of october. Remember SE's liberal use of certain words.