SE is always SE... Rage inside... :/

[Colino]

But then to bring it to attention on the OFFICIAL FORUMS? Which means that you've been in contact with people who breach NDA and hereby signifying that maybe you won't be a person who will also follow NDA? Meaning that you'll get less of a chance to get into alpha testing?

Maybe I'm the only one who sees the irony in this.

I'm not sure how a friend or a person I know being dishonest or not following NDA has any effect on me.

Do the cops give you bad looks if one of your friends or acquaintances commits a crime? That's such an ass-backwards logic.

Not to mention the fact that you think SE handpicked testers rather than using an automated system is laughable at best. They don't peruse the forums to pick testers, they use a script and invite people who follow the criteria put into the script.

In all the alphas/betas I've been in, the NDA included that you cannot tell ANYONE not in public nor in private that you are a tester. Not even the people who lives with you.

I know, I never said it didn't. That doesn't change the fact that some people are dishonest (or whatever you want to call them, dishonest is such a strong word) and will tell their friends/family anyway.

I'm not playing devil's advocate and saying it's totally cool to tell everyone, I'm just saying some people do it anyway.

[AntonyB]

No, they just applied with the inactive account, without any problem, just like we did with the active account. Read what i was thinking in my previuous post.

My account was inactive when It was first announced and It was refused because I did not have an active FFXIV account. I came back to the game 2 months before close and applied then. You must be getting trolled because you was unable to apply unless your account was paid for.

[Kallera]

But then to bring it to attention on the OFFICIAL FORUMS? Which means that you've been in contact with people who breach NDA and hereby signifying that maybe you won't be a person who will also follow NDA? Meaning that you'll get less of a chance to get into alpha testing?

Maybe I'm the only one who sees the irony in this.

It certainly doesn't make the OP look like a trustworthy person to test alpha.

I wouldn't be surprised if they prioritized people who DIDN'T have a posting history on The forums, or at least with little involvement in it's flame wars.

[KraggyKor]

I understand the rage.

I don't, at all.

It's an alpha test of a video game, something that's incomplete and still full of bugs (otherwise it'd be called a 'beta'), rage is an entirely irrational emotion and a worrying sign.

[Colino]

I wouldn't be surprised if they prioritized people who DIDN'T have a posting history o. The forums, or at least with little involvement in it's flame wars.

I wouldn't either, but then again there are other outlets such as guild websites, xivpads (where people HAVE mentioned being invited) and many other forums.

[Aion]

I don't, at all.

It's an alpha test of a video game, something that's incomplete and still full of bugs (otherwise it'd be called a 'beta'), rage is an entirely irrational emotion and a worrying sign.

someone able to apply the alpha without having active account...is it ok for you?

[KraggyKor]

Why do I keep hearing this?

A friend could always tell you IN PRIVATE, some of you people sound like the NDA is some pact that makes the police knock on your door if you tell anyone.

You keep hearing it because it's true, and your interpretation of the NDA is plain wrong.

[Colino]

You keep hearing it because it's true, and your interpretation of the NDA is plain wrong.

It's not my interpretation, I'm just stating facts. I feel like you did not read this bit:

I'm not playing devil's advocate and saying it's totally cool to tell everyone, I'm just saying some people do it anyway.

[Kallera]

someone able to apply the alpha without having active account...is it ok for you?

Yes. If they need more testers due to lack of responses, they'll send for more testers.

They are looking for bodies to follow instructions for their testing effort. First and foremost.

[Aion]

Yes. If they need more testers due to lack of responses, they'll send for more testers.

They are looking for bodies to follow instructions for their testing effort. First and foremost.

the problem is not someone did not get invite event though they apply and have active account... but someone who applied with inactive account...do you think it is working as intended??