About ARR release.

[Colvin]

We actually do. They are "2 months and 2 weeks behind schedule", so, according to the data we have, feel free to shift the roadmap 2 months and 2 weeks ahead.

where did you get 2 months and 2 weeks? Last I heard was 8 weeks (as of this most recent live letter)

[Sanctus]

An important thing to note prior to the january 2013 release on the original roadmap, from nov-january they list PS3 closed beta and PC free trial. This is another reason leading me to believe people who have been playing all this time will get early access to the game prior to release. So "release" can come in march, but we may have our hands on it before that

[Crimen]

I find it kind of silly people complain about ARR's release. "Oh no, a possible Summer release? How terrible!" Regardless of the time it comes out, people will play it. Will most people find something else to do in the mean time? Yep. And there's nothing wrong with that! Trust me. I highly doubt that those of us who will play another game til then will lose interest in this one.


Those who don't play it when it comes out, most likely never had interest in the game to begin with. And personally, everyone I know that played/want to play this game, are already playing something else, or looking for something else to play, but will come back once it launches.

So in the end, no I don't think extending the game's release for 5 months would be bad. Let them fix what they need to. PLEASE. DON'T. RUSH. THEM. (Not like they'll listen anyway, Yoshi-P keeps saying over and over that they'll release the game once its ready.) The only way that them taking too long could result in a negative way, is if they take sooo long, that the battle system becomes outdated, and I highly doubt they'll take that long.

[Abriael]

where did you get 2 months and 2 weeks? Last I heard was 8 weeks (as of this most recent live letter)

The official translation says "two months and two weeks".

[Colvin]

The official translation says "two months and two weeks".

Not so sound repetative here but I didnt think they had an "official translation" yet. Is it in the forums?

[Heavens]

I'm anticipating the beta more than the actual release. Not because I know it's a mechanism to allow me to play sooner, but rather so I can help make the game the best it can possibly be.

[Sorata]

So many "debates" on whether people will come back to play the game if it takes longer than Feb/March release; it shows passion for this game, which is great. But the more important question is: "Will you be back". From the sample size of people in this forum, who clearly are people who stayed in the game till the end, the answer is an overwhelmingly "yes". That's good enough for now.

[Heavens]

Also, I guess the people complaining never play Blizzard, Rock Star, Valve, etc. games.

[strallaalaa]

it's a long time but the game has been in the limbo for years already. no other mmo out right now it worth more then a quick play threw if anything. and i don't think there is really any others that are in the works that people are anticipating outside of maybe skirim online? but i'll wait, probably play any mmo's that come out while waiting and punch threw offliners and shooters. but for sure i'm waiting anxiously and rather they get it right and take there time this time around.

[MrKupo]

Not so sound repetative here but I didnt think they had an "official translation" yet. Is it in the forums?

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...487#post886487