2.0 Alpha Global Test

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11-13-2012, 09:33 AM
Totorixiii

2.0 Alpha Global Test

Man, I can't wait for the 2.0 global alpha test on Nov. 26th! Just around the corner!
Hope I get the invite :)

If you missed the IV Live letter recently, here's the translation of the entire broadcast.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...sle=true&pli=1

Got it from this site. http://zantetsuken.net/news/ffxiv-up...using-and-more
11-13-2012, 09:36 AM
Ceravic

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Originally Posted by Totorixiii

Man, I can't wait for the 2.0 global alpha test on Nov. 26th! Just around the corner!
Hope I get the invite :)

I'm of two minds on this. The first is that I really want to get to play this game. The second is that I want when the game releases for it to be fresh. When 1.0 came out it didn't really feel like as huge of a deal as it should because I'd been playing since the alpha in April. Well, that and 1.0 was terribad when it came out.

If I get an invite I will probably get on, run outside, fight a few monsters, and then try to restrain myself from playing it until retail release.
11-13-2012, 09:39 AM
Delsus

I just want to help the game succeed any way I can, yes I get to play the game early if I get accepted for alpha, but that's not my priority I can wait to play it, there's other games while waiting on release.
11-13-2012, 09:40 AM
Ceravic

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Originally Posted by Delsus

I just want to help the game succeed any way I can, yes I get to play the game early if I get accepted for alpha, but that's not my priority I can wait to play it, there's other games while waiting on release.

I understand that too. I just hope they do a better job listening to alpha testers this time than they did last time. Last time we were all basically stress testers. They didn't care about any feedback whatsoever. I am confident that Yoshi-P will do a much better job of listening, though.
11-13-2012, 09:43 AM
Delsus

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Originally Posted by Ceravic

I understand that too. I just hope they do a better job listening to alpha testers this time than they did last time. Last time we were all basically stress testers. They didn't care about any feedback whatsoever. I am confident that Yoshi-P will do a much better job of listening, though.

Lol I know, I was there, but I think they will, especially with how Yoshi-P has taken feedback so far he's such a cool guy.
11-13-2012, 10:19 AM
LlenCoram

Keep in mind though, global alpha only if everything goes peachy with the alpha phase immediately before it. I don't know about you guys, but I'm gonna go find every four-leafed clover I can, hang thousands of horseshoes (upright) on my wall, buy 50 tortoiseshell cats, 100 rabbits (feet intact, poor guys), and... I guess just knock on every piece of wood I find.

Please go well, please go well...
11-13-2012, 11:25 AM
dbrewer225

can the global alpha continue on till beta??
11-13-2012, 12:01 PM
Starlord

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Originally Posted by dbrewer225

can the global alpha continue on till beta??

Once it goes global it doesn't usually go back to region lock unleess something terrible happens to zee servers then that could happen.
11-13-2012, 12:54 PM
Heavens

I'm not going to pretend I work in a software shop even close to the caliber of SE, but I know for damn sure issues come up often. That's life. That's how complicated things work.

I'm totally fine with them working out bugs and polishing it as much as possible. I can wait a year for Alpha and ARR. The better they can make the game the more I profit. Let's at least do our parts as fans and support the team as much as possible.

Also, let's break the hell out of ARR in testing so they can fix features before launch! The earlier they're caught, the easier they can be squashed.
11-13-2012, 12:55 PM
Hippo

how to apply to join the global alpha test?
11-13-2012, 01:04 PM
Heavens

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Originally Posted by Hippo

how to apply to join the global alpha test?

http://bit.ly/XzYaWS
11-13-2012, 01:10 PM
Hippo

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Originally Posted by Heavens

http://bit.ly/XzYaWS

It says the region is different ><
11-13-2012, 01:14 PM
Elexia

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Originally Posted by dbrewer225

can the global alpha continue on till beta??

Unlikely. It's going to be Alpha for a week or two > Downtime > Beta. There won't be constant ARR pre-release to play. They may do it that way but it's very unlikely for them to transition into each other like that.
11-13-2012, 01:49 PM
hrdndv

As I understand it, they just completed Alpha-2 which was a Japan only test. The next test, Alpha-3, is the California test which begins tentatively on Nov 26. After 2-3 weeks the Alpha-4 test is the Global Test. It is expected to be short, 1-2 weeks. This brings us to the first week in January when the Beta Test is expected to start. Beta is the real deal.... It is ARR. It will be open to all current players and will continue for as long as it takes to get it right.