Server shut down

[Starlord]

Maybe Alpha has been going on since September, but because of the NDA, no one can talk about it.

Always a possibility! Either way, rushing Alpha/Beta test is suicide, they need to take their time with it, idc if it takes till Spring 2013, this is something they need to perfect 100%. If the game isn't Playable, even if the game is the best their is, people won't play it because they would get frustrated with the Network infrastructure of the game ( which to me takes high priority).

[Shougun]

Always a possibility! Either way, rushing Alpha/Beta test is suicide, they need to take their time with it, idc if it takes till Spring 2012, this is something they need to perfect 100%. If the game isn't Playable, even if the game is the best their is, people won't play it because they would get frustrated with the Network infrastructure of the game ( which to me takes high priority).

Thay can rush me into alpha/beta test... thats ok..

I'll do the hard job for everyone and test the new version... ^_^

lol

[Esk]

Thay can rush me into alpha/beta test... thats ok..

I'll do the hard job for everyone and test the new version... ^_^

lol

I'd love to i want to write long posts about what i like and dont and hope that the less ****** side the community has the loudest voice and we get a serious FF MMO, not just another generic MMO with choco's and FF in its title.

Though tbh i'd just KILL for a freaking benchmark so i can see the actual graphics even if they are Alpha/beta with shaders missing (though they might have to tell us that part to stop the flame war)....

[Shougun]

I'd love to i want to write long posts about what i like and dont and hope that the less ****** side the community has the loudest voice and we get a serious FF MMO, not just another generic MMO with choco's and FF in its title.

Though tbh i'd just KILL for a freaking benchmark so i can see the actual graphics even if they are Alpha/beta with shaders missing (though they might have to tell us that part to stop the flame war)....

Benchmark will be exciting as we can take part in the character creation and save it to a string for import later. I want to see the new unlocks and hairs. Also Im not sure if the benchmark will have it but I know the character creator in 2.0 will feature multiple backdrops and animations sort of like how it was in FFXI. Pretty exciting.

[Lurex]

Always a possibility! Either way, rushing Alpha/Beta test is suicide, they need to take their time with it, idc if it takes till Spring 2012, this is something they need to perfect 100%. If the game isn't Playable, even if the game is the best their is, people won't play it because they would get frustrated with the Network infrastructure of the game ( which to me takes high priority).

I agree with this. Also, to pass the time between now and then, I would <3 to be a candidate for Alpha and/or Beta!

[Argath]

The following was originally poster on the outline section of the Road to 2.0.

"・September to October 2012
– Begin distribution of version 2.0 software for PC
- Begin distribution of PlayStation®3 system beta version
・October to November 2012
– Reinstate limited free trial period for PC version
- Commence PlayStation®3 system closed beta test"

Furthermore, I remember Yoshida saying in an interview that there would be a month between server shut down, and launch.

I just dont understand why we now need 3 or 4 months of no game to play. I'm fine with a delay of launch. I want them to do whatever it takes to make it perfect, but they should delay the server shut down too, so we can keep playing.

[Alhanelem]

I just dont understand why we now need 3 or 4 months of no game to play. I'm fine with a delay of launch. I want them to do whatever it takes to make it perfect, but they should delay the server shut down too, so we can keep playing.

You can keep playing. The 1.0 servers will come back up after a little while. Nothing you do during that time will "count," however.

Also, they did say it would take a month or more to convert all the save data for 2.0.

But really... you don't have ANY other games to play to kill the time?

[Matsume]

I just dont understand why we now need 3 or 4 months of no game to play. I'm fine with a delay of launch. I want them to do whatever it takes to make it perfect, but they should delay the server shut down too, so we can keep playing.

No one has said anything about 3-4 month downtime. This is purely player speculation and negativity at work.

SE has said that they envisage the launch of ARR for the New Year. As in November and December - that's two months downtime. I have a very hard time believing they would push this back beyond winter break.

Just goes to show how little faith the forum going player base has in SE.

[Mamba]

Just goes to show how little faith the forum going player base has in SE.

Can you blame them (us)?
Some of us has been here since the 1st alpha test... which was when?

[Elexia]

Just goes to show how little faith the forum going player base has in SE.

Having faith in SE: "Ok guys, here's the alpha test as promised. It will begin September 25th for the Japanese stress test then becomes open to everyone on October 6th. Alright! Now that that is over, beta begins November 15th just as promised."

^ SE keeping their word and sticking to schedule is what gives players faith. It's not negativity at work nor is it people just being impatient, everything SE has said and done lately has been so far off base they may as well not say anything at all.

SE: "Information about ARR will come out all summer long!"
Translation: "You'll get bits and pieces of information sparsely throughout the summer."
SE: "You're in for a flood of information about ARR starting with Gamescom."
Translation: "You'll get the same information repeated to you multiple times through interviews."

Honestly, as much faith as you want to put into SE you have to admit, everything has been delayed and extended, remember how they said it will take a month of downtime to transition over to ARR while we're testing with new accounts?