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

[Faiyez]

Stop White Knighting SE. Just stop it.

Are you now seriously attempting to rationalize why dedicated players weren't chosen? You have all the right to be mad and demand to be taken in. Now, if you're gonna spew some nonsense about "false entitlement" I suggest you first raise your head above SE's boots.

[Nix]

Stop White Knighting SE. Just stop it.

Are you now seriously attempting to rationalize why dedicated players weren't chosen? You have all the right to be mad and demand to be taken in. Now, if you're gonna spew some nonsense about "false entitlement" I suggest you first raise your head above SE's boots.

Dedicated players /were/ chosen, but you won't ever see them post on forums that they were because of NDA, so you're only hearing bad stuff @_@;

[Aenarion]

Stop White Knighting SE. Just stop it.

Are you now seriously attempting to rationalize why dedicated players weren't chosen? You have all the right to be mad and demand to be taken in. Now, if you're gonna spew some nonsense about "false entitlement" I suggest you first raise your head above SE's boots.

in your case, it's not false entitlement, it's just blatant entitlement SE will conduct their alpha test the way they think is best. The only thing they owe to the player base that supported them through 1.0 is to delivery a good 2.0, they don't owe you jack as far as choosing you to be an alpha tester.

This is a fking alpha test, there are FAR more players than spots open, not everyone is gonna get in period, now get over yourself.

[whoopeeragon]

Stop White Knighting SE. Just stop it.

Are you now seriously attempting to rationalize why dedicated players weren't chosen? You have all the right to be mad and demand to be taken in. Now, if you're gonna spew some nonsense about "false entitlement" I suggest you first raise your head above SE's boots.

I don't think anyone's said that. We all applied for alpha registration where it was specified that selection will be based on the criteria and options laid out in the application form, not by how many level 50 disciplines or how many relics you have in 1.0. We are all on equal ground for this alpha testing, so long as we satisfy the requirements laid in in the alpha registration page.

Disclosure of Proprietary Information

As stated in the “FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Tester Agreement,” testers are prohibited from publicizing any proprietary information related to the Alpha Test on external sites. In the event that we confirm that infringement has occurred, your rights to be a tester will be revoked and your FINAL FANTASY XIV account will be suspended.
We will announce if and when Alpha Test-related details can be publicized, so please take great care in their handling until they have been made public. For feedback and discussions between testers, please use the dedicated tester forum, which will open at a later date.

Application Requirements

- Must currently have an active FINAL FANTASY XIV account
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Must be willing to participate actively and submit bug reports in at least one of the following languages: Japanese, English, French, German
- Must have a PC that meets the minimum system requirements of the game

Alpha Tester Selection

- Selection will be based on the answers submitted in the application. Those selected will be notified by email.
* Testers will not be selected on a first-come first-serve basis.
- Acceptance notifications will be sent to the email address registered as Email Address 1 on your Square Enix Account.
* If you have an active spam filter, please deactivate it or approve messages from the “square-enix.com” domain.
- Selections will be made in each test phase, and the number of testers will be gradually increased.
- Testers will be able to participate in testing for the duration of the Alpha Test.
- You do not need to submit multiple entries for each test phase.

Nowhere do I see "Players who have achieved a substantial amount of progression in FINAL FANTASY XIV will be guaranteed a spot in alpha testing when global invites are distributed." Whether you dedicated to FFXIV or not has no impact on your standings for alpha testing in FFXIV: ARR.

[Faiyez]

Nowhere do I see "Players who have achieved a substantial amount of progression in FINAL FANTASY XIV will be guaranteed a spot in alpha testing when global invites are distributed." Whether you dedicated to FFXIV or not has no impact on your standings for alpha testing in FFXIV: ARR.

Look at the players who got chosen, inactive accounts and all. How many of them do you think actually bothered to even read the NDA?

[Aenarion]

Look at the players who got chosen, inactive accounts and all. How many of them do you think actually bothered to even read the NDA?

I'm sure you can enlighten us all on the numbers of "inactives" that got picked for alpha vs the "actives" that got picked for alpha right?

I mean, there's no way you are just pulling **** out of your arse right?

Go ahead, we're waiting with abated breath.

[Nix]

I'm sure you can enlighten us all on the numbers of "inactives" that got picked for alpha vs the "actives" that got picked for alpha right?

I mean, there's no way you are just pulling **** out of your arse right?

Go ahead, we're waiting with abated breath.

/edgeofmyseaaaaat

[Kallera]

Stop White Knighting SE. Just stop it.

Are you now seriously attempting to rationalize why dedicated players weren't chosen? You have all the right to be mad and demand to be taken in. Now, if you're gonna spew some nonsense about "false entitlement" I suggest you first raise your head above SE's boots.

Software development life cycle = White Knighting. The logic is all over this place.

Yeah I'd say its exactly like false entitlement. You've played a game for two years. And now you think Square Enix works for you.

[Nix]

And now you think Square Enix works for you.

You mean they don't?! D: I demand Soken and Yoshi bring me breakfast in the morning, fluff my pillow and tell me I'm pretty or I'm cancelling my subscription!

..../le-sarcasm... I couldn't help myself!