Beta Test - starting soon?

[GinTama]

Doesn't the first phase start today? For a few days now, people keep mentioning that JP alpha test starts on October 4th. I have no idea though.

Could be true. who knows, like always information managment is not one of the strong points of SE.
I would very like some info from Com Reps. SOME info would be nice^^

[Elexia]

From the amount of players running around during the live letter. there is already a crash test dummy group testing. The million gil question of course is if that's there internal qa group or if those are the jp probono crashtesters.

Pretty sure that's SE folks.

i beg to differ

"We are currently aiming to start the alpha test sometime this autumn."
found in the FAQs

Further i think yoshida mentioned Alpah starts end september early october for JP.
I could be mistaken on this.

Beta should start after servers are down.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post837083

東京ゲームショウでの「FFXIV: 新生エオルゼア」の出展は、今回紹介する最新トレーラーのみ。試遊台の出展やGamescom 2012で実施された実機デモやプレゼンテーションも実施せず、11月11日の全ワールドダウン、直後のプロデューサーレターライブを挟んで、このまま日 本先行、Windows版先行のαテストへとなだれ込む見込み。
For Tokyo Game Show's FFXIV ARR is the new trailer only. There are no test machines or like Gamescom 2012's live presention and on 11/11 all worlds will be closed followed by Producer Letter Live and go into Japan first Windows Alpha test.

This is why people want SE to be more straightforward with information. Who is correct? The Gamewatch article passing on info Yoshi stated, or the original Sep-Early October (which time is running out) date? You'd logically say SE, but so far it's quite obvious nothing is on track.

[Velhart]

Pretty sure that's SE folks.



http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post837083



This is why people want SE to be more straightforward with information. Who is correct? The Gamewatch article passing on info Yoshi stated, or the original Sep-Early October (which time is running out) date? You'd logically say SE, but so far it's quite obvious nothing is on track.

How sad. I would still like to hear what their new timeline is going to be, because so far the last chart they gave us is way off now. This is the most crucial time to stay in communication with us, because we all need to know what is happening before the shut down next month. I don't mind if they delay, but they need to be pretty damn open about it instead of hiding it in messages.

[Colino]

Can't say to be sure, but I think someone would of posted on forums that JP are experiencing the alpha right now. It has to be real soon however if they want beta to kick off in November.

Anyone in Alpha has to sign an NDA, so I would not be surprised if indeed it started today or recently.

[Elexia]

Anyone in Alpha has to sign an NDA, so I would not be surprised if indeed it started today or recently.

Considering JP flooded (snicker) people with closed Alpha stuff on XI, XIV 1.0 and PSO2 I'd be surprised if it started and they kept their fingers chained up.

[moriandrio]

Alpha doesn't start until the worlds go offline (On or sometime after November 11th, which is the Japanese only Alpha too) based on the last info we got through a gamewatch article. I doubt beta will start this year even.

If that happens, good luck finding ppl to play with when the game restarts. If they can't manage to have a "short" period of downtime they will loose lots of subscriptions.

[KamikazeMan]

Well from what they (SE) were saying, alpha is mainly just to see how well the servers preform under pressure. So it's a stress test primarily. Yoshida mentioned that for alpha, they'll be telling players to go to X location and fight X enemy, then go to Y location and defeat Y enemy. So alpha probably won't even last for too long. At most, it may just last a month or maybe even a few weeks.

[Meatdawg]

If that happens, good luck finding ppl to play with when the game restarts. If they can't manage to have a "short" period of downtime they will loose lots of subscriptions.

They will gain more new subscribers then they could ever lose of current ones.

I don't really care how long it takes, just get it right this time.

[viion]

i wonder if they will limit the alpha to one zone like before. I expect so, I also expect Black Shroud.

[GinTama]

i wonder if they will limit the alpha to one zone like before. I expect so, I also expect Black Shroud.

Like someone mentioned already, alpha is mainly just a stress test. Yoshida mentioned they will test how good the servers handle alot of ppl in one area.
Dont think you need more than one area for that purpose.
I guess it will be gridania/ black shroud like in the live letter.

Another note since no one can confirm an alpha invitation, i guess nothing happend outside of Japan yet.
But i strongly believe Japan got it started already.