How long will FFXIV be down for?

[indira]

im still sticking to end of january

[Enyce]

http://support.na.square-enix.com/fa...so=4&q=release

Nice find... I think LOL.

AFTER January 2013 is so vague hehe. As far as the announcement to be made later for the official date... there you have it.

[Alhanelem]

There is a rumor ARR will release in July. I am really hoping that isn't true, that is a long time to have no game at all.

There's rumors for every month and day you can imagine. None of it is anything more than a rumor or speculation. There's no point in it- it will come out when it comes out.

[Zenaku]

At this point i don't care if say it coming Sep 30 2013 as long as i get to play beta to pass the time and they make 2.0 a great game they can take all the time they need.

[Delsus]

No one knows, Yoshi-P has said he will not release the game until it is ready, he has learned from Tanaka's mistake and it will not be rushed out.

His last letter said the alpha is going well so I hope it won't be too long, I would say Feb-March next year, but even for a proper estimate we would at least need to play the alpha/beta to see where it is.

[Zenaku]

No one knows, Yoshi-P has said he will not release the game until it is ready, he has learned from Tanaka's mistake and it will not be rushed out.

His last letter said the alpha is going well so I hope it won't be too long, I would say Feb-March next year, but even for a proper estimate we would at least need to play the alpha/beta to see where it is.

You mean from the CEO mistake right? seeing how even tanaka in a interview said it not really for release but let's not go there on this topic ahaha.

[Abriael]

There is a rumor ARR will release in July. I am really hoping that isn't true, that is a long time to have no game at all.

I remember the community rep called it a "really off the wall rumor" before he locked the thread in the face of the naive people that believed it.

And yeah, it was. It didn't hold a shred of the realism, not because of the release date, but for the rest of its contents.

Why would one believe a rumor started by a random polish dude on twitter, it's beyond me.

Simply enough, those that throw out a date (early or late) are taking about nothing else than their baseless assumptions or spreading blatantly false rumors without a shred of credibility.

[Zyph]

1.0's time from alpha to launch was 5-6 months, so expect something like that

[kazaran]

They would need to move current players into beta fairly fast, and release fast. Paying full retail for a game, then monthly after the free period, means continued support would have to be given and not cut gamers off too long.

[Anima]

To those who said It's for July 2013 or after: LINK