Will there be a wipe between 2.0 beta and 2.0 live?

[Kiroh]

This makes perfect sense from a software development stand point. Since the 2.0 client hasn't been tested outside of the SE offices it would be a repeat of the 1.XX launch if they don't have an effective external testing phase.

SE would be rushing the 2.0 client out of the door. Much to the pleasure of the current FFXIV players, but if the client has as many problems, and can have exploits that were looked over by SE (not one group of people can find EVERY problem in a video game) then it would create an even WORSE image of the game and SE as a whole.

So by your logic we should have a monthlong beta of every patch in case something can be exploited like something ALWAYS IS, EVERY PATCH. Yes, there will be issues with 2.0, yes some of those issues may actually be exploitable to a player's benefit, no there will not be a wipe get over it.

(Every single time this is brought up it ends the same way, "no Yoshi does not have any plans to wipe data.", dev parrots this response, players accept it for about 2 weeks until someone who hasn't read the last 15 threads about it, or somehow believes SE has changed their collective mind in 14 days brings it up again.)