I've been looking over a few pages of forum threads and I haven't seen anyone talking about the end of the Alpha test. I know the Beta test won't start until the end of january (seen this in an article or a thread) but I doubt that the Alpha will end when the Beta starts.
Question is simple: When will the Alpha test end?
* I don't have access to the Alpha tester part of the forum because I haven't been chosen... maybe the information lies there. *
When does the Alpha Test end?
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12-05-2012, 02:47 AMIronSoupWhen does the Alpha Test end?
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12-05-2012, 02:49 AMRaven_Reborn
Yes, alpha does end when beta starts ... That's all I know....
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12-05-2012, 02:49 AMKiriA500
I think it's near the end of December. Not sure of the exact date though.
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12-05-2012, 02:51 AMDragonheart
Yes, around the end of december .
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12-05-2012, 02:54 AMTwiddleAs far as i know, no date has been given for the end of one, and beginning of the other. I would give a week's buffer before and after Christmas as a no man's zone, but really your guess is as good as mine.Quote:
Originally Posted by IronSoup
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12-05-2012, 02:58 AMGokulo
From the latest Producer's Letter :P
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A world merge test is scheduled for the soon-to-commence Phase 4, after which the Alpha Test will come to a close around mid-December. But if the demand is there, we’ll consider leaving the alpha worlds online until the end of the year. (Though we can’t really call it an alpha test anymore.)
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12-05-2012, 05:02 AMElexia
And sadly there will be a demand for it..like the demand for XIV 1.0 to come back up >.>
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12-05-2012, 05:07 AMRex
This week is supposively the fourth and final week of the Alpha test. Yoshi-P said they're considering keeping the Alpha servers open thru the end of December so he can get more of us on there...Saying, "We can't really call it an Alpha test at that point..." (Probably because, like I said, this is supposed to be the final week of the testing.)
EDIT: Sorry, didn't see Gokulo's post before I posted. :p -
12-05-2012, 05:08 AMThebard
It ended already the rest is just fanserve bs.
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12-05-2012, 05:27 AMKioteAlpha has already ended. They Added an Extra Phase to satiate the whiners.Quote:
Originally Posted by IronSoup
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12-05-2012, 05:55 AMKinyotoSince Alpha is over now, does that mean that they're going to start Beta sooner than originally projected? One would hope! =]Quote:
Originally Posted by Kiote
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12-05-2012, 06:01 AMStarlordWere on Phase 3 right now (almost at Phase 4)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kiote
They said there was 4 phase before the whiners started to whine :P. I still believe Alpha is still running.
And If I get this correct When they say if there's demand for Alpha to be up after Alpha testing is done... does that mean anyone who hasn't tried it yet can see what Alpha is like? mehQuote:
A world merge test is scheduled for the soon-to-commence Phase 4, after which the Alpha Test will come to a close around mid-December. But if the demand is there, we’ll consider leaving the alpha worlds online until the end of the year. (Though we can’t really call it an alpha test anymore.)
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12-05-2012, 06:27 AMOrophinIt's probably just like the demand to keep playing 1.0 after the story officially ended. If they let people in after the test phase is complete, (aka they stop taking bug reports) it'll be just to check things out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Starlord
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12-05-2012, 06:29 AMMugIsn't beta supposed to start late January/early February? If alpha is ending this month, that means there will be at least a month break between the two.Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven_Reborn
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12-05-2012, 06:32 AMTwiddle
To further expand on my thought, i would estimate alpha will be up until SE is confidant in the server stability, and enough feed back/and bugs have been collected/resolved... personally i hope SE skips the fan service and closes alpha when all info needed is collected...
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12-05-2012, 06:38 AMJynx
Sounds like SE just has the world merge test to do before they call the servers stable enough to start work on Beta. I expect Beta in early 2013 considering they said that they have plans to possibly extend the Alpha (Just for giggles) to the end of the year meaning they don't have plans for Beta in 2012.
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12-05-2012, 06:53 AMKiriA500It was confirmed during the last Live Letter that the Beta test starts at the end of January/beginning of February.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jynx
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12-05-2012, 07:17 AMElexiaWhich is March or April translated to normal people language.Quote:
Originally Posted by KiriA500
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12-05-2012, 07:35 AMKiriA500By "normal people" do you mean "angsty children who would actually die if they weren't cynical buttholes all the time?" It sounds like that's what you said.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elexia
I'm still going to go with what was said during the Live Letter. -
12-05-2012, 07:40 AMMalakhim
It'll be done when it's done!
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12-05-2012, 07:41 AMTwiddleThis time, i don't think they afford the Tanaka time line of tomorrow meaning 6 weeks down the road. SE and Yoshi are backs against the wall at current. So I am thinking that they will stick to the time frame set in order to get done what's needed to get done...Quote:
Originally Posted by Elexia
EDIT: @Zenaku
Don't know about that, i hope SE does not fall victim to fan service and keeps looking at the big picture.. SE should not run alpha longer then they need it to run. Simple as that! -
12-05-2012, 07:41 AMZenaku
Alpha been done on the last week of JP testing before the NA/EU join. Right now it just to stop the bitching that come from the NA/EU side they going to keep the alpha to end of the month and invite more players to stop people from crying.
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12-05-2012, 07:44 AMMugSource?Quote:
Originally Posted by Zenaku
As far as I know, they're currently in phase 3 out of 4. -
12-05-2012, 07:46 AMKiriA500There is no source. That's just passive aggressive butthurt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mug
Square-Enix said they have enough information to roll into beta, but that doesn't mean phase 3 and 4 are just there to "stop people from crying."
Fun fact: There are Japanese players who didn't get into the Alpha test too. -
12-05-2012, 07:48 AMFelisQuote:
Originally Posted by Kiote
It hasn't ended already. The current test is about 24/7 server testing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zenaku
and isn't there still the server merge on the testing list?
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A world merge test is scheduled for the soon-to-commence Phase 4, after which the Alpha Test will come to a close around mid-December. But if the demand is there, we’ll consider leaving the alpha worlds online until the end of the year. (Though we can’t really call it an alpha test anymore.)
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12-05-2012, 07:51 AMTwiddleExtension of 3 and introduction of 4 have the soul purpose of "stop people from crying." As KiriA500 said they have what they needed from the alpha...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mug
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12-05-2012, 07:53 AMKiriA500Phase 3 and 4 are simply just stress tests to see how the servers handle people from outside of Japan. Nowhere in that implies they set them up for the sake of shutting us up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Twiddle
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12-05-2012, 07:53 AMFelisRead the letterQuote:
Originally Posted by Twiddle
Phase 3: 24/7 testing
Phase 4: server merge testing
After phase 4: alpha going down or still on
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The Alpha Test went global in phase 3, with the servers being online 24 hours a day for the purpose of age testing. Ahead of this phase, alpha tester acceptance mails were sent to regions outside of Japan.
A world merge test is scheduled for the soon-to-commence Phase 4, after which the Alpha Test will come to a close around mid-December. But if the demand is there, we’ll consider leaving the alpha worlds online until the end of the year. (Though we can’t really call it an alpha test anymore.)
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12-05-2012, 07:58 AMStarlordThey squashed a lot of bugs in Phase 1 and 2. Phase 3 and 4 is all about 24/7 Server testing to see how many people they can get in one server, without crashing within around the clock timeframe.Quote:
Originally Posted by Twiddle
- Major Bug Squashing With some server stress testing/ Phases 1 and 2
- 24/7 Server testing/ Phases 3 and 4 -
12-05-2012, 08:03 AMTwiddle
I am going to go find some box turtles and cook them for dinner, i seem to be low on vitamin T. Now to find that pesky fishing rod of mine!!
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12-05-2012, 08:29 AMRexQuote:
Originally Posted by Kiote
Where did either of you get this idea? Did you even read the latest Letter from the Producer? There's four phases of the alpha. They're about to start phase 4 any time now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thebard
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12-05-2012, 08:37 AMRustyhagunYah, basically Yoshi is going to leave the alpha worlds online, for the rest of December, just so we to play on it(thats nice of him). But alpha testing would be already over.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gokulo
I believe Beta might begin sometime in the first 2 weeks of Jan. As alpha testing went smoothly. Wouldn't make sense for them to have a big gap of nothing happening.
We be nice if all us 1.0 players could start playing again with are saved data by end of feb. beginning of march.
I know Yoshi said that the last phase of Beta we would have access to are save file and could start playing the game again. -
12-05-2012, 08:54 AMRexYour sig. ^^ Sucker Punch?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rustyhagun
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12-05-2012, 11:39 AMDominec
I wonder if they still adding more players tomorrow .. Friend told me they be adding more players every 2 days?
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12-05-2012, 11:50 AMShougunYeah, this info is in the letter from the dev. But this is a general "every two days" so.. don't get mad if its not every three, or every day. :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Dominec
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12-05-2012, 11:52 AMElexiaWhat SE specifically said more being invited after the 3rd is only if login numbers drop off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dominec
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12-05-2012, 06:32 PMZenakuya they send out more invite around 3am EST so good luck to everyone who got in :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Elexia