Early Access and NDA for video live broadcast

[Yamisniper]

Same NDA rules on early access as phase 3 and 4. No Video, No Audio... Also twitch banned a few people for "slideshows". People who thought they were being clever with time lapsed screenshots

it wasnt video tho

[Molly_Millions]

it wasnt video tho

it was essentially a video with an extremely low framerate.

[Okazaki]

It sounds to me like Square is trying to pull the wool over some customers eyes with launch.

They are afraid of something if NDA hasn't been lifted by now. If the game had the mighty praise that people think it does, then Square would have lifted the video NDA long ago.

NDA is not just a quality check, they also have agreements with partnering assets like voice acting groups and what not. If showing the game was such a problem we wouldn't even be allowed to show screen shots, people can still see the game in one way.


I dont know why people cant just wait an extra 3 days.... I've been streaming FFXIV content for a long time and yea I can't wait to finally be able to share that again with other people, but showing off my screen shots does not hurt me the least.

[Abrasumente]

Why are you all bitching like highschool girls? Seriously....

If you want to stream, stream it. It'll be your problem when your account gets closed or some kind of punitive warning is issued.

To top that off: You guys do realize that you can set stream channels to private so SE cannot actually tell if you are streaming or not... right? Use your brains people. FFS.

Second: Uploading video is the only way you'll really get pickled about all this to begin with. Take your videos, but save them and upload them AFTER they drop their NDA.

Now I'm not saying I agree with this NDA by any means... I think it's utter garbage to tell you the truth... but it's in place. If you violate it, cool story... I've seen NDA's violated from game companies before and nothing major has really happened. Maybe an account closure or two, but that's roughly it. If you really want to go about streaming, do it the smart way and lock your channel and give only a select few people who you know and trust (that's a hard word to use at this point) the password so they can view. It's rather basic to be honest.

NOTE: I am not encouraging you to break the rules... I am simply saying if you're going to... be smart about it.

Other than that... this thread should be locked already.

[Revortha]

snip

FINAL FANTASY® XIV Software License Agreement
5.5 Entire Agreement. This License Agreement, together with the User Agreement, the Square Enix ID Agreement, the Privacy Policy, and any other terms of use relevant to your use of the Licensed Software, constitutes the entire understanding and agreement between the parties with respect to your use of the Licensed Software and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous oral or written communications with respect to the subject matter hereof, all of which are merged herein....

Had to shorten for post length so look it over yourself if you want to see it all.

That part I have underlined means you have legally also agreed to their Material Usage License Agreement which does state that you can not show in-game video, sound or vocal tracks. It is a nice bit of legalese but not understanding is not the same as not agreeing to it.

[fuHZion]

I take it since the Early Access period has been extended



The NDA has also been extended to this time?

[Marleytiva]

I take it since the Early Access period has been extended



The NDA has also been extended to this time?

Nah, the NDA ends on the day of official launch. That extension of the early access period is just to give folks a grace period in case their physical copies don't arrive in time for the launch (it says that in the highlighted portion :P).

[Eudyptes]

I take it since the Early Access period has been extended



The NDA has also been extended to this time?

That's so that people with box copies will have the proper time to receive their boxes and type in their key code for full access. People with digital copies will get their codes e-mailed to them, but the people with physical copies wont.

[KuroMiso]

Keeping the NDA intact for so long is just bad publicity for the game. It only makes people wonder what SE has to hide or why it lacks confidence. The free publicity offered by streamers could help FFXIV immensely, but SE is too afraid of giving players a little more control. They want to paint the game in this pretty light where everything is perfect. However, viewers would be able to see the game for what it is, and make a more informed decision about their purchase. There are both good and bad qualities to the game, but I think that overall FFXIV would gain more players if the NDA weren't in place for so long.

[Danuvue]

Also twitch banned a few people for "slideshows". People who thought they were being clever with time lapsed screenshots

Completely false. Even a twitch admin was streaming it this way.