As the title says, what time does official service begin for those without early access (GMT time if you can) as I have friends that are 1.0 players and want to know when they will be able to login.
What time does official service begin on 27th??
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08-27-2013, 01:30 AMAlexiaKiddWhat time does official service begin on 27th??
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08-27-2013, 01:33 AMIxim
I don't know if they announced it for certain yet, but I'd assume it's based on the same time as it was for early access/beta 4 which was 5AM EST, which is about 9AM GMT I believe? However I wouldn't recommend telling them to wait around for access. From the looks of things the login servers will be locked down all week.
http://arrstatus.com/ if this helps. about 16 hours 25 minutes. -
08-27-2013, 01:33 AMtEtna
I'm more curious about when we can actually subscribe, I hope its not as close to launch as the patches were to EA.
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08-27-2013, 01:34 AMKristiu
Probably 2am PDT, 5am EST, 10am GMT.
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08-27-2013, 01:36 AMsyntaxlies
Your assuming you'll be able to log in?
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08-27-2013, 01:37 AMMolly_Millions
Official service doesn't start on the 27th any more. It's been pushed back to the 30th.
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...cfe40c90154d51
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It is our pleasure to announce the beginning of early access for FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn! Those who have registered preorder codes or fulfilled the requirements of the Legacy Campaign may begin playing August 24, 2013, 2:00 a.m. (PDT). Prepare yourselves for new adventures in the realm of Eorzea!
Early Access Period
August 24, 2013 (Saturday), 2:00 a.m. to August 29, 2013 (Thursday), 11:59 p.m. (PDT)
For details on controls and game progression, please refer to the Play Guide(http://sqex.to/Rf3).
For those of you who have played FFXIV 1.0, please review details (http://sqex.to/_EB) on transitioning to A Realm Reborn transitioning to A Realm Reborn before playing.
Use of Copyrighted Material
Beginning with the start of the official launch, you may stream, upload or share the videos you record of FFXIV: ARR. However, please note that these things remain prohibited during the early access period. Please see the following for more details on the use of copyrighted materials (http://sqex.to/qn4).
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08-27-2013, 01:41 AMNeriThat only said that early access is extended to 29th (27th +2 day grace period) though? If the live service is postponed, SE should have already update us with that already. Just guessing though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Molly_Millions
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08-27-2013, 01:43 AMMolly_MillionsDoesn't extending early access imply that the launch was pushed back? It's only early access because it's earlier than the official launch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neri
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08-27-2013, 01:45 AMKratesi hate that the majority thinks that when reading this, the release is still the 27th, they merely gave EA people 2 more days so they have time till their release code gets sentQuote:
Originally Posted by Molly_Millions
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08-27-2013, 01:47 AMVaerThat post was like that since early access launched afaik. The extra days are in place so people who don't get their launch copies on time due to shipping delays or vendor error can play for a couple of extra days without being abruptly booted from the game because a retail code isn't applied to their account.Quote:
Originally Posted by Molly_Millions
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08-27-2013, 01:56 AMChrisstreb
Putting it at a 2 am PT would kinda suck, especially for those in Japan, considering that it'd be 6pm JST when they would get to access the game. Somehow I highly doubt it'll be at that time, it might be earlier, perhaps 12pm JST (11pm ET)
But what do I know, I don't live in Japan or know too much about the way Japan releases things -
08-27-2013, 02:05 AMSarvoth
Midnight on the 30th is technically when this shindig starts. No one needs to enter a code or buy the game officially until then.
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08-27-2013, 02:19 AMChrisstreb
I think you might be a bit confused Sarvoth. Early Access ends on the 29th, but the reason its that is a free 2 day grace period between that and the 14 day 'Welcome Back Campaign'.
Service officially starts on the 27th, and SE hasn't said anything otherwise in that regards. Why would they release a game on the 27th if you can't access it for 2 days? That would tick a lot of people off -
08-27-2013, 02:23 AMGaret
Game has officially launched. I got my 2.0 CE items: helm of light etc. :)
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08-27-2013, 02:30 AMSarvothBecause there is a grace period. You don't need to put in a game code until the grace period ends. So early access is longer than you think. Hell, this Square-Enix email says it, so who is confused?Quote:
Originally Posted by Chrisstreb
http://i.imgur.com/pKw2eCZ.gif
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08-27-2013, 02:36 AMAdarosYou are correct that the grace period has been extended, but official service is still commencing on the 27th.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarvoth
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post1073657
https://twitter.com/FF_XIV_JP/status/372031615368568832 -
08-27-2013, 02:43 AMShikoba
Don't know why everyone is jumping on Sarvoth. What he said is right and he never claimed 27th wasn't the start of the game. He simply said you can play till the 29th without buying the game, which is true, and that he himself saw that as the start of things. Perhaps because everyone after that point will own the game.
He isn't claiming the 29th to be the start, more like suggesting. -
08-27-2013, 03:58 AMLeoGreenwood
Actually, we can play now :)
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08-27-2013, 04:01 AMBamhead
11 AM in Belgium (that's the +1 GMT zone).
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08-27-2013, 04:10 AMNattyJoestar
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08-27-2013, 04:19 AMRoric
I didn't get Early Access, but I've been able to log in since about 20 minutes ago.
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08-27-2013, 04:20 AMInariele
i can logging since 20 mins too with 1.0 char
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08-27-2013, 04:25 AMJutien
Should I b worried? on the Mog station my 1.0 character doesnt show up under the account status. Just the character i made during beta4 on a jap server.
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08-27-2013, 05:00 AMXiameSame here and when you try to put a payment method (I don't see the old click and buy option) it says it will cost 0$, nada. I think it's not ready yet even if the site is up :SQuote:
Originally Posted by Jutien
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08-27-2013, 05:02 AMSigmakan
Sounds like the game is not officially released! That mean we can stream now?